As part of the works related to the "Palermo Hub" project, concerning the city's electrified double-track connection with Punta Raisi International Civil Airport "Falcone e Borsellino," the new De Gasperi Stop was opened for operation on 30 June 2024 and officially opened on 5 July 2024. The ceremony was officialised by the President of the Sicily region Renato Schifani, the President of Rete Fer...
On 30 June 2024, the new Computerized Central Interlocking (ACC) of the Genoa Brignole line was put into operation, replacing the previous Itinerary-based Central Electric Interlocking (ACEI) system implemented in 1973. At the same time, 3 new rolling stock docking tracks between 290 and 340 meters long were opened at the Piazza Terralba area. The state-of-the-art facility, which is ready for int...
On the morning of 30 June 2024, the new PP-ACC (Peripheral Point - Computerized Central Interlocking) system in Monza was activated. This important step affects the activities of Module 2 (Lombardy) of the Turin-Padua Technological Upgrade and involves the four tracks of the Monza-Sesto San Giovanni section, as well as the branch lines on the Lecco side (Via Arcore and Via Villasanta) and Chiasso...
Italferr, an engineering company of the FS Group's Infrastructure Hub, is engaged in the Works Supervision of the Casalnuovo Tunnel excavation, present on the route of the first section of the Naples-Bari HS/HC link. A never-before-used technique is being applied to carry out the work: tunnel excavation in hyperbaric conditions. This innovative and sustainable technique makes it possible to excav...
On the night of the 9th of June, the railway section between Rivalta Scrivia and Tortona was put into operation in its final double-track configuration, including the handover of the Rivalta Scrivia station and related passenger service facilities. The project constitutes the final completion of the first six kilometres of double track of the final section in the northern direction of the new HS/...
Italferr is entrusted with the engineering services for railway equipping
On 22 May 2024 the demolition of the diaphragm of the Colle Baccotto bored tunnel located in the municipality of Peschiera del Garda in the province of Verona marked the completion of the excavation project. The work is part of the new HS/HC Brescia Est-Verona line that crosses the regions of Lombardy and Veneto through 11 municipalities in the provinces of Brescia, Verona and Mantua, and envisag...
Work has begun in Cerea, in the province of Verona, along the Verona - Legnago - Rovigo railway line for the elimination of three level crossings located on Via Isolella Bassa and Vicolo San Zeno. The work involves the construction of an approximately 350 metres long underpass that will run underneath the railway line and will be completed with the construction of the complementary road system, w...
Track-doubling on the Ogliastrillo-Castelbuono section of the Palermo-Messina line has resumed at full speed. In the last few days, the 1,000 m of excavation of the Cefalù Binario Dispari tunnel, excavated using the ‘Margherita’ TBM, consisting of two single-track tubes - for a total length of about 13.5 km - have been reached, which will be lined with more than 43,000 ashlars upon completion of ...
On 16 April 2024, the railway underpass was inaugurated and the road was handed over to the municipality. On the occasion, a ceremony was held in the presence of the Mayor of the Municipality of Augusta, Mr. Giuseppe Di Mare, with the participation of the RFI Customer and Italferr personnel involved in the project. During the ceremony, it was emphasised how fundamental the synergy between the Cus...