Legambiente, old trains in the South; record in Molise and Calabria. The average age of the trains is 18.1 years compared to 14.6 years in the North.

Several lines closed or suspended such as the Palermo-Trapani via Milo closed since 2013 due to some landslides, recalls Laong. Four of the 12 worst railway lines reported in 2024 are located in Italy's South, says Pendolaria report. The excircumvesuviane, the Catania-Caltagirone-Gela, and as a new entry the Jonica line which connects Taranto and Reggio Calabrian.