RFI announces 95 million euro tender for Orte-Falconara rail line doubling
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), the Infrastructure Pole within the FS Group, has launched a tender worth over 95 million euros for the doubling of the Orte-Falconara rail line, including works on the PM 228 –...Read more
Trenitalia and Basilicata Region sign 10 year service contract
The Basilicata Region, in Southern Italy, and Trenitalia, the lead company of the FS Group Passengers Division, have signed a new service contract for the period of 2022-2031, the Italian company announced last Friday. The...Read more
Traffic increases on Trenitalia night trains
More than 2 million passengers chose to travel on Trenitalia’s Intercity Notte night trains in 2023, an increase of 25 per cent. These are the latest statistics from the public group.Read more
Trenitalia and DB sign deal to connect Italy and Munich with Frecciarossa
Italian high-speed trains will be present at Munich station in Germany from 2026, Italian state-owned operator Trenitalia has announced on December 30.Read more
RFI starts construction to connect Venice airport to the rail network
Italian rail infrastructure manager RFI started constructing a railway connection to Marco Polo Airport in Venice, on Monday 11 December. It will be connected to the Mestre-Trieste route. Activation of the new link is scheduled...Read more
FS introduces new “night train like hotel” from Rome to the Dolomites
Italian railways FS will launch a new night train from Rome to the capital of the Dolomites Cortina d’Ampezzo next month. From 15 December, it will welcome passengers aboard the newly refurbished night train Espresso...Read more
Two new Trenitalia connections between Naples and Salerno
Trenitalia is continuing to expand its regional services in Italy. Since mid-September, the Italian operator has added two more services between Napoli Centrale station in Naples, the capital of the Italian region of Campina, and...Read more
Investigation into Italian rail worker deaths reveals ignored warnings, 2 persons prosecuted for homicide
In the days following the disastrous accident in Italy where five contracted railway workers were killed by an empty train, more and more details of the investigation come out, and point to severe compliance with...Read more
5 Italian railway workers killed in accident, trade unions announce strike
A tragedy occurred in the night of 30 August, when five railway maintenance workers died after being hit by an empty passing train in Brandizzo, along the Turin-Milan railway line in Italy. The victims worked...Read more
High-speed train popularity skyrockets in Spain, says market authority
The number of high-speed passengers in Spain grew by 76 per cent in 2022 compared to the previous year, reaching 23.7 million, according to a new study by the Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission...Read moreFS may connect Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Berlin
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) may extend its existing services to Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin. This interest in expanding their portfolio of European destinations stems from the rail network liberalisation that is ongoing in...Read more
RFI to renew bridge on Bologna-Milan high-speed line
Mid-August, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, a member of the Infrastructure Cluster of the Italian FS Group, will carry out major infrastructure renewal works along the Bologna-Milan high-speed line, in particular on the cable-stayed bridge over the...Read more
Rail infrastructure contract award counter in Italy halts at 14.3 billion in H1 2023
In the first six months of 2023, a total of 14.3 billion euro has been awarded in rail infrastructure contracts by FS Italiane Group. Additional billions are planned through new tenders in the second half...Read more