It’s been officially announced: a train strike is starting in Italy on 24 May 9pm, it is lasting until 25 May 6pm. Freccia trains by Trenitalia (Freccia Bianca, Freccia Rossa and Freccia Argento) will be circulating as usual.
Milan’s public transport will be affected, and the Malpensa Express line is included. Travelers are strongly advised to check the companies’ official website for the guaranteed services.
Trenitalia
Train connecting the city of Milan to and from other Italian cities will be affected by the strike. You should check this list to see if your train has been canceled: www.trenitalia.com/tcom/Informazioni/Treni-garantiti-in-caso-di-sciopero by clicking on [Programma circolazione di martedì 24 maggio 2016] or [Programma circolazione di mercoledì 25 maggio 2016]. Travelers are advised to carefully check the screens in the stations for up-to-date information.
Trenord and Malpensa Express
Please note that the Malpensa Express line is a Trenord service. The company announced that some of the rides could be substituted by a bus service leaving from the station Cadorna FS (instead of Milano Centrale FS) to the Malpensa one.
On Tuesday 24 May Trenord guarantees trains leaving before 9 pm and reaching their final destination by 10pm. Travelers are advised to carefully check the screens in the stations for up-to-date information.
On Wednesday 25 May Trenord guarantees trains leaving between 6 and 9 am, but only for certain trains. You should check the list available at http://www.trenord.it/it/media-news/avvisi/sciopero-nazionale-24-25-maggio.aspx, by clicking on [SCARICA LA LISTA].
Italo Trains
The list of trains that are circulating as usual is available at http://www.italotreno.it/it/destinazioni-orari#sciopero, by clicking on Consulta la lista>
[Main picture: Photo: a Regionale and a Freccia train, both of Trenitalia. Picture by Mike Knell, 2.0 CC license]
