Mercitalia
Mercitalia Rail S.r.l. · MER · Italy
FS Italiane's freight division, dominant on the Italian peninsula and the Alpine crossings into Germany and Switzerland.
Key facts
- Line code
- MER
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Southern Europe
- Gauge
- Standard (1435 mm)
- Traction
- Electric
- Network
- ~16,800 route-km
- Wagon fleet
- ~24,000 wagons
- Terminals
- 4
- Corridors
- 2
Schedule coverage: High — daily or multiple daily services on core relations. This is an editorial coverage indicator, not a measured count of services.
Emissions profile
Across the 2 corridors this operator runs on RailScanner, the mean intensity is 8 gCO₂ per tonne-kilometre — about 87% below the road benchmark of 62 g. Fully electric traction is the main reason this figure is low.
Planning estimates following GLEC v3 methodology — not a regulatory-grade declaration. For compliance reporting, reference the certified consignment documentation.
Services sold
Containers, swap bodies and semi-trailers on flat wagons.
Individual wagons consolidated into mixed trains.
A whole train moving point to point without reformation.
Coal, ore, aggregates and grain in dedicated wagons.
Finished vehicles and automotive parts.
Terminals served
Corridors operated
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