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
Frecciarossa’s Paris-Lyon connection partially resumes after landslide
The Frecciarossa high-speed trains have been able to partially resume their services, after an interruption caused by a landslide in the Alps, in the Maurienne region. There are now two round trips a day between...Read more
Trenitalia awards night train coaches order to Škoda
Italian state operator Trenitalia has awarded a contract of 70 sleeping coaches, and up to 370 total railway coaches to the manufacturer Škoda, along with Titagarh Firema. The Milan – Palermo – Syracuse line will...Read more
Stadler to deliver first narrow-gauge trains with hydrogen propulsion
Stadler will soon become the first train manufacturer in the world to supply narrow-gauge trains with hydrogen propulsion. Italian railway operators Azienda Regionale Sarda Trasporti (ARST) and Ferrovie della Calabria (FdC) have awarded the Swiss...Read more
Brand recognition of Renfe’s AVE high-speed label backfires
So synonymous is Spanish operator Renfe’s AVE brand with high-speed services that when a competitor’s train broke down earlier this week, Renfe received the complaints. The Spanish operator has reached out to market and competition...Read more
Four French entrepreneurs want to operate trains differently
AnalysisLaunching your own trains in France is not easy, yet four entrepreneurs are trying to put private trains on the rails where the SNCF has abandoned services. They all have a different business model and...Read more
Trainline sees lower prices and more tickets sold following Trenitalia and SNCF competition
Since Trenitalia has been running trains on the routes Paris-Lyon and Paris-Milan as a second operator next to SNCF, prices have decreased and train ticket reservations increased, booking platform Trainline reveals following an analysis of...Read more
FS Italiane aims to launch Paris-Barcelona high-speed trains by 2024
The Italian state railways FS Italiane wants to launch a new high-speed rail connection between Barcelona and Paris by the end of 2024. Already running its flagship Frecciarossa 1000 (Red Arrow) trains between Madrid and...Read more
New high-speed player to join Spanish network in November
Private high-speed train operator Iryo will join Renfe and Ouigo on the Spanish high-speed rail network from November 25 onwards, Spanish media reported last week. Earlier this month, Iryo CEO Simone Gorini also said there...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
FS Italiane presents 190 billion investment and restructure plan
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
10 years of Italian high-speed rail liberalisation: lessons and future steps
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
ILSA gains third shareholder with Globalvia and plans to compete for Galicia
New Spanish railway operator ILSA has gained a third shareholder next to Trenitalia and Air Nostrum with infrastructure investment group Globalvia, the Expansión daily reported on Tuesday. The company also announced that it aims to...Read more