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
Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 In what would be the first of many examples under the 12 points system of Italian juries voting in a manner very much out of step with the rest of Europe, they awarded only 1 point to the winning song from the Netherlands and only 3 to the United Kingdom, while giving the only 12 of the night to Switzerland, who finished 6th. Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 Italy was represented by duo Wess and Dori Ghezzi, with the song '"Era", at the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 22 March in Stockholm. As usual, broadcaster