Transport
Fast-track access with Tap&Go contactless payment on Rome metro.
Rome's public transport company ATAC has introduced fast-track payment turnstiles for the city’s metro and train network, allowing passengers to pay u...
Local passengers carry South American wheelchair user down steps to Rome metro station.
A 50-year-old wheelchair user from South America was carried down the steps to Cipro metro station after realising that the lift an...
Rome commuters recycle more than 350,000 plastic bottles since July.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has blasted the "incivili" who vandalised one of the city's three recycling machines which exchange plastic bottles for bus...
More than 100 people have lost their lives on Rome's roads this year.There were 143 deaths recorded in traffic accidents on Rome's roads in 2018, according to figures released by the Associazione Sostenitori Amici Polizi...
Hundreds of passengers on Rome metro forced to walk through tunnel to Colosseum.
The morning of Friday 13 September has been a "venerdì nero" for commuters on Rome's underground network.
First, passengers at the city...
15-km circular stretch of Rome streets will be reserved for pedestrians and cyclists.
A 15-km "ring road" of Roman streets, known as Via Libera, will be closed to traffic and dedicated to pedestrians and cyclists on Sun...
Rome's cable car project needs approval from new transport minister.
Funding for a cable car project in the western suburbs of Rome has reportedly been approved by Italy's transport ministry, according to Italian newspa...
No train service between Tuscolana and Ostiense on 7-8 September.There will be no trains to Rome's Fiumicino airport, also known as Leonardo da Vinci airport, over the weekend of 7-8 September.The closure is due to maint...
Rome bus ticket inspector arrested for soliciting bribes from tourists.
A ticket inspector from Rome's public transport company ATAC has been arrested for soliciting and receiving cash bribes from ticket-less tourists o...
Colli Albani metro station closed due to floods in Rome.
A violent thunderstorm caused havoc for Rome's commuters during rush-hour on the evening of Monday 2 September.
The torrential rain flooded the Colli Albano me...
Rome ranked among longest waiting time for bus in Moovit survey.
The average waiting time for a bus in Rome is 20 minutes, putting the city on a par with Colombian capital Bogotà, according to public transport app Moovi...
Bikes to be fitted with GPS to avoid theft and vandalism says Rome mayor.Rome's mayor Virginia Raggi has called for expressions of interest in launching a new bike sharing service for the capital, with pedal assisted bic...
Metro A returns to normal as Metro B prepares to close early for three months.Rome's Metro A line, with the exception of Barberini station, resumed full service at 05.30 on 26 August following a summer of partial closure...
Rome undertakes work to connect Metro B to Metro C at Colosseum.
Construction works to connect Rome's Metro C with the Metro B station at the Colosseum will result in the Laurentina-Castro Pretorio section of the city's...
Rome mayor pledges zero tolerance for those who steal public assets.
19 employees of Rome's municipal public transport company ATAC have been fired in the last year for "behaviour that conflicts with the company's inter...
ATAC records 35 per cent increase in fines compared to July 2018.
Rome's public transport company ATAC issued more than 17,000 fines to fare-dodgers during the month of July, according to Italian news agency ANSA.
AT...
Air travel strike by Alitalia reduced and postponed until 6 September.
A 24-hour strike by Alitalia pilots and flight attendants, scheduled originally for Friday 26 July, has been postponed until Friday 6 September, acc...
Rome mayor hails historic demolition after 20 years of delays.
Works to demolish the Tangenziale Est overpass in the Tiburtina area of Rome will begin on 5 August according to the city's mayor Virginia Raggi.
Announc...
Rome becomes first Italian city to combat plastic pollution with ecobonus on transport system.
Commuters in Rome who recycle plastic bottles at metro stations can accumulate credits for the purchase of bus and metro tic...
Train delays caused by "malicious" fire at station near Florence.
Highspeed and regional train services between Rome and Florence face delays of up to three hours after an electrical switchboard outside Florence was des...
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