Man on the tracks disrupts Milan-Bologna high-speed train: delays of up to 120 minutes

Rail traffic was disrupted between 1.30 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. on Tuesday 26 May along the Milan-Bologna high-speed line, with delays of up to 120 minutes. Near Reggio Emilia, a person ('unauthorised' Trenitalia specifies) was spotted walking along the tracks. An emergency situation that requires all trains to stop. The man, a 40-year-old of Pakistani origin, was reportedly tracked down in the Campegine area (Reggio Emilia) in a state of confusion by the Polfer, the Railway Police. When he was stopped, the man was found cooperative by the authorities, who then removed him from the railway line. Some of the high-speed trains, Trenitalia adds, have been diverted to the conventional line and may experience delays of up to 120 minutes. After 3.30 p.m., however, traffic resumed, albeit initially at reduced speed, before resuming at full speed in the late afternoon.

However, the effects of the rail traffic blockade lasted well after the emergency had passed. But this is not the end of the critical situation on a complicated day for rail transport. For other reasons, Intercity 590 Salerno (8.58 a.m.)-Milano Centrale and 515 Savona (departed at 11 a.m.)-Torino Porta Nuova are travelling with delays of even more than 60 minutes, in both cases due to the prolonged preparation for the start of the journey. Passengers are being severely inconvenienced by the long delay of Intercity Night 794 from Reggio Calabria Centrale (leaving at 10 p.m.) to Torino Porta Nuova, due to a slowdown between Gricignan0 and Campoleone and a subsequent technical check at Roma Casilina. And inconvenience is expected for the national strike that from 9pm on Thursday 28 to the same time on Friday 29 May will affect the staff of the FS Group, Trenitalia, Trenitalia Tper and Trenord. The agitation has been proclaimed by Cub together with Sgb, Adl Varese, Si Cobas and Usi Cit and will affect both the public and private sectors, with possible repercussions on transport, schools, health and essential services throughout Italia.