ABSTRACT
The early 1990s saw the development of high-speed train lines (Treno Alta Velocita, or TAV) across Italy as massive sums of public money were invested in order to provide the country with a railway network that could compete at the European level. The project under study is not only part of a national railway development plan, but also one of the priority infrastructure projects of the European Union (EU), as the Turin—Lyon segment will form the intersection of two main axes connecting northern Europe to the south, west and east of the region. It is a key element of ‘Corridor n°5’ on the west—east axis that will link Lisbon to Budapest initially and to Kiev eventually, completing the European railway network by developing passenger and goods transport.
