Rail traffic has slowed down significantly on the Rome-Florence high-speed line due to a train breakdown near Capena. After the checks the train left for Termini. But the fault led to cascading delays on the line. High Speed trains are routed on the conventional line from Orvieto to Rome.
This will lead to an increase in travel times of up to 90 minutes for trains towards Rome and up to 60 minutes for trains towards Florence. Regional trains on the FL1 Orte – Fiumicino Airport line may be subject to delays, cancellations and route limitations.
Several protests from users both from those waiting for trains at the station and from those on board the train at the end. among the passengers of the last one is the well-known Sky Sport journalist Vanessa Leonardi: “An hour late – he writes on
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last Friday another case again just outside Rome, with a Frecciarossa stopped for about two hours in the sun. On board, among the passengers abandoned in 50 degree temperatures and without water or air conditioning, there was also the former minister Dario Franceschini.
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