Fault at Milan Central station, resolved on the Tirrenica: trains delayed up to 80 minutes

Traffic is gradually resuming in the Milan hub after technical checks on the electricity line at Milan Central and has returned to normal on the Tyrrhenian railway line, where a technical problem was recorded near Follonica. High Speed, Intercity, Eurocity and Regional trains recorded increased travel times of up to 80 minutes. This was announced by FS Infomobilità.

Replacement ‘Ponte al Pino’

Work on the first phase of the replacement began at 11pm last nightBridge to the Pine a Firenzewhich will end at 4pmFriday 10 July. The works involve changes to therailway trafficalready communicated some time ago and included in the sales systems of transport companies.Italian Railway Network(FS Group) is continuing, in fact, with the interventions for the replacement of the road railway overpass “Bridge to the Pine“, in the railway junction ofFirenze. The activities require two distinct windows of interruption of railway circulation, necessary to allow the removal of the existing deck and, subsequently, the launching of the new structure.

The phases of the works

After the first phase which will end onJuly 10ththere will be a second one from 11pm on Sunday 26 July to 11amThursday 30 July. In both windows the will be suspendedrailway traffic sulle tratte Florence Campo di Marte-Florence Rifredi e Florence Campo di Marte-Florence Santa Maria Novellawith effects onnational connectionswhich cross the Tuscan capital.

A strategic intervention

The intervention represents a significant stage in the journey ofrenewaland strengthening ofsafetyof a strategic infrastructure forcity ​​mobilitywhich connects the center ofFirenze con l’area di Field of Mars. The activities were planned well in advance and shared with theinstitutionsand the competent administrations, with the aim of managing the impacts on rail and urban mobility in a coordinated way.

Changes to trains

During interruptions, therailway offerwill be remodulated with a reduction of approximately50%of trains scheduled at the nodeFirenze. The movement of trains along distancewill however be guaranteed through theTyrrhenian lineon which two trains will be routed every hour of the reportRome-Milan/Turin. For these connections, increases in travel times of up to approxtwo hours and thirty minutesalready included in the sales systems.

Guaranteed connections

Four trains every hour with origin or destination will also be insuredFlorence Santa Maria Novellaand links to theNord (Milano, Brescia, Bolzano e Venezia), as well as three trains every hour with origin or destinationFlorence Campo di Marteand links to theSud (Roma, Napoli, Salerno, Reggio Calabria, Bari e Taranto).

Replacement services

For some of the trains there will be an active connection withbusbetween the stations ofFlorence Santa Maria Novella e Florence Campo di Martein order to guarantee thecontinuity of the journey. In these cases the lengthening of travel times will be approximatelyone hour and thirty minutes.