Regional councillor Fernando Errico has asked Campania Transport Councillor Mario Casillo to convene an institutional meeting on connections between Valle Telesina and the Napoli-Bari high-capacity railway.
The appeal concerns access from Valle Telesina municipalities to high-capacity stations, with particular attention to Napoli Afragola. According to Errico, the meeting was formally requested by numerous mayors in the Valle Telesina area and had not yet been convened more than two months later.
Local reports place the mayors' formal request to the Campania Region on 10 July. Errico's intervention, reported on 22 September, calls for the regional meeting to be scheduled as soon as possible.
What the mayors are asking for
The central issue described in the local reports is feeder connections: how residents of Valle Telesina will reach the high-capacity network once the new infrastructure is in use.
The stated concern is that, without adequate connections, communities in the area risk remaining on the margins of a railway investment that passes close to them. Local officials frame access to Napoli Afragola as important for residents, students, workers and businesses in Sannio and the Valle Telesina.
The available reports convey the position of Errico and local administrators. They do not establish whether the regional meeting has since been convened.
The Napoli-Bari project context
The issue is linked to the Napoli-Bari railway project. Italy's Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport describes the Napoli-Bari line as part of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean European rail corridor.
The same ministerial overview states that the project includes the Cancello-Frasso Telesino section. The Ministry source is a project overview and does not confirm the current operational status of the line or of connecting services in September 2026.
For readers in Benevento province, the practical point is connection rather than construction alone: the value of the new line for Valle Telesina will depend on how local stations and services link to the wider high-capacity network.
Why Napoli Afragola matters here
Napoli Afragola is identified in the reports as the key reference station for the request.
Local reporting on the Dugenta-Frasso Telesino station has previously described the connection with Napoli Afragola as a significant local concern, noting that a stop at Afragola was not then planned. The retrieved sources do not provide a confirmed timetable or final service plan for trains connecting Dugenta-Frasso Telesino with Napoli Afragola.
That unresolved service question helps explain why the mayors sought a regional meeting: to discuss connections to the high-capacity network, particularly Afragola, rather than leave access arrangements unclear.
The retrieved material does not identify the complete list of municipalities that signed the 10 July request.
