FS, in 2025 investments for over 18 mld and 35 thousand trains reported on time

ROMA (ITALPRESS) – Unparalleled investments with over 18 billion euros in 2025, of which about seven dedicated to the implementation of the PNRR. More than 35 thousand trains reported on time with an increase of AV punctuality of about three percentage points. Decarbonization of energy consumption thanks to the birth of FS Energy. Along with an increase of passengers at national level (577 million) and international level (253 million, +15% vs. 2024) and an advance of the renewal of the fleet with the delivery of 241 new vehicles with low environmental impact between trains and buses, including the Frecciarossa 1000 of new generation. In the first year of implementation of the Strategic Plan 2025-2029, the FS Group launched a trajectory of industrial transformation and infrastructure development with a decisive acceleration in the quality of the service, promoting increasingly modern, sustainable and travel oriented mobility. These results are the foundations of the long-term trajectory outlined in the update of the Strategic Plan, which provides additional investments for 177 billion euros in the period 2026-2034. The update of the Strategic Plan 2025-2029 was presented today by the CEO and General Manager of the Italian State Railway Group, Stefano Antonio Donnarumma, and the President, Tommaso Tanzilli. At the presentation the Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Matteo Salvini. The Strategic Plan and its update aim to generate sustainable value over the long term, strengthening the Group’s financial strength and the ability to support a volume of unpublished investments by size and impact on the mobility system. The economic objectives set out in 2029 are also confirmed: 20 billion euros of revenues, 3.5 billion euros of EBITDA and a net result pairs to 500 million euros, consistent with the trajectory of increase previewed for the coming years.
“The update of the Strategic Plan testifies to the overall consolidation and strengthening of the FS Group and the growing solidity of the path undertaken – said the president, Tommaso Tanzilli -. We are consolidating a more modern and integrated governance model, which allows us to address more effectively the challenges of mobility, innovation and sustainability. The strength of our Plan lies in the clarity of the objectives, the continuity of our development trajectory and the quality of the people who work every day to make the country’s transport system more efficient, safe and competitive. We are aware of the responsibility that the FS Group has for the growth of Italy and for the quality of life of millions of citizens. We continue to look to the future with determination, responsibility and vision, certain that the value generated by our commitment is reflected on the collective well-being and progress of the country”.
According to Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, Stefano Antonio Donnarumma, “the first year of the Strategic Plan demonstrated the FS Group’s ability to translate industrial vision into tangible and measurable results. The concreteness of our commitment is evidenced by the 18 billion euros of investments realized in 2025 and our ability to fully exploit the funds for recovery: we have already invested 18 billion euros of the PNRR, of which seven in the last year. At the same time, we have impressed a decisive turning point to the modernization of the fleet, a fundamental element to guarantee the quality of the service and centrality of the traveler, with the introduction of 241 new means between trains and buses. This set of interventions, accompanied by the strengthening of operational management, is already producing concrete results: the punctuality of the High Speed has increased by 3 percentage points and serious accidents have decreased by 35%”. “It was also started – concluded Donnarumma – a profound industrial transformation: we have reorganized the Group’s governance, implemented the new Business Unit, launched the FS School and defined a 20 billion Euro Technology Plan to 2034 to digitize the network, strengthen infrastructure security and improve shipyard management. It is a structural change that is making processes clearer, more effective coordination and our more solid executive capacity. Our goal is well outlined: build a modern, reliable and competitive rail system that can support Italy’s growth in the coming decades.”.

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