Two temporary diversions have been activated on the Caserta-Foggia railway line as part of the project for doubling the tracks and increasing speeds on the Naples-Bari HS/HC line. The relevant works were carried out during a scheduled suspension of railway services beginning at 23:00 on 8 June and ending as planned at 1:00 on Sunday 15 June. The Site Supervision Department of Italferr was able to...
Work on the completion of the project for doubling the tracks on the Telese-Vitulano subsection of the Naples-Bari HS/HC route continues apace. On 12 June, the Italferr team achieved a further milestone by completing the excavation of the Limata Tunnel, further highlighting Italferr’s dedication and high levels of expertise. The double-track tunnel has a total length of about 296 metres and was e...
The First Line of the Bogotá Metro project has reached its 55% progress mark, confirming its status as one of the major infrastructure projects currently under way in Latin America. In June 2025, construction work began on the elevated viaduct along Avenida Caracas, a strategic axis in the eastern quadrant of the city. The construction work involves temporary deviations to road traffic, which is ...
An important milestone was achieved on 30 May 2025 regarding the Kanpur and Agra metro project, Italferr's most important contract in India. A key extension of the metro line, between the stations of Moti Jheel and Kanpur Central, opened to passenger services with five new stations (Chunniganj, Naveen Market, Bada Chauraha, Nayaganj, Kanpur Central), as part of the underground “Corridor 1” subsec...
In a global context of increasing attention to decarbonization, the electrification of railway lines represents one of the most effective methods for reducing transport sector emissions, for encouraging the use of renewable energy, and for contributing to energy transition and sustainable development goals (SDGs). Italferr is a key player in numerous infrastructure interventions that aim to make ...
In the night between 24-25 May 2025, Italferr activated the new Ronchi junction service facility, once again confirming the commitment and high professional level of the experts and engineers working in the field. The new facility, located on the historic Verona-Vicenza line, near the station of Montebello Vicentino, is a further step forward towards the completion of the Verona-Bivio Vicenza HS/...
Italferr has been engaged, on behalf of RFI, in the Supervision of the Works for the completion of the "De Gasperi" stop and the related surface works, on the Palermo Centrale – Brancaccio – Carini section of the project for doubling the Palermo through rail line. Located near the city stadium, in a heavily urbanised area, the stop has been built underground with two entrance blocks at street lev...
On 18 May 2025, the Italferr team completed the blasting of two unsafe rocky outcrops, as part of the project to double the Giampilieri-Fiumefreddo rail line, Lot 1 Fiumefreddo-Taormina/Letojanni, at the exit of the future underground station. This important goal was achieved thanks to the commitment of the workers and engineers, under the constant supervision of Italferr's Works Management and S...
Andrea Pigorini, Head of Infrastructure Engineering at Italferr's Engineering & Operations Department, is the new President of the International Tunnelling & Underground Space Association (ITA-AITES) for the upcoming 2025-2028 term. The election took place during the WTC 2025 World Congress held in Stockholm last week. ITA-AITES, founded in 1974, is a non-governmental non-profit organisation base...
A valuable opportunity for transmitting skills, passion, and responsibility to those preparing to design and construct in the future. Italferr personnel met with students at Catania University to share the real experience of those who work on large railway infrastructure worksites on a day-to-day basis. Using video footage and multimedia content, they illustrated the project for doubling the Giam...