Today at the Palacrociere maritime station in the port of Savona the representatives of the Port System Authority of the Ligurian Sea Occidentale, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), Ministero delle Donne Infrastructure and Transport and the Municipality of Savona have signed A memorandum of understanding to build a new railway station in the port of the Ligurian city and adapt the connection of about 2.5 kilometers between the station of Savona Parco Doria and the new maritime railway system. The agreement contains the actions necessary for the development of the design, the carrying out the authorization process for the approval of the project, the and the definition of the planned interventions. Beyond upgrade of the railway line, the project, which will be carried out in phases, includes the installation of new equipment station and line technologies.

The new railway station in correspondence with the current one Savona Marittima park will be equipped with a track that will allow the parking of freight trains of equal length about 550 meters. The construction of a 160 meters long sidewalk for passengers located about 300 meters from the Palacrociere cruise terminal and a walkway connecting the same platform and the terminal. The complex of interventions involves an estimated investment of about 55 million euros.

The agreement provides that by the end of this year RFI will prepare A first feasibility document of the alternatives Design. The subsequent phases include, again by RFI and once the clearances from MIT and AdSP have been obtained, the drafting of the technical and economic feasibility project (PFTE) as follows to be able to define the times and costs of the interventions. All will take place in coordination with the existing projects of the Municipality of Savona.