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Location Apice Hirpinia the Apice Hirpinia section of the Napoli Bari line rebuilding contract for design and construction given to Infrastructure manager RFI. A consortium of Salini Impregilo Astaldi Rocksoil Net Engineering and Alpina will undertake civil works and install railway equipment including new electrical supplies and construction of a station at Hirpinia. The contract marks the latest stage in the reconstruction of the Napoli Bari main line which is intended to form part of the national AVAC high speed passenger network allowing operation at up to 200 kmh. The line will retain 3 kV DC electrification so that it can be used by freight. Work is already underway on the Napoli Cancello and Cancello - Frasso sections while the procurement process is still in progress for the Frasso - Telese work packages. The 62bn programme is due for completion in 2026 when travel times between Napoli and Bari will be reduced to 2 h and the Roma Bari journey time to 3 h. The route forms part of the EUs TEN-T core network.
