The history of the late antique religious landscape is being rewritten, between the first and third miles of the Via Appia, in the heart of suburban Rome, thanks to an ambitious research project led by Italferr and funded by the PRIN 2022 NRRP project. Sponsored by the Universities of Rome Tor Vergata and Tuscia in Viterbo, in partnership with the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, th...
Work on the upgrading of the Orte-Falconara rail line is continuing at a fast pace. On 30 October 2025, an important milestone was reached with the demolition of the diaphragm of the “La Rossa” tunnel, in the municipality of Genga (AN), as part of the doubling of the Genga-Serra San Quirico section (Lot 2 'PM228-Castelplanio'), financed primarily with funds from the National Recovery and Resilien...
The new Bicocca-Catenanuova railway line, a key part of the new strategic Palermo-Catania-Messina main line, has been officially opened, improving rail transport on the island and marking a decisive step towards a more connected and sustainable Sicily. This is an important milestone for Italferr, the engineering firm of FS Group, which has played a key role in the design, construction supervision...
Italferr has adopted a Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) approach in its infrastructure design processes, focusing not just on the construction phase, but also on the subsequent operation, maintenance and, eventually, decommissioning of the infrastructure. This holistic approach enables a comprehensive systemic vision, capable of evaluating the infrastructure and the relevant transport services in a whol...
Construction of the Verona-Padua high-speed/high-capacity railway line makes significant progress, confirming the strategic role of the project in modernising the country's infrastructure. The arch bridge over the Guà river is launched On 1st October 2025, the Italferr team successfully completed the launch of the metal arch bridge over the Guà river, which is part of the Verona-Bivio Vicenza fun...
Works included in the Multidisciplinary Contract The new section of the HS/HC Naples - Bari line is designed for a speed of 180 km/h, with a maximum incline of 13‰ and minimum radius of1,550 m. The route is a variation and runs alongside the old Caserta - Foggia line, including 5 viaducts totalling 2,5 km, 1 natural tunnel with dual track covering 4 km, and ground works (embankments and cuttings...
On 1st October 2025, the Head Office of Italferr – Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, hosted the Deputy Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Edoardo Rixi. This constructive meeting was attended by Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Dario Lo Bosco, the Board of Directors, the Board of Auditors, the Company’s Top Management, as well as Mr Capomolla, Managing Director of Ansfisa,...
The graph data processed by ISPRA shows how (GHG) Greenhouse Gas emissions have reduced progressively in Italy in recent decades, following a trend that, if sustained by decarbonisation policies, could result in an overall reduction in the future of about 25% by 2040 (compared to 2022 levels).
Promoting cooperating in innovation, safety, sustainable mobility and advanced planning and worksite digitalisation sectors. This was the main goal of the meeting between a delegation from Gruppo FS with Italferr and the Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) CEO, Bashar Al-Malik, in Riyadh. The mission included Italferr CEO, Dario Lo Bosco, Italcertifer CEO, Carmine Zappacosta, Gruppo FS’s Chief Technolog...
On 15 September in Vilnius, Rail Baltica and the COBELEC Consortium (Gruppo Cobra & Grupo Elecnor) signed the largest ever railway electrification contract in Europe. This agreement is a milestone in developing infrastructure in the Baltic Region and integrating it into the European Railway System’s TEN-T network. The ceremony was attended by institutional representatives from Estonia, Latvia, an...