Salerno – Reggio Calabria High Speed Rail, Lot 1A Battipaglia-Romagnano

Fully funded by PNRR, the project includes the construction of a new high-speed railway line on the Salerno-Reggio Calabria route. This strategic route for passenger and freight transport will strengthen the connection between the north and south of Italy. The interventions will improve the railway system and significantly increase passenger traffic along the north-south axis of the peninsula, also benefiting connections with Sicily and resulting in greater transport system efficiency. Ghella will contribute to the construction of the section between Battipaglia and Romagnano (Section 1). This section involves designing and constructing approximately 35 km of railway, with trains travelling at speeds of up to 300 km/h. The route includes both underground and open-cut sections, comprising 11 tunnels totalling around 14 km, 19 viaducts with an overall length of over 6 km, and 8 artificial tunnels covering about 4 km. Additionally, an interconnection will also be built at Romagnano to link the new line with the existing line connecting Battipaglia, Metaponto, and Potenza.


Benefits

1. Infrastructural development and sustainable mobility in the South of the country
2. Travel time from Rome to Reggio Calabria will be reduced by up to four hours
3. Increased freight traffic on the approach to the port of Gioia Tauro 4. Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions