Italy to study feasibility of Magrail
Magrail pioneer Nevomo will collaborate with Italian infrastructure manager RFI. The companies signed a MoU ast week to study the potential of the Magrail system. It will be…
Intelligent trams on the rails in Florence
Smart trams are now running through the city of Florence in Italy, as part of the innovative computing infrastructure developed by the EU-funded project ELASTIC. A set of…
First electric trains Venice – Belluno
The new electrified line Venice – Belluno was inaugurated last week, following electrification works carried out by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). Starting from the new railway timetable, effective…
RFI awards first tender for extension Brenner Base Tunnel
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) has awarded the first section of the extension of the Brenner Base Tunnel for 22.5 kilometres on the Italian side of the Alps. Webuild…
ÖBB resumes international night trains from May 24
The ÖBB Nightjet train service abroad will be started up again on May 24 after a pause because of the coronavirus. The regular daytime trains to and from…
Italo doubles its daily high-speed services to 62
Open-access operator Italo is expanding its offer by doubling its current high-speed services. From May 27, the operator will have 62 daily services. Last month, financial support from…
Rail infrastructure expansions should make Genoa the logistic heart of Europe
Infrastructure manager RFI will carry out rail upgrades in the region Liguria in North-West Italy for 13.4 billion euros. This should result in an increase of 49 percent…
RFI presents new diagnostic wagon for infrastructure maintenance
A new diagnostic carriage that Italian infrastructure manager RFI revealed, will have the task of monitoring the main conventional lines. The Aldebaran 2.0 can monitor the state of…
ERTMS installed on railway section Florence-Rome
Italian railway infrastructure manager RFI has activated ERTMS on a section of the railway line Florence-Rome on Monday 28 December. The overall investment costs of the new train…
Autonomous monorail shuttle from Bologna airport to train station went into service
The Bologna ‘people mover’ by Marconi Express is the first monorail in Italy to connect the high-speed railway network with one of the top 10 national airports for…
‘High Density ERTMS in Italy can improve capacity with at least 50 percent’
In Italy, railway company Alstom is working on implementing High Density ERTMS Level 2 in the urban area of Rome. According to a capacity simulation, the number of…
SBB and ÖBB plan further expansion of night train services in Europe
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) announced their Nightjet strategy for 2024. Planning is underway for new night trains from Switzerland to Amsterdam, Rome and…
Ride-sharing an impetus for railways
Ride-sharing could stimulate the development of the European railways. In order to facilitate this and to provide seamless mobility, the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), together with…
SBB relaunches long-distance trains to Italy
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has resumed the long-distance international trains to Italy. From Monday, 29 June, they are available for the customers who want to travel from several…
Trenitalia starts multimodal passenger services
Trenitalia has introduced a summer timetable. Besides new intercity and high-speed connections, it provides several multimodal services including journeys by both trains and cars or trains and scooters.…