Stop for fast trains on the Rome-Florence Av line due to Ertms activation works from 11 to 13 April

As communicated by Rfi, from midnight on Saturday 11 April until 3 p.m. on Sunday 12 April there will be a traffic stoppage on the Rome-Florence Av line while on the conventional line between Orte and Roma Tiburtina the stoppage will be from 2 p.m. on Saturday until 6 a.m. on Sunday.

It will thus happen that high-speed trains, Fracciarossa and Italo, between Florence and Rome on Saturday will run on the conventional line until 2 p.m..

Subsequent southbound trains to Florence will instead be diverted to the Tirrenica, as the slow line between the Tuscan capital and the capital will also be closed until 6 a.m. on Sunday.

Same story in the opposite direction: running the Rome-Florence Av on the conventional line until 2 p.m. on Saturday and then routing trains from Rome on the Tirrenica to reach Florence.

As a result, connections are expected to be greatly reduced and journey times lengthened by hours: to give an example, it will take 6 hours to go from Milan to Rome, twice the normal time: an Av train departing on Saturday at 16.10 from Milano Centrale is expected to arrive at Roma Termini at 22.10.

Circulation on the Rome-Florence Av line will resume from 3 p.m. on 12 April gradually, initially with fewer runs and longer journey times for some trains, which will still run on the alternative conventional line. The suspension will be followed by a reduction in trains also on the morning of Monday 13 April between Orvieto Sud and Settebagni.

The commercial service (Av, Intercity and Regional trains) will return to normal, says Rfi, from Tuesday 14 April. During the works, connections in Lazio will remain guaranteed to reach Fiera di Roma, where the Romics festival is scheduled (until 12 April). Passenger assistance services in the affected hubs will also be strengthened. Purchase channels have already been updated: only tickets with the new journey times will be available.