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The Italian railway system is one of the most important parts of the infrastructure of Italy, with a total length [ 3] of 24,227 km (15,054 mi) of which active lines are 16,723 km (10,391 mi). [ 2] The network has recently grown with the construction of the new high-speed rail network. Italy is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC).
On 26 July 2024, the day of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, a series of arson attacks damaged the LGV Atlantique, Nord, and Est lines of the French high-speed railway system. [ 3] International and domestic rail services were widely disrupted, [ 4] with around 800,000 passengers affected. [ 5]
Commuters and tourists alike were stranded by a major train strike across Italy on a sweltering Thursday, with cancellations affecting even high-speed lines that are usually guaranteed during ...
Seventy-one of them died on impact, and 28 others were injured to varying degrees. [ 4] This was the worst rail disaster in peacetime Italy. The 1962 Castel Bolognese train disaster occurred on March 8, 1962, in the Castel Bolognese railway station, near Ravenna, in Italy. [ 5] The Diretto 152 night train between Bari and Milan derailed at 1:56 ...
The first national rail strikes since the 1980s began in June 2022. ... with negotiations for 2023-2024 to start on 1 December 2023. ... Maps show Tropical Storm Debby's path and forecast.
Frecciarossa ( Italian: [ˌfrettʃaˈrossa]; from freccia rossa, "red arrow") is a high-speed train of the Italian national train operator, Trenitalia, as well as a member of the train category Le Frecce. The name was introduced in 2008 [ 1] after it had previously been known as Eurostar Italia. Frecciarossa trains operate at speeds of up to ...
The 2022 United States railroad labor dispute was a labor dispute between freight railroads and workers in the United States. Rail companies and unions had tentatively agreed to a deal in September 2022, but it was rejected by a majority of the unions' rank-and-file members. [ 2][ 3] Congress and President Joe Biden intervened to pass the ...
In the dispute between train drivers, rail firms and the government, the only certainty is further walk-outs Train strikes 2024: The latest round of industrial action is under way Skip to main content