The TBM, whose name was chosen by the pupils of the E. Faceltti elementary school in Apice (BN), will be used for the excavation of the Rocchetta tunnel, on the Apice-Hirpinia section.
The new high-speed line will have a length of 145 km, with 9 tunnels (including the 27km long Hirpinia tunnel, which, will compete with the Valico tunnel in Genoa for the record of the longest tunnel in Italy), 25 viaducts and 16 new stations and stops.
Once works are finished on Naples-Bari line, which is currently scheduled for 2028, it will be possible to travel from Naples to Bari in 2 hours, compared to about 4 hours currently, and from Rome to Bari in 3 hours.
The Naples-Bari HS/HC line will also bring significant benefits in terms of environmental sustainability, making it possible to avoid over 3 million tons of CO2 emissions in the period 2023-2047.
