Today and tomorrow stop for works on the Av Rome-Florence, heavy delays on the conventional line
After the landslide in Molise that split Italy in two, a weekend of disruptions on the main north-south line of the Italian railway network
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A day of passion for passengers on the Rome-Florence railway line, which was affected by both a planned blockade due to work on the High Speed line and delays on the conventional Rome-Florence line. In this case, what caused delays of up to 70 minutes in the course of the morning was a breakdown near Orte reported at 6.30 a.m., which made rail traffic difficult. Starting at 11.00 a.m., however, the situation improved following the intervention of Rfi's technical teams, according to which the delays for trains in transit on the conventional line have now fallen to 30 minutes.
The breakdown recorded at Orte has put rail traffic into further difficulty on the day when, due to technological enhancement work on the Orvieto-Settebagni section, all train traffic between Florence and Rome and vice versa will travel on the conventional line until 2 p.m. today and then be diverted to the Tirrenica line until tomorrow afternoon, resulting in a reduction in services and longer journey times. With regard to the work planned for this weekend, the Fienze-Rome direttissima line is scheduled to reopen from tomorrow at 3 p.m. 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 service - with Av, Intercity and Regional trains - will return to normal, says Rfi, from Tuesday 14 April.
Scheduled stop
The planned stop of trains on the Rome-Florence route for this weekend comes just a few days after Italy's rail traffic was halted following the landslide in Molise that disrupted traffic on the Adriatic line.
The suspension is due to operations along the Orvieto-Settebagni section on the Av route leading from the capital to the Tuscan capital. Severe inconveniences are therefore foreseen for those who will have to travel in the coming days.
According to Rfi, from midnight on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 April to 3.00 p.m. on Sunday 12 April, the stop will affect traffic on the Rome-Florence Av line. At the same time, there will be a stoppage on the Orte - Roma Tiburtina route from 2 p.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday.
