Florence Rail Traffic to Suspend for Bridge Works

Rail services in Florence face a scheduled suspension on January 24 and 25 for infrastructure upgrades following a recent electrical cable failure on the Pescara-Bari line.Rete Ferroviaria Italiana will replace the Ponte al Pino overpass and renew track switches at Santa Maria Novella station, impacting regional and high-speed connections.The planned works come shortly after passenger Gabriele Motta described a violent impact when falling power lines struck a Frecciarossa train traveling at high speed.