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Italy-France main rail axis reopens after 19 months

Marco Raimondi
March 31, 2025
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A terrifying landslide on Sunday 27 August 2023 near the French border with Italy meant no trains running along the Frejus Railway, the main axis…

DB Cargo France to restart France-Italy services at reduced capacity

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March 20, 2025
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DB Cargo France is ready to resume services when the Frejus Railway between France and Italy re-opens at the end of this month after a…

Frejus Railway closure moved almost 200,000 trucks back on the road last year

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February 21, 2025
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The Fréjus road tunnel (FRT) has taken the strain of the freight traffic that would have normally been transported on the main France-Italy rail line,…

Frejus Railway to reopen on 31 March

Marco Raimondi
January 22, 2025
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582 days. This is how long the main rail connection between France and Italy will have been closed for once it reopens on 31 March.…

Frejus tunnel not just could, but should now reopen in March

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January 20, 2025
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Last week, a post made by Italy’s state rail operator FS allowed the critical reader to infer a likely comeback of the long-term closed Frejus…

Frejus tunnel to reopen in March

Guest authors
January 15, 2025
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The Frejus tunnel, which connects France and Italy and was closed due to a landslide in August 2023, seems to be making a return in…

Frejus Railway restoration to start in December

Marco Raimondi
October 29, 2024
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Works to secure the cliff above the section of the Frejus Railway damaged by a landslide in August 2023 will last until December. Only after…

Italian associations urge for state intervention to avoid catastrophic scenario

Marco Raimondi
August 9, 2024
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The two main Italian rail freight associations, Fermerci and Fercargo, asked their Ministry of Transport Matteo Salvini to urgently intervene “to avoid a disastrous crisis…

Frejus Railway crisis reaches EU Commission with Parliamentary questions

Marco Raimondi
August 8, 2024
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The situation regarding the Frejus Railway, unavailable since August 2023 due to a landslide on the French section, is landing on the desks of the…

Frejus Railway to remain closed until early 2025

Marco Raimondi
August 1, 2024
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The main rail border crossing between Italy and France, the so-called Frejus Railway, has been closed for almost a year due to a landslide in…