RFI awards contract for new railway in Southern Italy
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) has awarded the contract for the construction of the Ferrandina – Matera La Martella line in Southern Italy to construction company Gruppo ICM. The new railway means a connection for Matera,...Read more
RFI names suppliers for ETCS onboard equipment in Italian trains
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) named Hitachi, MERMEC STE of France, Caterpillar subsidiary ProgressRail and Alstom earlier this month as the four companies to supply and install ETCS onboard equipment for rolling stock using Italy’s SCMT...Read more
Excavation works for second tube of Milan-Verona railway tunnel underway
The 10-metre-diameter tunnel boring machine (TBM) dubbed ‘Martine’ has begun excavation works for the Lonato tunnel in Northern Italy, part of the new railway section between Brescia and Verona. The tube will be close to...Read more
RFI launches and awards billions in new tenders
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) aims to launch new tenders with a combined value of 7 billion euros between in the coming three weeks. This comes on top of the more than 2.4 billion euros in...Read more
RFI reports progress on new rail-airport connections
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) has received approval for its envisioned new railway connection between the northern city of Bergamo and the nearby Orio al Serio Airport. Meanwhile, the railway connection to Venice Marco Polo airport was...Read more
Why develop new infrastructure for hyperloop when existing rail tracks can be used?
InterviewDeveloping a vacuum hyperloop as a new transport system is complicated and expensive, why not use the concepts of the hyperloop and combine it with the existing railway tracks? That was the question with which...Read more
RFI puts out tender for fresh section of Sicily railway
Italian railway manager Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) has launched a tender for the construction of a new section of the Palermo – Catania – Messina route on the island of Sicily. The package carries a...Read more
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
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
Are railways prepared for more frequent heat waves?
Heatwaves with record-breaking temperatures made their impact on European railways in June and July this year, and it probably won’t be the last time. Are railways ready to cope with increasingly hot temperatures, and what...Read more