THE 630km high-speed line from Turin and Milan to Naples has moved a step closer to completion after Italian Rail Network (RFI) announced it has completed construction of the Gricignano - Naples section. The 19km line is also the final section of the Rome - Salerno high-speed line to be completed, and will open on December 13, when Rome - Naples journey times will fall from 1h 45min to 1h 5min.
THE 630km high-speed line from Turin and Milan to Naples has moved a step closer to completion after Italian Rail Network (RFI) announced it has completed construction of the Gricignano - Naples section. The 19km line is also the final section of the Rome - Salerno high-speed line to be completed, and will open on December 13, when Rome - Naples journey times will fall from 1h 45min to 1h 5min.
A new high-speed station for Naples is currently under construction at
Afragola, which will open in 2011. This will allow high-speed services to
Salerno and other cities in southern Italy to serve Naples without the
need to reverse at Naples Central.