Deadline extension from Italy – trains between Brig and Domodossola are not canceled after all – News




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  • Normal train services between Brig and the Italian city of Domodossola may resume in the next few days.
  • Italy has extended the implementation deadline for the required new fire protection measures for railway tunnels by another year.
  • It was initially announced on Friday that 38 train connections would be discontinued. That is now obsolete.

A corresponding permit from the Italian Ministry for Rail Safety arrived at the SBB on Sunday afternoon, as an SBB spokeswoman explained at the request of the Keystone-SDA news agency. The deadline for implementing the fire protection measures required by the Italian authorities has been extended until December 31, 2024.

Regular operation only after a few days

However, the trains between Upper Valais and Domodossola will not run normally again from January 1st, said the SBB spokeswoman. It takes a certain amount of lead time. However, we will try to fully resume operations as quickly as possible. This is likely to be the case over the next week.

Legend:

The 38 weekly intercity and interregio train connections from Brig to Domodossola can still be operated. The necessary approval is now available.

Keystone/JEAN CHRISTOPHE BOTT

On Sunday evening, “Blick” initially quoted a statement from the Italian embassy in Bern, according to which “the fire safety regulations issued by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, which provide for approval for trains traveling through railway tunnels, including the Simplon Tunnel, will be in force on January 1st. “Come into force in January 2025”.


SRF 4 News, December 29, 2023, 11:00 a.m.;


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