Adriatic railway Adriatic railway The Adriatic railway (Italian: "Ferrovia Adriatica") is the railroad from Ancona to Lecce that runs along the Adriatic Coast of Italy, following it almost all of the way. It is one of the main lines of the Italian rail system and links the northern cities with the most important productive areas of central and southern Italy. The railroad was built by the Società per le Strade Ferrate Meridionali (Italian: "Company for the Southern Railways", "SFM"), between 1863 and 1872. In 1906, management of the line was taken over by Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane. In 1933, the southernmost Lecce-Otranto
Gioia Ghezzi & Company, and in 2013 as CEO of the International Group Risk Solutions at the Zurich Insurance Group. From April 2012 to February 2013 she was Chief Operating Officer at Willis Group Holding. In December 2015 she was appointed Chair of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane. In September 2016, at Tiburtina railway station in Rome, Gioia Ghezzi presented the 2016–2027 Business Plan together with Renato Mazzoncini, CEO and General Director of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane. Ms. Ghezzi gave the opening speech and stated that "the new business plan for Ferrovie dello Stato is an ‘extremely innovative’ plan that aims to transform