A rail terminal near Lecce, in southeastern Italy, is officially up for sale after being closed for almost two decades. The starting price for the facility in Surbo is 1.35 million euros, and interested parties can submit their bids until 6 August 2026.
The site currently belongs to FS Urban Systemsthe rail estate branch of the Italian railway holding Ferrovie dello Stato, but has been closed since 2009. A recent survey revealed that dozens of companies in the area are willing to use it as a transshipment hub between road and rail, with an estimate of 70 trains per month.
The terminal covers a surface of over 85,000 square metres in the heart of an industrial zone in the Apulia region. It can be (re)connected to the Bari-Lecce main rail line, a key section of the Scan-Med corridor. Most rail volumes in the area are handled at the Bari Ferrucio site, which is ‘only’ 50,000 square metres. The sale process should take up to six months and, once a buyer is selected, they will have another half a year to get it back up and running.
