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Italy’s High-Speed Trains Face Extended Delays as Summer Upgrades Begin

PNRR-backed maintenance is prolonging journeys, prompting bus replacements on Italy’s busiest high-speed corridors.

Overview

  • As of August 11, work on the Orvieto Sud–Chiusi Nord section has stretched RomeMilan travel times to between 4 hours 50 minutes and 5 hours 40 minutes.
  • Switch renewal between Castelfranco and Fidenza has added about 60 minutes to MilanBologna journeys through August 17.
  • Verona–Vicenza line maintenance is extending travel times by up to 90 minutes daily until August 25.
  • The Brenner corridor will be closed between Bressanone and Steinach am Brenner from August 12 to 18, and Milan–Genova trains remain diverted until August 29.
  • Trenitalia has embedded the revised durations in ticket invoices and is providing replacement buses on the RomeNaples (via Cassino) route until September 12.