Metro, ATM buses and trams, Trenord and Trenitalia trains, Autoguidovie buses, taxis: on Friday May 26, due to the general strike, practically all means of public transport are in danger. In Milan, road traffic is most likely a red dot due to the use of private cars. The riots, which are national in nature, were proclaimed by the Usb union, as announced on the website of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. The reasons for the protests were multiple: from more general, such as Italy’s involvement in the war in Ukraine, to more specific, such as the reduction of the working day to 32 hours a week, the introduction of the crime of homicide at work, and salary increases. of 300 euros.
The schedules of the ATM vehicles for the strike
In Milan, as confirmed by the Milanese transport company, the service of the surface lines (buses, trolleybuses and trams) and the ATM metro lines will be guaranteed until 8:45 a.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. the participation of the personnel: the last time that USB crossed its arms, on February 17 together with Cobas, 25.35% of the workers were unemployed.
Warranty bands for buses Autoguidovie
As for Autoguidovie, the trips of the lines 201, 220, 222, 230, 328, 423, 431, 433 will be guaranteed from 5:30 to 8:29 and from 15 to 17:59. Likewise, the service of the Como Brunate funicular, managed by ATM, will be guaranteed until 8:30 a.m. and between 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
The Trenord train schedule for Friday, May 26
Trenord trains are also at risk, also due to a local strike. The reason is the adherence to the protest of the Ferrovienord Spa staff, which manages the infrastructure through which the regional trains circulate. The company in Piazzale Cadorna explains it well in a note: from 00:00 to 23:59 on Friday, May 26, 2023, a strike is planned that could be joined by the staff of the infrastructure manager Ferrovienord Spa and that could have repercussions on traffic railway of the following lines:
- Milan Cadorna – Canzo/Asso, Como Lago, Novara North, Varese/Laveno North
- Brescia/Iseo – Edolo
- Suburban lines S2, S3, S4 and, for the section managed by Ferrovienord, also the lines S1 Saronno – Milano Passante – Lodi, S9 Saronno – Seregno – Milano – Albairate and S13 Milano Bovisa – Pavia.
- The connections Milan Cadorna/Milan Central/Milan Porta Garibaldi – Malpensa Airport and S50 Malpensa Airport – Bellinzona.
In addition, along with the local strike, a national rail transport strike is also planned from 9 to 1.59 which will affect all the railway lines in Lombardy. The following guaranteed time slots will be active for the lines that run over the Ferrovienord infrastructure:
• Trains with scheduled departure times between 6-9 and 18-21 will travel and arrive at the end of the journey.
Attention: from 9:00 p.m. in Ferrovienord Spa and lines of mixed management, there may be repercussions until the end of the service.
The following guarantee time slots will be active for the lines that run over the Rfi infrastructure:
• Trains will travel and arrive at the end of the journey with scheduled departure at 9 am and departure at 10 am Service will resume at 6 pm.
For mixed FerrovieNord/Rfi management trains, the estimated departure time from Milano Bovisa and Seregno stations must be considered.
For the Malpensa Express service, in the event of train cancellation, non-stop buses will be enabled:
• between Milan Cadorna and Malpensa airport (from Milan Cadorna exit via Paleocapa, 1);
• between Busto Arsizio FS and Malpensa airport, on line S50.
In the 9-17 time slot, together with the strike that Trenord staff may join, the S50 line trains could be limited to Stabio and replaced by buses on the Stabio-Malpensa section.
Trenitalia train schedule for the strike
As regards Trenitalia trains, as reported on the website, the staff of the FS Italiane Group go on strike from 9 to 17, with the exception of the Emilia-Romagna Region. “There are no changes in circulation for long-distance trains. Regional trains -they write- may undergo changes or cancellations. Union action can cause changes to the service even before it starts and after it ends. More information about the other FS Grupo Italiane web channels, information offices, customer service and ticket offices. A call center is active 800 89 20 21″.
