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What to expect from Italy’s transport strike on Friday

Passengers in cities around Italy may face cancellations or delays on Friday, April 26th, as local public transport services are set to be affected by a nationwide strike.

Published: 24 April 2024 13:13 CEST
Updated: 26 April 2024 08:54 CEST
Rome, empty bus station
A deserted bus station during a national transport strike in Rome. Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP

A strike is set to cause travel disruption in Italy on Friday, as staff of local public transport services across the country have announced a four-hour walkout.

The walkout is timed to coincide with Italy’s Liberation Day long weekend, starting on Thursday, when many Italians will be travelling to see friends and family.

The Confail Faisa transport workers’ union is calling for fair pay, improved health and safety conditions, better hours, and improved work-life balance, among other things.

READ ALSO: The transport strikes that will hit travel in Italy in May 2024

The strike is planned to take place in different four-hour windows in different cities across Italy. Here’s what to expect:

Rome

Staff of Rome’s public transport operator ATAC have announced a walkout from 8.30am to 12.30pm. Metro, bus and tram services are all set to be affected.

Journeys scheduled to start before 8.29am are guaranteed to go ahead as planned.

ATAC writes that the last two strikes organised by Confail Faisa had a 20 to 40 percent participation rate among drivers of buses and trams, and a five to 16 percent rate among subway drivers.

Milan

Staff of Milan’s public transport company ATM plan to strike from 8.45am to 12.45pm.

Naples

Naples transport provider ANM has announced that staff intend to strike from 11am to 3pm.

Last departures on trams and buses are around 30 min before the start and services are around 30 min after its end, according to the company.

The last guaranteed departure on the funicular will be at 10.50am and service should resume at 3.20pm. 

On Metro Line 1, the last guaranteed service from Piscinola is scheduled for 10.20 am and from Garibaldi at 10.20am, while the first afternoon run will be from Piscinola at 3.50pm and from Garibaldi at 4.30pm.

Bologna and Ferrara

Staff of Emilia Romagna’s public transport operator Tper are set to strike from 11.30am to 3.30pm.

The Marconi Express monorail connecting Bologna’s Guglielmo Marconi Airport with the city’s central rail station will also be affected.

Follow the latest updates in The Local’s strike news section.

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How is Italy’s public transport affected by strikes on Monday?

Passengers in cities around Italy faced potential cancellations or delays on Monday, May 6th, as a nationwide strike hit local public transport services.

Published: 6 May 2024 10:19 CEST
How is Italy's public transport affected by strikes on Monday?

A strike was set to cause travel disruption in cities across Italy on Monday, as staff of local public transport operators across the country announced a 24-hour walkout.

The USB workers union in a statement said it was protesting job precarity and overlong shifts and calling for higher wages and better contracts. Unions CUB Trasporti, SGB, Cobas Lavoro Privato, Adl Cobas and Al-Cobas have also joined the strike.

The walkout was planned to take place in different windows in cities around the country. Here’s what to expect:

Rome

Rome’s public transport operator ATAC announced that services will only be guaranteed from the start of service until 8.29am and from 5pm until 8pm. Metro, bus and tram services were all set to be affected.

READ ALSO: The transport strikes that will hit travel in Italy in May 2024

On the night of May 6th to May 7th, night buses (those with ‘n’ before the number) are guaranteed, but daytime lines that have trips scheduled beyond midnight are not.

Milan

Staff of Milan’s public transport company ATM planned to strike from 8.45am to 3pm and after 6pm.

The strike was expected to affect services on the Como-Brunate funicular from 8.30am to 4.30pm and after 7.30pm.

Florence

In Florence and throughout the entire region of Tuscany, passengers using Autolinee Toscane’s public transport services faced disruption from 8.15am to 12.30pm and 2.30pm until end of service.

Rome, empty bus station

A deserted bus station during a national transport strike in Rome. Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP

Naples

Naples transport provider ANM announced that staff intend to strike from 3am on May 6th to 3am on May 7th.

Tram, bus and trolley services have been guaranteed from 5.30am until 8.30am and 5pm until 8pm; passengers should expect disruption any time outside these windows.

The last guaranteed departure on the funicular is at 9.20am and service should resume between 5pm and 7.50pm.

On Metro Line 1, the last guaranteed service from Piscinola was scheduled for 9.12am and from Garibaldi at 9.07am. Guaranteed afternoon slots are 5pm until 7.33pm from Piscinola and 5.40pm until 7.28pm from Garibaldi.

Venice

Venice’s public transport operators ACM/ACTV said the strike could affect water-based and surface line services; the provider has updated its website with a list of all the services guaranteed to go ahead on May 6th.

Bologna and Ferrara

Staff of Emilia Romagna’s public transport operator Tper were set to strike from 8.30am to 4.30pm and 7.30pm to end of service.

Services on Marconi Express monorail connecting Bologna’s Guglielmo Marconi Airport with the city’s central rail station face disruption throughout the day.

Genoa

Genoa’s public transport provider reports that staff were expected to strike for the 24 hours outside the guaranteed slots of 6am to 9am and 5.30pm to 8.30pm.

Other regions and cities

USB listed on its website (in Italian) the times that the strike was expected to affect transport services in other towns and regions across the country, including Turin, Bolzano, Trento, Trieste, Marche, Umbria, Campania, Puglia, Calabria and Sicily.

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