THE RAIL MARKET IN ITALY 2015
image David Haydock
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INTRODUCTION
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1. GOVERNMENT
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Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport Political and funding environment Subsidised services Open access and regulation European projects
2. ITALIAN RAILWAYS: FSI GROUP
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Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FSI Group) Rete Ferroviaria Italiana SpA (RFI) High-speed/high-capacity (Alta velocità/Alta capacità - AV/AC) lines Urban junctions Messina Straits bridge Other RFI investments Major international projects Trenitalia SpA Passenger Freight Traffic Rolling stock
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3. ITALIAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL RAILWAYS
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Abruzzo Basilicata Calabria Campania Emilia-Romagna Friuli-Venezia-Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardia Marche Molise Piemonte Puglia Sardegna Sicilia Toscana Trentino-Alto Adige Umbria Valle d’Aosta Veneto
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4. OPEN ACCESS TRAIN OPERATORS ACTIVE IN ITALY Passenger operators Freight operators
5. URBAN RAIL SYSTEMS IN ITALY Bergamo Brescia Cagliari Catania Cosenza Firenze Genova Messina Milano Napoli Palermo Roma Sassari Torino Trieste
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INTRODUCTION In terms of route-km, Italy’s railway network is the fourth largest in Europe, after those of France, Germany and Poland. Enhancements to the national system have continued, mainly in the form of a growing high-speed/high-capacity network. The latest of these lines was commissioned in 2009. Regional authorities are playing an increasingly important role in defining local rail transport provision, whether provided by national operator Trenitalia or by the many local undertakings, the majority owned by the regions themselves, that are active in Italy. This is resulting in investments in infrastructure and rolling stock to provide more attractive services. Open access opportunities have led to the emergence of new operators in the rail freight sector, while at the same time competition on the broader European stage often leads to frequent changes in the ownership and international consolidation of companies active in this challenging market. In 2012 Italy saw the start of services by Europe’s first open access high-speed operator. Investments continue in urban rail infrastructure to improve mobility in cities, protect fragile environments and reduce carbon emissions. This is resulting in both new metro or light rail systems or in extensions and improvements to existing networks. This report reflects the status of the market in early 2015. It provides a concise overview of the structure of Italy’s national rail system and summarises key areas of planned investment. In addition, it details passenger and freight operators that are currently active. Regional authorities are also listed, together with the ‘independent’ railways that operate in each region. Urban rail transport operators and their planned network developments are also summarised. Website addresses are provided in most cases to enable users of this report to access additional information on individual projects and the organisations responsible for them.
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ITALIAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL RAILWAYS Increasingly, Italian regional government is taking responsibility for local train services. However, this has been limited as the legal arrangements for proper competition are not yet in place. In some cases, the regions have part-financed rolling stock for Trenitalia in recent years. In most regions, there are ‘independent’ railways which have long formed an important part of Italy’s rail network. In recent years, the control of these that was previously held by the government in Roma has been transferred to provincial and local authorities. Liberalisation of the rail system has subsequently prompted some of these railways to obtain open access licences to operate over the RFI network, mainly in the freight sector. Regional government is increasingly involving local railways in passenger operation over the RFI network. 18 local railways, including Trenord, which is part-owned by Trenitalia, run passenger services over standard gauge lines, using around 36 electric and 65 diesel locomotives, 937 EMU cars, 800 DMU cars and 160 trailers. Trenord in Milano (excluding Trenitalia) and ATAC in Roma account for more than half the EMU fleet. FER and FSE own half of the DMUs with local railways. Eight local railways run passenger services over narrow gauge lines with 28 diesel locomotives, 448 EMU cars and 216 DMU cars. A total of 431 of the EMU cars are with Circumvesuviana in the Napoli region. The Italian regions are listed below in alphabetical order, with their principal cities, together with the local railways in each region and details of current projects and contracts.
ABRUZZO (PESCARA, SULMONA) (WWW.REGIONE.ABRUZZO.IT) Ferrovia Adriatico-Sangritana (FAS) (www.sangritana.it) Passenger: FAS is wholly owned by the region and operates local passenger services over the 9 km Lanciano-San Vito Lanciano line plus through trains over the RFI network to Termoli, Pescara and S. Benedetto del Tronto. FAS is carrying out work to reopen the 86 km Lanciano-Castel di Sangro line. Freight: runs services on its own lines (21 km) and also holds an operating licence for the RFI network on which it operates long-distance services with other operators. Contractor Salcef is rebuilding an 18 km freight line from Saletti to Archi, costing EUR18 million. The 11 km line from Torino di Sangro to Piazzano di Atessa, serving an automotive plant, is being electrified.
BASILICATA (MATERA, POTENZA) (WWW.REGIONE.BASILICATA.IT) Passenger: FAL (see Puglia)
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CALABRIA (CATANZARO, COSENZA, REGGIO) (WWW.REGIONE.CALABRIA.IT) Ferrovie della Calabria (FC) (www.ferroviedellacalabria.it/) Passenger: operates services on four narrow gauge lines totalling 231 km in the south of Italy. Five new rack-equipped EMUs were delivered by Stadler from 2009-10. In late 2012 much of the network was closed due to landslides and other infrastructure damage. Some of the network is not expected to reopen. A new 6.2 km FC line is under construction between Catanzaro and the out-of-town RFI station. A new metro-style network will be created on FC lines to serve Catanzaro.
CAMPANIA (NAPOLI, SALERNO) (WWW.REGIONE.CAMPANIA.IT) In April 2009 the region signed a six-year contract worth EUR218 million with Trenitalia for the operation of local passenger services. The region recently created the transport holding Ente Autonomo Volturno (www.eavsrl.it) which manages the fleets of Campania’s three local train operators Circumvesuviana, Metrocampania Nord Est and SEPSA, as well as buses.
Circumvesuviana (SFSM) Passenger: operates very frequent suburban services over a 142 km electrified narrow-gauge network, serving communities around the volcano Vesuvius. Recently received 26 new EMUs from AnsaldoBreda and Firema. Ongoing infrastructure work includes doubling and a new line to the future Napoli Afragola station on the Roma-Napoli AV/AC line. Circumvesuviana will also serve the new Vesuvio Est station on the Napoli-Salerno AV/AC line. The Campania region is financing refurbishment of 48 3-car EMUs.
MetroCampania Nord Est Passenger: operates passenger services on two lines north of Napoli totalling 90 km, with through running over the RFI network into Napoli. A new standard gauge line running underground, which connects with Napoli’s metro Line M1, is being built on the route of a closed narrow gauge line from Santa Maria Capua Vetere. 10.3 km is now open and a further 4.3 km section costing EUR333 million is under construction. A final section is at the planning stage. The Santa Maria Capua Vetere-Piedimonte Matese line is being electrified. The first of nine ETR.243 EMUs ordered from Firema for this line was delivered in March 2014.
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