Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) issued a call for tenders for a railway line to Venice’s Marco Polo airport on Friday. The project is geared towards encouraging people travelling to and from the airport to shift...Read more
On Thursday, railway companies worldwide called attention to level crossing safety in light of the international level crossing awareness day (ILCAD). The annual conference, spearheaded by the International Union of Railways (UIC), was held in...Read more
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) completed the tender process for the rollout of ERTMS across Italy last month. The 2.7-billion-euro package is split across four regions and four lead companies, and covers a total of 4,220...Read more
AnalysisThe Italian FS Group recently presented its industrial plan for the coming decade. Record numbers show the commitment and the long-term vision adopted. Will this be the long awaited infrastructural shock, or just a utopian...Read more
Hardt Hyperloop and Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) have extended their existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) this week, thereby continuing their cooperation in the field of hyperloop related research and innovation.Read more
FS Italiane has set up a 2022-2031 Industrial Plan, supported by an investment plan worth over 190 billion euros. The plans were presented in Rome on Monday by the President of FS Italiane, Nicoletta Giadrossi...Read more
Switzerland aims to extend its infrastructure investments to France and Italy, targeting rail lines and terminals. In France, it is working with the government to define the scope of investment for the Wörth-Strasbourg line whereas...Read more
A Mercitalia train bound for Veľká Ida, Slovakia, left Cervignano del Friuli in Italy on Monday to transport 45 fire trucks donated by the Italian Fire Brigade to their Ukrainian colleagues. It is the second...Read more
AnalysisThe rail liberalisation process that occurred on the Italian high-speed network is considered by many a successful example of competition in the rail market. The 28th of April marks the tenth anniversary of the introduction...Read more
Italian railway manager RFI and the National Observatory of Sharing Mobility will analyse five stations with the goal of developing shared mobility, they announced this week. The goal is to make rail transport more connected...Read more
Alstom has inked a framework contract with Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) for the design and implementation ERTMS in the Italian regions of Sicily, Lazio, Abruzzo and Umbria. The agreement announced on Wednesday is valued at...Read more
A new ferry service for trains to cross the Strait of Messina has been inaugurated on Monday by Italian infrastructure manager RFI. It is operational right away to carry trains from mainland Italy to Sicily....Read more
Italy will be allowed to compensate commercial rail passenger operators for the loss of income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Commission ruled earlier this week.Read more
Construction work on the high-speed railway between the Italian cities of Brescia and Padua will gain momentum in 2022, an official of infrastructure manager Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) said at a stakeholders’ meeting on Tuesday.Read more
A new luxurious hotel train, the Orient Express La Dolce Vita, will run in Italy from 2023. It also offers international journeys to Paris, Istanbul and Split. The train continues the legacy of the world-class...Read more
