Technological and infrastructural enhancement of the Bologna-Verona line

During the night between 13 and 14 December 2024, the Multi-station Computerised Central Apparatus (ACCM) of the Nogara-Poggio Rusco section, on the Bologna-Verona line, was activated for operation.

A strategic intervention for the improvement of the railway infrastructure in the Po Valley area and which today represents an important step forward in the technological enhancement of the network, ensuring greater safety, efficiency and flexibility in the management of rail traffic.

Thanks to the new ACCM, the section can boast advanced systems capable of optimally managing both passengers and freight, significantly improving the punctuality and capacity of the line and helping to reduce transit times and increase the overall reliability of the infrastructure.

The works, entrusted to Hitachi Rail STS S.p.A., included not only the installation and commissioning of the ACCM, but also the redevelopment of the existing infrastructure along the route, such as the train spacing system using an axle counter block system. Interventions were carried out on the signalling systems and the Axle Bearing Temperature Detection Systems (RTB) system, as well as the adaptation of the neighbouring stations with an updated axle counter block system and the communication networks to support the new technology.

The test runs took place at night, confirming the full success of the intervention and allowing the new configuration to be put into service immediately.

Italferr was responsible for the Works Management, during the various phases of design, construction, verification, activation and commissioning, which made it possible, in synergy with the RFI Structures, to achieve this important result, towards increasingly modern and safe transport.