Severe disruption in the afternoon along the southern Tyrrhenian line, where numerous travelers were stranded Cape Bonifati due to a technical problem on the Paola railway line. The fault, reported by Italian Railway Networkcaused a general slowdown in traffic with trains High Speed, Intercity And Regional which have accumulated delays up to 40 minutes. In fact, the train from Bonifati left at 7.21pm (as scheduled it should have left at 6.37pm) and the passengers were moved from Regionale 5595 to 5597.
According to what was communicated by Trenitaliai Intercity trains they can also suffer route limitationswith several trips ending early.
Trains involved and traffic changes
The convoys directly affected and currently stopped include:
- FA 8332 Reggio Calabria Centrale (3.45pm) – Rome Termini (9.27pm)
- IC 727 Rome Termini (11.26am) – Syracuse (10.49pm)
- IC 553 Rome Termini (12.26) – Reggio Calabria Centrale (8.23pm)
Extraordinary measures were also adopted:
- IC 724 Syracuse (10.25am) – Roma Termini (9.34pm) finished the race Paolafrom where passengers were able to continue by train IC 560 Reggio Calabria Centrale (2.59pm) – Rome Termini (10.34pm).
- The same IC 560however, was forced to stop the race in Paola for the same technical problem.
The situation in the area
Many passengers, including numerous commuters and tourists, remained blocked for over an hour at the station or on trains stopped along the route, in particular between Cape Bonifati And Paola. Some travelers reported a lack of clear information and difficulty receiving immediate assistance.
The technical teams of RFI they are working to restore full operation of the line as soon as possible, but traffic remains severely slowed down. The connections with the Calabria and the Sicily they risk suffering repercussions in the next few hours too.