This affected the EC86, EC1288, REX1828 and Express Nice-Moscow D408 trains on Sunday evening. The EC86 and EC1288 trains are currently at the Brenner station, the passengers concerned would be looked after by ÖBB staff on the train. “The process and application chain intended for such situations has fully started,” said ÖBB. “We are in contact with the responsible authorities and await further steps and instructions.” Regional trains between Innsbruck and Brenner would stop and reverse one station before, ÖBB spokesman Robert Lechner told APA.
Train stopped at the burner
The Italian State Railways (FS) had informed ÖBB that there were two people with fever symptoms on a train from Venice. The Interior Ministry said on Sunday evening. ÖBB confirmed to APA that Eurocity 86 had stopped before the border.
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300 passengers are stuck
The ÖBB then informed them of this Deployment and coordination center of the Ministry of the Interior, “The responsible district captain from the Innsbruck-Land district was able to prevent entry into Austria by means of a rapid response,” said Interior Minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP).
The Italian authorities confirmed to APA on Sunday evening that around 300 passengers on board the Venice-Munich ÖBB train at the Brenner would be waiting for the onward journey to Munich. The South Tyrolean civil defense was involved in order to provide support – mostly Austrians and Germans – to the APA police in Bolzano.
Train from Venice to Munich en route
The passengers could disembark because the Italian health authorities had not restricted their movement, the police said. The Eurocity 86 had left Venice on Sunday afternoon and had stopped in Verona after two German passengers noticed fever symptoms and a severe cough. The two women were then screened for coronavirus in a Verona hospital, but the test was negative. The train then continued, but was stopped again at the Brenner. Another train that should have left Brenner could not start the trip, the police reported.
It is still unclear when the train can continue and what should happen to the passengers. The case in Rome would deal with the authorities, it said.
(Source: APA)
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