line blocked by bad weather for weeks

Landslide on the railway in Liguria. The line Turin-Savona damage due to a landslide caused by the bad weather that hit the area Liguria. Trains will be diverted through the Altare hub for weeks.

Landslide on Turin Savona, RFI communication

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (Rfi), the company of the Ferrovie dello Stato group that owns and manages almost all of the railways in our country, announced the break due to some landslides on the Turin-Savona line.

“The RFI technical staff is present on site to monitor and supervise railway line, after the warning, he ordered the suspension of traffic on the Via Ferrania section of the Turin-San Giuseppe-Savona line which was affected by some landslides and requires major restoration work,” the company wrote in a press release.

Altare, the town through which the trains of the Turin Savona that were broken pass

However, the closure was not the only step taken by RFI for the section of the road Turin-Savona Landslides affected them due to the bad weather: trains were in fact diverted.

Trains were canceled for weeks due to the bad weather

In order not to block the railway line affected by a landslide due to bad weather a few kilometers from Savona, Rfi he therefore thought of an exit for the trains, which goes through Altare.

“To allow RFI technicians and specialized companies the technical studies and the subsequent restoration of the safe conditions of use, the railway line through Ferrania will be suspended to traffic for a few weeks with a redesign due to the offer in circulation on the Turin-Savona line following the t -way through Altare” continued the press release.

More details about what the reform the offer it will be done and released in the next few days.

Bad weather also affected the elections in Liguria

The bad weather that hit Liguria over the weekend of Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th October affected not only the traffic railway, but also the elections regional events taking place between Sunday 27th and Monday 28th.

The authorities had to move the authorities polling stations in some cities in the region, so that citizens would not risk putting themselves in danger trying to reach them.

The center-left candidate Andrew Orlando, Leaving the polling station where he voted, he expressed the closeness of the numbers he was affected by and thanked the rescuers who made the elections possible.

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