Milan M4 metro extension reduces journey time to airport to 12 minutes
The new M4 ‘Blue Line’ in Milan since this Tuesday reaches San Babila station, cutting journey times from Milan city centre to Linate airport from 33 to just…
Italy’s RFI launches major tender for new railway expansion
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana is targeting the expansion of the Orte-Falconara line in central Italy. To that end, it has launched a tender worth more than 394 million euros…
Flooding of railway lines near Bologna costs RFI 90 million
More than 350 people, 60 vehicles and 21 contractors have been deployed by Italian railway manager RFI to restore the damaged infrastructure after flooding that hit the Emilia…
Italy marks start of construction of Florence high-speed loop and station
All the stakeholders of the 7-kilometre Florence bypass and the new Belfiore station were out on Monday for the official start of construction . The Florence high-speed loop…
Construction of key Brenner Tunnel access route due to start this year
The Trento bypass, a key piece of infrastructure that will offer access to the Brenner Base Tunnel on the Italian side, has been green lit for construction. Work…
Turin-Lyon: former politicians urge Macron to avoid ‘tunnel without trains’ scenario
The French side of the project for the Turin-Lyon railway has been under the spotlight for possible significant delays in the construction of access roads to the tunnel…
RFI kicks off tunnel excavation for Napels-Bari high-speed line in Italy
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…
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…
The progress of the Brenner Base Tunnel connecting Austria and Italy
With a length of 64 kilometres, including the bypass of Innsbruck, the Brenner Base Tunnel will be the longest underground railway connection in the world. With construction works…
New railway line connecting east and west in the works, this time in Iraq
A new railway link from the Persian Gulf to Turkey and eventually Europe via Iraq has entered the design phase. The country is expediting the project, as it…
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…
A closer look at Italy’s new hydrogen and battery train tenders
Italy is making a leap forward in the use of hydrogen and battery trains, driven by investments via the country’s recovery plan after the corona pandemic. Here is…
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…
New cross-border Lyon-Turin railway tunnel receives French critique
Over 150 French public personalities have signed a letter asking to stop the construction of the Turin-Lyon railway tunnel and redirect the investments toward exiting trains and routes.…
Hitachi Rail enters first tri-mode hybrid train into service in Europe
Hitachi’s Blues train was launched for active service for Trenitalia in Sicily on Tuesday. The train stands out for its use of diesel, battery and electric power. The…