But this week, Italian plans for a 56-kilometre rail link under the Alps, four miles longer than the Channel tunnel and linking Turin to Lyons, will move into a new and possibly decisive phase.

The most beautiful train rides in Italy include routes through Cinque Terre, Sardinia, and the Vigezzo Valley.

PHOTO GALLERY ROME – A cascade of rocks and debris slammed onto a small commuter train traveling through the Italian Alps, causing it to derail and killing at least nine people while injuring ...

The leader of one of Italy's ruling parties says construction of a high-speed rail tunnel through the Alps is on track for completion but the project might be modified.

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Austria’s state railroad temporarily halted train traffic from Italy across a key Alpine pass on Sunday in response to a rash of coronavirus cases in its southern neighbor.

An Italian court on Monday cleared acclaimed writer Erri De Luca of inciting criminal damage by saying a controversial French-Italian rail link through the Alps should be sabotaged.