Train Derailment Causes Traffic Interruption in Florence Castello Station

AGI – It is announced a complicated day for those traveling by train today due to the derailment of the carriage of a freight train in the Firenze Castello station, a station in the northern area of ​​the city. There traffic is interrupted between Firenze Castello and Bologna. The infrastructure, explains Fs, was damaged following the event which it has not caused any consequences on people.

The high-speed services on the Milan-Rome and Venice-Rome lines and on the Florence-Prato-Viareggio regional line are involved in the interruption. In the north direction some high speed connections are guaranteed up to Florence and in the south direction up to Bologna. The Rfi technicians are at work but it will take several hours before traffic returns to normal, which will remain complex for the next few hours with the partial and total cancellation of trips high-speed and regional. Inconveniences for users are recorded in various railway stations.

Delays and cancellations on the North-South axis

It will take several hours before a return to normality of the North-South railway traffic. There are also delays and cancellations of high-speed services on the Florence-Prato-Viareggio regional line. Inconveniences for users are recorded in various railway stations.

In Florence Smn replacement buses for commuters

At the Florence Santa Maria Novella station for the regional travelers of Tuscany the Railways have made available the replacement buses following the blockade of traffic. In support of Ferrovie, Autolinee Toscane has also intensified the bus service of the line between Prato and Florence. Upon request and in agreement with Trenitalia and the Tuscany Region, Autolinee Toscane took action and from 9 5 new rides departing from Prato stationintensifying the service of the Prato-Florence line.

These are additional rides to the existing line. They will take the shortest route, passing through Prato Est, the A1 motorway, Via Baracca and ending in Vittorio Veneto. On this occasion, travelers will be able to use the additional bus service also with the ticket or train pass.
The service has also been intensified Extra-urban Florencewith some lines strengthened in the direction of Prato, and the Montecatini – Florence line, which guaranteed some additional trips this morning.

Electricity poles knocked down

The accident caused the demolition of some elements of the railway infrastructure, including some poles and trellises that support the cables that supply the electricity to the trains. Also in the Florentine area a few days ago there was a rear-end collision between freight trains with two slightly injured drivers, the drivers.

The convoy was carrying no harmful products

The train belongs to a private company which was carrying some containers with a load of fruit, mineral stones and soaps, no non-hazardous products. Before restoring the railway line, a crane will have to lift the derailed convoy, i.e. gone off the tracks, for reasons that will have to be ascertained.

Broken down Intercity with hundreds of passengers

The Milan-Salerno Intercity train, which remained stationary for hours with hundreds of passengers on board following a power failure, restarted a few minutes ago. According to reports, the Intercity, which had to stop in the small Zambra station, near Sesto Fiorentino and was not involved in the accident,