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
Trenitalia gets 6 million fund for on-board ETCS
Italian operator Trenitalia has obtained a non-repayable fund contribution of over 6 million to install on-board ETCS systems to their trains. For the further installation of ERTMS on the tracks throughout the country, railway manager...Read more
How the state railways are expanding through Europe
AnalysisTrenitalia has started operation of its first high-speed train service between Milan and Paris. The public company is thereby directly competing with another: French state railways SNCF. Looking back at this year, there have been...Read more
EIB to support purchase of high-speed trains by Trenitalia
The European Investment Bank (EIB) this week announced it will be supporting the purchase of high-speed trains by Trenitalia for use in Italy and Spain. The EIB will do so through subscriptions of Ferrovie dello...Read more
Trenitalia brings the Frecciarossa to France
The first ride of the Frecciarossa high-speed train will depart from Milano Central station towards Paris on Saturday 18 December. It will compete with the French railways SNCF on the route between France and Italy.Read more
Alstom transfers Zefiro high-speed trains to Hitachi
Alstom has agreed to transfer business activities of Bombardier Transportation’s contribution to the V300 Zefiro very high-speed train to Hitachi Rail. This transaction was one of the European Commission’s condition for Alstom to acquire Bombardier...Read more
Trenitalia requests loan at EIB for ILSA trains
Trenitalia has requested 550 million at the European Investment Bank (EIB) to finance rolling stock for the operations of ILSA in Spain and operations under their own name in Italy.Read more