It starts in July the “Lucania Express”, the first direct connection of the Trenitalia Regional (Lead company of the Passenger Hub of the FS Group) between Potenza and Bari.
The service will be carried out with a Pop train, the first of 8 expected to be delivered by 2026as part of the service contract with the Basilicata Region.
From the next one July 1st and until December 14thin agreement with the Basilicata Region and on an experimental basisthe new connection will be available, going from Potenza to Bari in the morning and returning from Bari to Potenza in the evening, with intermediate stops in the stations of Grassano, Ferrandina Scalo-Matera, Metaponto and Gioia del Colle.
In detail, here are the races:
- departure from Potenza Centrale at 6.06am to reach Bari Centrale at 8.51am;
- departure from Bari Centrale at 7.09pm to arrive in Potenza at 9.54pm (from 1 July to 14 September);
- departure from Bari Centrale at 6.14pm to arrive in Potenza at 8.59pm (from 15 September to 14 December).
The over 500 seats in total, together with the 12 bike spaces available, will allow travelers from Basilicata to comfortably reach Bari during weekdays, intensifying connections between the regional capitals of Basilicata and Puglia.
Lucania Express trips are already available on Trenitalia channels.
