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A new cross-border rail link between Italy and Germany will be established in 2026 as Italian state-owned rail company Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS Group) and Germany’s Deutsche Bahn join forces as part of a new pilot project.
The partnership will see the creation of two new routes – from Rome to Munich and from Milan to Munich – where daily services will be operated by Trenitalia’s high-speed Frecciarossa 1000 train.
The route departing from Rome will call in at Florence, Bologna, Verona, Rovereto, Trento, Bolzano, Brennero, Innsbruck and Munich. While the journey from Milan will stop at Brescia, Verona, Bolzano, Brennero and Innsbruck before arriving in Munich.
While the rail links to Munich will be launched in 2026, FS Group said there is a possibility to extend the routes up to Berlin.
The new service is one of 10 pilot projects supported by the European Commission to improve cross-border rail links throughout the continent.
“While the demand for green mobility is growing, we need the rail market to respond better and faster, especially for long and cross-border journeys,” said European Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean.
“This is why the European Commission now wants to help railway companies by creating new international rail connections – by day and by night – by breaking down borders,” he added.
The European Commission is also supporting new rail links between Lisbon and the Spanish cities of La Coruña and Madrid.
Spain’s new Iryo high-speed train will operate the services. The Iryo brand was launched last November by ILSA, a consortium formed by Trenitalia and Valencia-based airline, Air Nostrum.
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