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.