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The strike was proclaimed by several independent trade unions and affects national rail transport for 24 hours, with possible disruption on regional, intercity and high-speed trains.
Risks of delays and cancellations from tomorrow until Tuesday for rail transport due to the 24-hour national strike proclaimed by various independent trade unions.
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The mobilization will start at 9.18pm on Monday 7 September and will end at 9.00pm on Tuesday 8 September, with possible disruption to Regional, Intercity and High Speed ââtrains.
For Trenitalia regional transport, the essential services provided on weekdays in the time slots from 6:00 to 9:00 and from 18:00 to 21:00 will be guaranteed. The strike will not affect local public transport.
Passengers who intend to abandon the trip can request a refund from the time the strike is announced until the departure time of the train booked for Intercity and Frecce and until midnight of the day before the strike for Regional trains. Trenitalia also reports that possible changes to the service could occur even before the start and after the conclusion of the strike. Real-time updates on guaranteed trains are provided on the Trenitalia and Italo websites.

The Transport Regulatory Authority has fined RFI 1.75 million euros for the blackout on October 2, 2024 that paralyzed Rome Termini, citing gross negligence in the safety systems. RFI announces an appeal to the Piedmont Regional Administrative Court and attributes the failure to an external company engaged in night work.

The Transport Authority has sanctioned the Italian Railway Network with a fine of 1.75 million euros for the blockage of trains which occurred on 2 October 2024 at Rome Termini station, attributed to a wire severed by a nail during night-time work by an external company. The Authority deemed that RFI did not adopt adequate measures to guarantee the accessibility and functionality of the infrastructure, violating the constitutional right to mobility. RFI responds by stating that it acted promptly and that it attributed the failure to a company external to the group.

Around 400 passengers were evacuated after a train remained stuck in the Milan railway link due to a technical fault caused by road works. Traffic between the Bovisa and Lancetti stations is suspended with severe inconvenience.

Trenitalia has started test runs of the Frecciarossa trains in Germany and Austria as part of the international homologation, with the aim of activating the Milan-Munich and Rome-Munich connections from summer 2027. The new service, developed in collaboration with Deutsche Bahn and ĂBB, will allow journeys of approximately 6 hours and 30 minutes from Milan and 8 hours and 30 minutes from Rome, with intermediate stops in the city Italian and Austrian. The opening of the Brenner Base Tunnel in 2028 will further reduce travel times, leading to ten daily connections between Italy and Germany by that date.

Trenitalia has started test runs of the Frecciarossa on the German and Austrian railway networks, a necessary step to obtain international approval and prepare the launch of commercial connections between Milan and Munich and between Rome and Munich, scheduled for the summer of 2027. The tests concern the adaptation of the train to different power, signaling and safety systems, with the collaboration of Deutsche Bahn and ĂBB. The initial offer includes four connections, with travel times of approximately six and a half hours from Milan and eight and a half hours from Rome, with intermediate stops in the main Alpine cities. The opening of the Brenner Base Tunnel, expected later, could further reduce travel times. From December 2028, the FS Group aims to extend the service to ten connections, including Naples and Berlin, as part of the 'Europe Metro' project.

Dat flight DX1846, which took off from Lampedusa towards Catania, returned to the departure airport a few minutes after take-off due to the fire warning light coming on. The aircraft, an ATR42 replacing an ATR72 undergoing maintenance, landed safely with 48 passengers and 4 crew members on board. No injuries reported.