RFI kicks off tunnel excavation for Napels-Bari high-speed line in Italy

tunnel excavation works for Napels-Bari high-speed line in Italy
Travel time between Napels and Bari should be reduced to 2 hours and 40 minutes. 2023, RFI

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) formally set in motion the tunnel excavation works for a section of the Napels-Bari high-speed line in Southern Italy on Wednesday. Present at the launch were minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini, as well as local stakeholders. The new section should be inaugurated by 2024.

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RFI kicks off tunnel excavation for Napels-Bari high-speed line in Italy

tunnel excavation works for Napels-Bari high-speed line in Italy
Travel time between Napels and Bari should be reduced to 2 hours and 40 minutes. 2023, RFI

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) formally set in motion the tunnel excavation works for a section of the Napels-Bari high-speed line in Southern Italy on Wednesday. Present at the launch were minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini, as well as local stakeholders. The new section should be inaugurated by 2024.

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