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
Bahá'í Faith in Italy as if they were Turkish. The American Bahá'ís had sent thousands of dollars for the journey, urging `Abdu'l-Bahá to leave the Cedric in Italy and travel to England to sail on the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic. Instead he returned the money for charity and continued the voyage on the Cedric. Later a survivor met with him asking why he didn't go on the Titanic and he suggested "God inspires man's heart." Later in April 1912 `Abdu'l-Bahá is recorded addressing that war: What a great tribulation there is in the countries of Italy and Turkey in these days! The