It is scheduled for today, Tuesday, November 5th, an 8-hour strike by railway staff which will most likely cause cancellations and delays that will affect the entire national network. The protest was called by the unions after thestabbing of a train conductor, which occurred on board the regional train 12042 that was going to Busalla. The victim is a 44-year-old man, seriously injured by a 21-year-old Egyptian boy. With him was a minor born in Genoa to a family of Egyptian origin. The two young people were stopped immediately after by the Carabinieri of the radiomobile unit.
What happened
According to the reconstructions provided by the police, the victim of the stabbing was asking for tickets on the train when, at the height of the Genova Rivarolo station, he approached the couple of young passengers. An argument broke out, the train conductor made them get off and at that point the adult pulled out the knife and stabbed him twice. The couple then ran away.
The train was stopped to allow for rescue operations and the personnel sent by the 118 operations centre arrived promptly along with the medical car. Stabilised on site, the Trenitalia employee was taken to the hospital in red code Villa Scassi in Genoa. He is not in danger of life since the two stabs did not hit vital organs. The attackers have been identified immediately after by the Carabinieri patrols who operated together with the railway police officers. The two were stopped and questioned at the barracks.
Train strike 5 November: all the information
The strike was proclaimed by the trade unions Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl, Uiltrasporti, Ugl Ferrovieri, Fast Confsal and Orsa Trasporti, It will last 8 hours, from 9am to 17pm, and will concern railway personnel of Trenitalia, Trenitalia Tper, Fs Security, Italo Ntv, Trenord.
The unions denounce that this is the latest in a long series of "attacks on mobile staff" recorded in recent months. And to date "it has not been appreciated no intervention to protect staff and not even greater control of trains by the police", they underline.
Trenitalia: possible changes or cancellations
Through a note Trenitalia let it be known that “Trains may be subject to changes or cancellations. Labor unrest may lead to changes to the service even before it begins and after it ends. Travelers who intend to cancel their trip may request a refund starting from the strike declaration:
• up to the departure time of the booked train, for Intercity and Frecce trains;
• until midnight on the day before the strike itself, for regional trains.
Alternatively, they can reschedule their journey, under similar transport conditions, as soon as possible, subject to seat availability. More information on connections and services is available on the other web channels of the FS Group, Trenitalia Tper and Trenord, from Customer Service staff and ticket offices. The free call center 800 89 20 21 is active”.
On Italo instead, the list of guaranteed trains.
Transport: Another Strike on November 8th
In fact, a new event is scheduled for Friday 8th November local public transport strike of duration of 24 hours, without guarantee bands, proclaimed by many trade unions in the sector. Buses, metro and trams are at risk, but not rail transport. Employees In fact, Trenitalia, Italo and Trenord will not join in fact to the protest.
