Rail transport in Italy Rail transport in Italy The Italian railway system is one of the most important parts of the infrastructure of Italy, with a total length of of which active lines are 16,723 km. The network has recently grown with the construction of the new high-speed rail network. Italy is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Italy is 83. "RFI" ("Rete Ferroviaria Italiana", Italian Rail Network), a state owned infrastructure manager which administers most of the Italian rail infrastructure. The total length of "RFI" active lines is , of which are double tracks. Lines
Football derbies in Italy Football derbies in Italy This is a list of the major football derbies in Italy. Some derbies have developed on the basis of intra-city rivalries (locally called "stracittadine", "crosstowns" in English), others on a regional basis and others are formed due to sporting or political rivalry and have little to do with geographical proximity. Early Italian football was characterised by numerous meetings between teams of the same cities, as teams would compete in regional preliminary phases in order to compete at the national level. During the 1920s, the fascist leaders noted the great propaganda potential in what had become the