An alleged malfunction of the Milan
railway network's overhead line on Saturday morning paralyzed
traffic at Milan's Central Station with delays of up to 170
minutes and the cancellation of trains.
The incident had major national repercussions with the temporary
suspension of services connecting Milan to Genoa, Venice and
Bologna.
Rail operator Trenitalia said the suspension started Saturday
morning at 7:50 am and that "technical inspections" were
underway" over a possible power fault.
Delays of up to 140 minutes were also registered at Rome's
Termini Station due to the fault in Milan which the technicians
of Italian rail agency Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) initially
attributed to a "malfunction of the electrical line".
Later in the morning, Polfer railway police said they were
investigating whether the unspecified damage to the aerial line
at Milan's central station had been caused by "a train that
departed, this morning, from Milan, shortly after 7 am".
As of early on Saturday, 12 trains were waiting to depart from
Milan's central station, 15 had been delayed by up to 170
minutes and four cancelled.
Rail operator Trenitalia advised passengers to "avoid or limit"
train travel unless strictly necessary and to postponed
departures, if possible.
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