Transport
Rome electric mini-bus had only been in service for 10 days.
An electric mini-bus belonging to Rome transport company ATAC caught fire while in service in the city centre at around 07.30 on 23 May.
After noticing tha...
Alitalia cancels half its flights on 21 May.
Alitalia has cancelled half of its flights scheduled on Tuesday 21 May due to a 24-hour strike called by some Italian trade unions representing the air transport sector.
A...
Share Now launches two-seater smart fortwo coupès in Rome.
Car sharing company Share Now has launched 65 smart fortwo convertible cars in Rome, raising the number of its Italian fleet to 3,000.
Share Now - an emalgam...
Strikes mean "Black Friday" for commuters in Rome.
Major disruption is expected on Italy's train services between 09.00 and 17.00 on Friday 17 May thanks to a nationwide strike by employees of Trenitalia, Italo and Tren...
No injuries in latest case of Rome bus catching fire while in service.
A bus owned by Rome's public transport company ATAC burst into flames while in service at around 15.30 on Monday 13 May.
There was nobody injured i...
Rome metro stations at Repubblica and Barberini remain closed.
The Spagna station on Rome's Metro A line reopened on the evening of 7 May after Italy's transport ministry gave its escalator system the green light.
Th...
Funicular line in Rome suburbs has been costed at €110 million.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has restated her aim to begin constructing a cable car network in the west of the capital by the end of her administration's term...
ATAC had predicted opening of Spagna metro station in time for Easter in Rome.
The three central metro stations on Rome's Metro A line - Repubblica, Barberini and Spagna - will remain closed for Easter, despite recent r...
Second-hand buses from Tel Aviv are too polluting for Rome's streets.
The 70 second-hand buses leased recently by Rome's public transport company ATAC are sitting in a garage as they do not conform to the European Union...
Three central Rome metro stations are currently closed.
Rome's central train station Termini has closed one of its escalators after smoke was seen coming through the escalator steps leading to the restaurant area Terraz...
Fourth metro would link north and south Rome.
Rome city council is reviewing plans to revive Metro D, Rome's fourth subway, according to the capital's mobility commission.
First announced in 2005, the Metro D plan wa...
Contract revoked over escalator crisis at Rome metro stations.
The Rome metro maintenance firm's contract has been terminated by the city's public transport company ATAC as three of the city's central stations on the A...
Repubblica metro station still closed after escalator accident in October.
Rome's central Barberini metro station has been closed after a step on its escalator gave way at around 10.00 on 21 March, leading to widespread...
Traffic restrictions on Sunday 24 March to battle smog in Rome.
Rome has banned motorists from driving within the fascia verde (green belt) on Sunday 24 March from 07.30 to 12.30, and from 16.30 until 20.30.
The traf...
Driverless electric mini buses could be used in central Rome.
Self-driving electric minibuses could be "the future" for pedestrian areas of central Rome, according to the capital's mobility councillor Enico Stefanò of t...
200 new Rome bus drivers central to ATAC recovery plan.Rome public transport company ATAC has received 3,853 applications for 200 available positions as bus drivers.
The almost 4,000 applicants will be vetted by an exte...
Train travellers in Italy can expect disruption to services on 8 March.
Train services provided by Trenitalia are expected to be disrupted as part of a national general strike from 00.00 until 21.00 on Friday 8 March....
Friday's strikes in Rome involve buses, metro, trams and trains.
Commuters in Rome face a venerdì nero on Friday 8 March with several strikes called by unions representing workers in the public transport sector.
Rome...
Repubblica metro station closed since October after escalator accident.
Repubblica metro station in central Rome is expected to open within the first 10 days of May, according to a report in daily Italian newspaper La R...
ATAC fleet of Rome city buses to be boosted by the summer.
Rome's public transport company ATAC is to hire 200 new bus drivers in June, according to an announcement by the city's mayor Virginia Raggi.
The mayor said...
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