TEN-T Core Corridor No. 3 “Mediterranean”

121 km in the open via bridges and viaducts.

The line is 125 km long, including 86.4 km from Turin to Novara and 38.3 km from Novara to Milan, with 121 km in the open (embankments, bridges and viaducts) and 4 km in bored and cut&cover tunnels. Among the interventions for the insertion of the new structure in the territory: 58 km of noise barriers, 580 hectares of landscaping, about 75 km of new roads serving the construction sites and 23 archaeological interventions. Five interconnections between the HS line and the existing line, with a development of about 15 km in total length.

On 10 February 2006, in conjunction with the Turin Winter Olympics, the 85 km long link between Turin and Novara came into operation. On 13 December 2009, the opening to the public was completed with the activation of the section between Novara and Milan.

"Railway axis 6" of the TEN-T trans-European conventional railway line and Pan-European Corridor V.

Middle Po Valley transversal link axis.

The new AC Milan-Verona line constitutes a section of the Lyon-Turin-Milan-Venice-Trieste-Ljubljana route, included in various planning documents at the European level as an element of the east-west axis of the international HS network, and is a fundamental part of the Turin-Milan-Venice route, defined by the Italian General Transport Plan as a vital element of the Italian railway network.

Italferr coordinated the design of the railway and motorway works of the Treviglio-Brescia section, the realisation of which went hand in hand with the major infrastructure work "BreBeMi," a motorway connecting Milan to Brescia. It was essential for the company to supervise the executive design and construction of the work, applying for the first time an integrated quality, environment and safety system. Transverse works were identified to mitigate the impact on the territory and the new ERTMS/ETCS level 2 system was installed.

Italferr also handled the construction of the HS/HC Brescia East-Verona section for a total length of about 47.6 km, including about 2.2 km of the Verona Merci freight interconnection. The line runs for about 23.3 km in trenches/tunnels and to an almost equivalent extent in embankments (about 23.4 km).

TEN-T Core Corridor No. 3 “Mediterranean”

A project at the heart of the Mediterranean Corridor.

In operation since March 2007 on the 25 km between Padua and Mestre/Venice, in accordance with the preliminary design approved by CIPE in March 2006, the Verona-Venice HS/HC line runs for a total of about 100 km.

Along the approximately 75 km long stretch from Verona to Padua, the route crosses the provinces of Verona, Vicenza and Padua by running alongside the existing railway network and the A4 motorway in order to avoid further cuts into the territory and to minimise the extension of new infrastructure. Integration between the new line and the existing line has been achieved through two interconnections, about 5 km long in total, located in Vicenza and at the entry point in Padua for the connection between the HS/HC line and the Venice freight by-pass line on the Castelfranco-Treviso-Udine/Portogruaro route.

TEN-T Core Corridor No. 5 “Scandinavian – Mediterranean (Helsinki-La Valletta)”

It runs mainly parallel to the A1 Milan-Naples motorway.

The line extends by about 80 percent in the Emilia area and the remainder in the territory of Lombardy, crossing through 42 municipalities. It runs 178.5 km in the open (embankments, bridges and viaducts) and 3.5 km in cut&cover tunnels. Among the interventions for the insertion of the new structure into the territory: more than 100 km of noise barriers, 750 hectares of landscaping, 90 km of new roads serving the construction sites and 96 archaeological interventions.

Integration between the new line and the existing one is achieved through eight interconnections, at Melegnano, Piacenza (east and west), Fidenza, Parma, Modena (east and west) and Lavino, for a total of 28 km, which ensure the functional interchange between the two lines, guarantee the stopping and routing of fast passenger trains at the main stations of the historic line and, as a whole, play a strategic role in the enhancement of freight transport.

The line has been open to the public since 14 December 2008.

TEN-T Core Corridor No. 5 "Scandinavian-Mediterranean (Helsinki-La Valletta)". On a level with Verona it intersects the TEN-T Core Corridor No. 3 "Mediterranean"

A double-track line with technologically advanced equipment for safety and traffic control.

114 km long, half of its route lies in Emilia Romagna, 20 km in Lombardy and 40 km in Veneto. Today the line offers uniform performance in terms of characteristics and speed (up to 200 km/h) between the two cities and can offer better regional as well as long-distance connections.

The line is equipped with a technological system that allows safe circulation indifferently on both tracks in both directions and greater fluidity of traffic flows. All station and line equipment and technologies are remotely managed by the Traffic Command and Control System (SCC), with Central Posts in Bologna and Verona.

The main works consist of 4 viaducts, with a total development of about 10 km, and the bridge over the Po River (592 m of northern access ramps, 1,138 m of southern access ramps, and 936 m of double metal girders).

TEN-T Core Corridor No. 5 “Scandinavian – Mediterranean (Helsinki-La Valletta)”

Approximately 78.5 km long, 93% of the line runs in tunnels.

The line extends partly in the territory of Emilia and partly in Tuscany and affects the territory of 12 municipalities - 6 in the province of Bologna and 6 in the province of Florence. Among the line's tunnels crossing the complex Apennine orography, many of them longer than 10 km, the most extensive is the Vaglia tunnel, over 18 km long.

The interventions to integrate the new infrastructure into the territory include more than 8 km of noise barriers, 140 km of new roads serving the construction sites, and 13 archaeological interventions. Integration between the new line and the existing line is achieved through the S. Ruffillo interconnection in the Bologna area, about 5 km long.

Considering the complexity arising from the geological and hydrogeological situation of the crossed territories, the construction of the new line required the use of innovative techniques during the excavation of the numerous tunnels. In addition, in order to ensure maximum safety conditions during the operating phase, in compliance with safety requirements that are particularly stringent in such a severe environment as that of tunnels, it was necessary to develop and apply advanced, high-performance technological and system engineering solutions.

The line has been open to the public since 13 December 2009.

"Railway axis 1" of the TEN-T trans-European conventional railway line

The first High Speed section to be opened in Italy.

The Florence-Rome 'Direttissima' railway axis, about 254 km long, is a High Speed/High Capacity railway line, electrified in direct current with 3 kV and equipped with traditional signalling with more than 4-code signal repetition and SCMT (interlocking).

It is the first high-speed line built in Europe, more than half of which was inaugurated on 24 February 1977. It was completed on 26 May 1992, making it possible to connect the two cities with a travel time of 1 hour and 30 minutes. It is constantly being upgraded to the new AV-AC standards.

TEN-T Core Corridor No. 5 “Scandinavian – Mediterranean (Helsinki-La Valletta)”

First in the world to adopt the innovative ERTMS/ETCS technological system.

The line runs between the territories of Lazio and Campania for about 205 km and crosses 61 municipalities in the provinces of Rome, Frosinone, Naples and Caserta. Approximately 63% of the route is in the Lazio region and the remaining 37% in the Campania region, with about 37 km in tunnels and 168 km in the open (trenches, embankments and viaduct).

Among the interventions for the insertion of the new work into the territory: more than 70 km of noise barriers, 225 hectares of landscaping and 149 archaeological interventions. Integration between the new line and the existing one is achieved through three interconnections at Frosinone, Cassino and Caserta, for a total of 21 km, which are essential both for the development of local train traffic and for the routing of traffic to the Adriatic on the Caserta-Foggia-Bari route. At point km 213 the line connects directly with the new HS/HC Naples-Salerno line (so-called "line upstream of the Vesuvius").

On 13 December 2009 the opening of the line to the public was completed with the activation of the section between Gricignano and Naples.

“Railway axis 1" of the TEN-T trans-European conventional railway line

Extension of the high speed north-south link.

Double-track railway line, electrified with 3 kV direct current, equipped with traditional signalling system with 9-code signal repetition and SCMT (interlocking). Inaugurated in June 2008 for the purpose of decongesting the extremely busy Naples junction.

32 km long, deemed necessary since the 1980s, it was built similar to the HS/HC lines, with a maximum speed of 250 km/h like the Florence-Rome 'Direttissima', as part of the plan to upgrade the rail transport system in Italy with regard to north-south long-distance traffic and to relieve freight and passenger traffic on the Campania lines.

TEN-T Core Corridor No. 5 "Scandinavian-Mediterranean (Helsinki-La Valletta)"

Part of the strategic works envisaged by the 'Sblocca Italia' Decree Law.

It is the realisation and in part the modernisation of the existing rail link between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic ridges, which currently has some discontinuities, a highly tortuous route and widespread infrastructural unevenness. The program includes the activation of the direct link between Naples and Bari and the completion of the doubling of the Caserta-Foggia section for a total length of 121 km of new line, about 63 km of which underground.

The Naples-Cancello variant is the first segment of the Naples-Bari route and, by joining the new Naples Afragola station, represents the integration of the historic lines with the High Speed system. With the new variant section, 15.5 km of new double-track line will be built. The construction of a new Computerised Multi-Station Central Interlocking, with Central Post in Naples, will, among other things, make it possible to eliminate all level crossings along the historic section, with an overall improvement of road traffic in the area. The total length of the new Cancello-Frasso Telesino line is about 16 km. The intervention involves speeding up and doubling the historic line, partly alongside the current line and partly as a variant for about 6 km.

The investment will increase traffic capacity and connection speed (with peaks of 250 km/h) ensuring interconnection and interoperability with the main national and European rail corridors.

TEN-T Core Corridor No. 5 “Scandinavian – Mediterranean (Helsinki-La Valletta)”

Part of the strategic works envisaged by the 'Sblocca Italia' Decree Law.

The program includes work to speed up the existing line and to double the electrified sections so as to connect the main urban centres of the inland and coastal areas of Sicily as part of the Helsinki-Valletta European corridor. The investment will ensure adequate mobility for passengers and freight and will guarantee an important reduction in travel time together with numerous advantages regarding general transport safety.

The implementation of the route is also a great opportunity to boost the local economy, with positive spin-offs in the industrial, tourism, social and cultural spheres related to the general improvement of transport services.