Rome's bus company ATAC has issued one million tickets bearing the image of Pope Francis greeting crowds from the balcony of St Peter's on the day of his election.
The limited edition tickets go on sale on 27 March an...
Construction work on the central section of Rome's Metro C between S. Giovanni and the Colosseum will begin on 15 April, according to the city's mayor Gianni Alemanno.
The seven-year project will cost €792...
The terminus of the Number 8 tram has moved temporarily to Piazza Benedetto Cairoli, about 100m before the original terminus at Largo Arenula, on the corner of Largo di Torre Argentina.
The terminus is an interim meas...
Commuters across Italy will be affected by a nationwide 24-hour public transport strike on Friday 22 March.
The capital's bus, tram, metro and light-railway services Roma-Lido, Termini-Giardinetti and Roma-Viterbo wil...
From 10 March there will be an increased regional train service between Rome and Viterbo from Monday to Friday, particularly during the peak periods from 06.30-09.30 and from 17.00-19.30.
Trenitalia said the move came...
Employees of trains operating in Lazio are holding on strike on Friday 8 March from 09.00-17.00 causing major disruption to commuters in the region.
The strike action has been organised by the Lazio branches of the FI...
Traffic in Rome has been banned within the fascia verde (green belt) on Sunday 10 March from 09.00 to 18.00, as part of regional and national measures to curb air pollution.
The ban includes vehicles with permits to a...
Rome's commuters face a double public transport strike on Tuesday 19 February.
A four-hour strike will affect the city's bus, tram, metro and the Rome-Lido, Termini-Giardinetti and Rome-Viterbo light rail systems from...
An investigation is underway after an Alitalia aeroplane operated by Romania's Carpatair veered off the runway upon landing at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport on the night of Saturday 2 February.
There were 6 people...
The Italian government has cancelled plans to develop Viterbo airport in northern Lazio as the “third airport of Rome”, according to the minister of economic development, infrastructure and transport, Corrado...
A 24-hour public transport strike is scheduled to take place in Rome on Friday 8 February, leading to yet another venerdì nero for the capital's commuters.
Although the capital's public transport is guaranteed...
A number of 24-hour public transport strikes have been scheduled to take place in Rome on Friday 25 January, leading to yet another venerdì nero for the capital's commuters.
The two main strike actions have bee...
An unscheduled protest by employees of the duty free shops at Rome's Fiumicino airport led to some passengers missing their flights as well as delays at check-in, on Tuesday 15 January.
The workers blocked traffic fro...
On 13 January it is one year since the Costa Concordia cruise ship ran aground off the Tuscan island of Giglio. The anniversary is being marked with remembrance services around the world by the relatives of the 32 people...
An unscheduled five-hour strike by baggage handlers at Rome's Fiumicino and Ciampino airports on the afternoon of 18 December resulted in low-cost carrier Ryanair cancelling five flights from Ciampino, grounding hundreds...
Rome's bus company ATAC has got into the Christmas spirit by illuminating one of its electric buses with fairy lights. In recent days the bus has been seen driving around the city's historic centre and already has feat...
The Termini-Giardinetti and Rome-Viterbo urban light-rail lines are closed from 08.30 to 12.30 on Friday 14 December.
The strike has been called by public transport trade unions representing employees of Rome's bus co...
Drivers who join Rome's car sharing scheme for the first time will receive a €30 discount off the annual subscription if they subscribe between 15 December and 4 January 2013.
The announcement was made by the cap...
Fuel stations in Italy will be closed from 19.00 on Tuesday 11 December until 07.00 on Friday 14 December, despite last minute attempts by the government to avert the strike.
Negotiations failed between petrol station...
Free bus lines for shopping streets in the centre, extra buses running, the ZTL traffic-free zone with longer hours and incentives for drivers leaving their cars at Piazzale Partigiani or Gianicolo car-parks: Rome’...
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