RFI awards 616-million-euro tender for Sicily railway section
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana has awarded the tender for the Enna-Dittaino section of the Palermo-Catania-Messina line in Sicily. The tender carried a value of more than 616 million euros and is partially financed by Italy’s National...Read more
Alstom formally signs deal for delivery of ERTMS for southern Italy
Alstom signed the framework agreement with Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) for the design, delivery and commissioning of an ERTMS system in Southern Italy on Wednesday. The package is valued at 900 million euros, and the...Read more
Upgraded Siemens Mobility Rail Service Center in Italy inaugurated
Siemens Mobility this week inaugurated its revamped Rail Service Center in Novara, Italy. The site, sandwiched between Milan and Turin, is now a candidate to become one of Siemens’ so-called world centers of excellence for...Read more
RFI launches tender for major new rail bypass worth close to 1 billion euros
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) has launched a 970-million-euro tender for the Trento rail bypass in north-western Italy. This bypass is vital, as it is part of the Verona-Fortezza railway line, which will give access to...Read more
RFI presents plans for Bergamo train station rejuvenation
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) and the Bergamo municipality have presented their plans for the city’s new train station. The 80-million euro project will be part of a larger redevelopment effort planned for the area, known...Read more
RFI launches major tender for high-speed bypass in Florence
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) has launched a 1.1-billion-euro tender for the construction of a bypass and high-speed train station in Florence. With the bypass, RFI wants to untangle high-speed and regional traffic in the area. Read more
Green light for Northern Italy rail expansion
The Lombardy Region has greenlit the project for the quadruplication of the rail route between Milano Rogoredo and Pavia, in the North of Italy. The route is part of the line connecting Milan to Genoa.Read more
Italian city of Matera gains connection to high-speed rail network
The southern Italian city of Matera will be linked to the national railway network via a new 430-million electrified line, infrastructure manager Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) announced late last week.Read more
Is rail capable of winning back summer holidaymakers?
Trains have long been associated with tourism and discovering a new country or travelling Europe. However, in the past decades mass tourism seems to have deserted one of the oldest modes of transport still in...Read more
New tunnel safety regulations in Italy highlight EU interoperability problems
A new fire regulation in Italy can complicate the existing connections for international operators to the southern European peninsula. Although vital for a safe and resilient rail transport, these new regulations at the moment present...Read more
These ETCS projects are selected to receive European subsidy
The European Commission has selected 135 transport infrastructure projects to receive subsidies from CEF transport, an EU funding instrument with a budget of 5,4 billion euros for this round. Eighteen of the selected projects are...Read more
RFI plans new railway connection to Venice Airport
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
Railway companies mark international level crossing awareness day
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