Today in the "Official Journal" of the European Union The call for tenders for the design has been published executive and implementation of the "Direct link between the bundle A / P of Trieste Campo Marzio and Pier VII of the Port of Trieste Trieste (so-called Varco 5)". The intervention of Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, co-financed by PNRR, is part of the projects aimed at strengthening the Trieste Campo Marzio airport. The new "Gate 5" that will connect the infrastructure railway to that of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea, provides for the construction of a tunnel artificial single track between the station and Pier VII of the port of Trieste. Among the activities planned within The contract also includes the demolition of a disused bridge which hinders the entrance to the new connecting tunnel.

The basic tender amount of the main contract shall be around €7.05 million, also financed with PNRR funds. The activation of the work is expected by the end of 2026.

At the end of the overall reorganization interventions (investment 112 million euros), which will also include activation of the 750-meter freight module, Trieste Campo Marzio will continue to be, with current growth estimates, the First Italian freight yard for number of trains.