{"id":175706,"date":"2025-02-14T17:17:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T07:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=59831"},"modified":"2025-02-14T17:17:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T07:17:58","slug":"port-of-livorno-lays-the-grounds-for-rail-track-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=175706","title":{"rendered":"Port of Livorno lays the grounds for rail track extension"},"content":{"rendered":"

The port of Livorno, on the Italian west coast, is taking the first steps in a project to optimise the handling of longer freight trains. The Port Authority put out a tender to extend the rail bundle in the Porto Nuovo area to handle 550-metre-long trains on one track instead of having to \u2018break them\u2019.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The project foresees a cost of 3,1 million euros and it should be commissioned sometime in 2026, as the contract is for one year and three months. \u201cOur priority remains to continue to grow rail traffic, which is why it is necessary to lengthen the tracks\u201d, said Luciano Guerrieri, President of the Port Authority.<\/p>\n

The port of Livorno is one of the main ports along the Scandinavian-Mediterranean corridor, Volumes moved by rail at the Tuscan port have been significantly increasing over the past few years, and various projects are being implemented to continue this trend. Other than the track extension at the Port Nuovo, a new overpass is being built to connect the port to the Vespucci intermodal terminal without crossing a main line.<\/p>\n