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Florence High-Speed Rail Restarts After Person Struck Near Rifredi, With Lingering Delays

A brief judicial stop triggered knock-on delays across high-speed, Intercity, regional services.

Overview

  • Traffic was halted around 18:30–18:35 and resumed at about 19:25 on December 28 following an on-track incident near Firenze Rifredi.
  • Average delays exceeded 60 minutes, with some reports citing waits of up to 100 minutes across the Florence rail node.
  • Trenitalia warned that further delays, route limitations and cancellations remain possible as operations normalize.
  • Operators and local reports counted dozens of affected services, including 28 Frecce, 7 Intercity and 35 regional trains.
  • Specific impacts included extra stops and diversions such as FR 9431 calling at Firenze Campo Marte, with la Repubblica reporting the train involved as Italo 9951.