It will be a difficult August for passengers who choose the train to travel across the country. Trenitalia, the parent company of the Passenger Hub of the FS Group, has announced a series of infrastructural upgrading works on various Italian railway lines. These interventions, aimed at improving the frequency and quality of the service, will lead to important changes to the circulation of long-distance trains, including high-speed lines. Let's see which railway lines will undergo changes.
High speed Milan-Bologna line
From 12 to 18 August, the AV Milan-Bologna line will suffer a partial interruption, resulting in an increase in travel times of up to 120 minutes. In the following week, from 19 to 25 August, there will be speed reductions. These changes will especially affect Frecciarossa trains on the Turin-Milan-Rome-Naples-Salerno route, with extensions of journeys and cancellations. Furthermore, three Intercity and Intercity Night trains of the Milan/Florence-Rome/Syracuse connections and vice versa will be diverted onto the conventional line between Orvieto and Chiusi.
Direct line Florence-Rome
From 12 to 23 August, the Chiusi-Orvieto section of the Direct line Florence-Rome will be interrupted for waterproofing works on the Paglia viaduct. In the following days, 24 and 25 August, the line will undergo speed reductions. This will lead to timetable changes, cancellations and route diversions for Frecce and Intercity trains, with increases in travel times of up to 80 minutes.
High speed Milan-Venice line
The works for the construction of AV/AC Milan-Venice line they foresee a total interruption on the Verona-Vicenza route until August 20th, followed by slowdowns until August 26th. These changes will lead to limitations, cancellations and route diversions, with increases in travel times of up to 90 minutes from Venice to Milan and 150 minutes in the opposite direction.
Bologna-Prato line
The Bologna-Prato will be continuously interrupted until 8 September in the Pianoro-San Benedetto section for adaptation works. Trains will be canceled and replaced with buses. There will also be timetable changes and diversions via Falconara or via Tirrenica Nord for some Intercity and Intercity Night trains.
Alpine passes
For adaptation and safety works, they will be all Eurocity connections from Domodossola to Milan have been canceled until 8 September. The trains will be replaced with buses between Milan and Domodossola, and between Milan, Lausanne and Geneva. The works on the Domodossola-Iselle will last from 9 to 30 August, while those on the Milan-Domodossola until 8 September.
Solutions for Users
Trenitalia put various measures are in place to minimize the negative impact on users. Communication was strengthened: approximately 17.000 emails and 800 SMS were sent to customers of the Frecce vehicles affected by the changes, informing them of the changes and available options. Users can consult the Trenitalia app or website for real-time updates and to obtain detailed information on time changes and cancellations.
As regards replacement services, Trenitalia has buses have been arranged for the affected routes from interruptions and strengthened assistance at the main stations. In stations with greater passenger flows, from 26 July to XNUMX September, the assistance staff was increased and the supplies of kits and water to be provided to customers in situations of service anomalies were increased.
What to do in case of delay
In case of delays exceeding 60 minutes or cancellations, Trenitalia offers the possibility to reschedule the trip or get a full refund of your ticket. Users are invited to plan their journeys in advance and to regularly consult Trenitalia's official communication channels to stay updated on changes.
Then to consult all Trenitalia mobility information.
