https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Years of neglect, improper maintenance and even sabotage have left escalators in Rome metro stations in a perilous state, prosecutors say. https://www.thelocal.it/20190913/alarming-state-of-danger-on-rome-metro-escalators Fri, 13 Sep 2019 13:18:35 +0200 alarming-state-of-danger-on-rome-metro-escalators Machines have been placed at three Rome metro stations which allow passengers to “earn” public transport tickets by recycling their old plastic bottles, local authorites have announced. https://www.thelocal.it/20190725/you-can-now-trade-plastic-bottles-for-metro-tickets-in-rome Thu, 25 Jul 2019 19:36:45 +0200 you-can-now-trade-plastic-bottles-for-metro-tickets-in-rome One of Rome's central metro stations is finally open again, 246 days after it was closed due to an accident on one of its escalators that left dozens of passengers injured. https://www.thelocal.it/20190626/rome-repubblica-metro-station-finally-reopens-after-8-months-of-repairs Wed, 26 Jun 2019 13:34:55 +0200 rome-repubblica-metro-station-finally-reopens-after-8-months-of-repairs Rome's main Metro Line A was paralyzed on Thursday after a woman died from falling under a train. https://www.thelocal.it/20190530/rome-metro-woman-killed-under-train Thu, 30 May 2019 16:04:59 +0200 rome-metro-woman-killed-under-train Italy's second city, Milan, is raising the price of its public transport from €1.50 to €2 a ride. https://www.thelocal.it/20190411/from-july-it-will-be-more-expensive-to-take-the-metro-in-milan-than-in-rome Thu, 11 Apr 2019 15:56:59 +0200 from-july-it-will-be-more-expensive-to-take-the-metro-in-milan-than-in-rome More than 20 people, mainly Russian football fans, were injured on Tuesday when an escalator in a metro station in central Rome collapsed, firefighters said. https://www.thelocal.it/20181024/rome-escalator-collapse Wed, 24 Oct 2018 10:53:39 +0200 rome-escalator-collapse Reports of an explosion at Rome's Policlinico metro station triggered panic during Friday morning rush hour, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of passengers before the noise was determined to be an electrical fault. https://www.thelocal.it/20180608/false-bomb-alert-rome-metro-policlinico Fri, 08 Jun 2018 11:57:58 +0200 false-bomb-alert-rome-metro-policlinico Police in Rome have arrested a man on suspicion of pushing a woman in front of an oncoming train at a metro station on Friday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.it/20180129/man-arrested-pushing-woman-rome-metro-tracks Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:52:35 +0100 man-arrested-pushing-woman-rome-metro-tracks Police in Rome are investigating whether a woman seriously injured by an underground train on Friday could have been pushed onto the tracks. https://www.thelocal.it/20180126/woman-hit-by-rome-metro-train-pushed Fri, 26 Jan 2018 18:52:19 +0100 woman-hit-by-rome-metro-train-pushed Moving to Rome with kids and not sure which area offers the best daycare options? Or hunting for a preschool that's close to your office? A new Metro map aims to help parents in Rome by showing which daycare centres are closest to each Metro stop. https://www.thelocal.it/20170315/this-rome-metro-map-shows-you-your-nearest-daycare-nursery-preschool Wed, 15 Mar 2017 12:48:36 +0100 this-rome-metro-map-shows-you-your-nearest-daycare-nursery-preschool A row over the future of Rome's metro is threatening to delay urgent work to stabilize the Colosseum, adding to fears for the ancient amphitheatre after Italy's recent earthquakes caused troubling cracks in its exterior walls. https://www.thelocal.it/20161110/rome-metro-row-raises-new-fears-for-colosseum Thu, 10 Nov 2016 09:21:12 +0100 rome-metro-row-raises-new-fears-for-colosseum Rome authorities are set to build the world's first 'archaeological underground station' around an ancient Roman barracks which came to light during works to build a new underground station. https://www.thelocal.it/20160517/rome-mulls-metro-museum-after-new-line-works-unearth-ruin Tue, 17 May 2016 14:11:48 +0200 rome-mulls-metro-museum-after-new-line-works-unearth-ruin Rome’s bus and metro services were disrupted on Thursday morning thanks strike action, but the four-hour break wasn’t enough for many transport workers. https://www.thelocal.it/20160421/rome-transport-staff-pull-mass-sickie-after-strike Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:20:12 +0200 rome-transport-staff-pull-mass-sickie-after-strike A man carrying what turned out to be a plastic gun sparked an evacuation at Rome's main train station late on Monday after railway police received an alert that an armed man was on the city's transport network. https://www.thelocal.it/20160126/man-with-fake-gun-sparks-rome-metro-panic Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:14:08 +0100 man-with-fake-gun-sparks-rome-metro-panic The northern Italian cities of Milan and Turin are letting people use public transport free of charge in an effort to combat dangerously high levels of airborne pollution. https://www.thelocal.it/20151209/italy-cities-make-public-transport-free-to-fight-smog Wed, 09 Dec 2015 13:51:34 +0100 italy-cities-make-public-transport-free-to-fight-smog Contractors working on Rome's third metro line have suspended work over missing payments from the capital's authorities totalling over €200 million. https://www.thelocal.it/20151204/cash-trapped-rome-halts-metro-work Fri, 04 Dec 2015 16:57:13 +0100 cash-trapped-rome-halts-metro-work A 30-year-old woman sparked panic on Milan's Metro when she stared walking along the track - simply because she wanted to see "the ancient underground city". https://www.thelocal.it/20151119/woman-arrested-for-walking-on-train-tracks Thu, 19 Nov 2015 13:13:23 +0100 woman-arrested-for-walking-on-train-tracks Rome's metro was plunged into chaos on Monday after a battery compartment smashed into the roof of a tunnel – causing a chunk to break off and shower a train with rubble. https://www.thelocal.it/20150928/ceiling-collapse-sparks-rome-metro-chaos Mon, 28 Sep 2015 19:03:58 +0200 ceiling-collapse-sparks-rome-metro-chaos Passengers on Rome's metro experienced a terrifying journey on Wednesday morning when a crowded train drove between two stops with the doors wide open. https://www.thelocal.it/20150724/rome-metro-runs-with-doors-open Fri, 24 Jul 2015 11:50:55 +0200 rome-metro-runs-with-doors-open UPDATED: Three people have been detained for manslaughter after a five-year-old boy died on Thursday when he fell into the lift shaft at a metro stop in Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20150710/boy-5-killed-after-falling-into-rome-metro-lift-shaft Fri, 10 Jul 2015 10:32:49 +0200 boy-5-killed-after-falling-into-rome-metro-lift-shaft