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Six-Hour Delays Snarl Rome’s Termini After Calabria Rail Fatality

Trenitalia says service resumed at 14:50 following judicial clearance.

Overview

  • Station boards around 15:00 showed multiple high-speed departures delayed by hundreds of minutes, including Frecciarossa AV 8418 to Venice at 360 minutes.
  • Other long delays included AV 9584 to Turin at 270 minutes and AV 8134 to Turin at 260 minutes.
  • Arrivals from the south also registered severe lateness, with some high-speed trains indicating up to six hours behind schedule.
  • Trenitalia attributed the disruption to a fatal incident near Praia a Mare in Calabria that led to a temporary suspension of the route.
  • Despite the reopening, delays were still increasing by 16:00 and passengers at Termini reported confusion and a lack of clear information.