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DB Cargo closes Domodossola terminal
26 Settembre 2025 - DB Cargo Italia has announced the closure of its Domo2 freight terminal in Domodossola, citing reduced volumes along the Simplon corridor and a wider restructuring of the Group.
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In Switzerland tougher rules on wagons put rail freight companies under strain
25 Settembre 2025 - After the 2023 accident in the Gotthard base tunnel, Switzerland has introduced new safety measures for freight trains that are creating difficulties for railway undertakings.
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18 redundancies mark the end of the Alpine rail motorway
25 Settembre 2025 - Eighteen of the 20 employees at the Aiton terminal, the French terminus of the rolling motorway between Turin and Lyon, have been made redundant. No agreement has been reached on financing the Alpine rail motorway.
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Divaca-Koper railway ready in 2026 with double track upgrade planned
25 Settembre 2025 - Slovenia’s new Divača-Koper railway line will be completed in March 2026, and the project has now been extended with approval for a second track, initially excluded for financial reasons.
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Italian, woman and train driver: is the new CEO of Deutsche Bahn
24 Settembre 2025 - Evelyn Palla from South Tyrol has been appointed CEO and president of Deutsche Bahn. Her nomination marks three firsts for the German rail operator: she is the first woman, the first Italian and the first CEO to hold a train driver’s licence.
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Trains from China halted by Poland-Belarus border closure
24 Settembre 2025 - The complete suspension of road and rail traffic between Poland and Belarus, imposed by Warsaw, has also brought to a standstill some 300 trains on the northern corridor between China and Europe. Transit will resume at midnight between 24 and 25 September 2025.
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PKP Cargo starts collective redundancies
22 Settembre 2025 - Polish rail freight company PKP Cargo has launched a collective redundancy plan in mid-September 2025, which could involve up to five hundred staff by the end of the month. The costs will be partly offset by the sale of decommissioned wagons.
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Transadriatico expands into rail freight with Sangritana
22 Settembre 2025 - In September 2025, the Italian haulage cooperative Transadriatico acquired 30% of the rail company Sangritana Cargo from the Abruzzo Region.
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DB Cargo sells Spanish intermodal operations to Boluda
19 Settembre 2025 - DB Cargo is scaling back a significant portion of its rail activities in Spain with the sale of Transfesa’s intermodal operations, while retaining services dedicated to the automotive sector. The buyer, Boluda, thus becomes the country’s second-largest rail freight operator.
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FS develops drone monitoring of roads and railways
19 Settembre 2025 - In September 2025 FS announced an agreement with Enac to develop a drone-based monitoring system for railways and roads, part of a broader European trend.
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DB Cargo opens intermodal terminal in Poland
19 Settembre 2025 - In mid-September 2025, DB Cargo launched operations at its new rail terminal in Kędzierzyn-Koźle, in Poland’s Silesia region. The facility is dedicated to steel transport.
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Collision between trains in Milan in 2024 caused by maintenance failures
18 Settembre 2025 - The Digifema report on the 2024 accident in the Milan rail hub involving two freight trains, and subsequently a passenger service, highlights maintenance failures, the same kind that led to the serious Frecciarossa crash in Livraga.
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Switzerland cuts funding for Ralpin’s rolling motorway
18 Settembre 2025 - Switzerland will no longer finance the rail transport of accompanied heavy goods vehicles and, from 2026, will redirect funding to unaccompanied services. This confirms the end of Ralpin’s rolling motorway.
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First milestone for the Brenner tunnel, but in Germany everything is at a standstill
17 Settembre 2025 - On 18 September 2025 the excavation of the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner base rail tunnel will be completed, but on the German side the railway upgrade remains stalled.
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Switzerland introduces new rules for freight trains
17 Settembre 2025 - The Swiss Federal Office of Transport has introduced new rules for freight trains, setting new minimum wheel diameters, stricter maintenance intervals and improved inspections. Companies must begin applying the measures immediately and complete implementation by the end of 2025.
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Gotthard rail tunnel, time to change the tracks
16 Settembre 2025 - Opened in 2016, the Gotthard base rail tunnel is already in need of major maintenance. The entire track system will be replaced due to the intensity of traffic.
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