On January 1, it was reported that the Italian authorities had extended by one year the deadline for implementing new fire protection measures required for railway tunnels.
Keystone / Peter Schneider
A normal train service can resume between Brig in southwestern Switzerland and Domodossola in Italy. This follows a decision by the Italian authorities to extend by one year a deadline for implementing new fire protection measures for railway tunnels.
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Suiza e Italia resuelven el problema de los trenes
It had been reported on December 29 that certain train services between Switzerland and Italy would be cancelled due to a missing fire protection authorisation from the Italian authorities.
But on January 1 the Keystone-SDA news agency reported that the Italian authorities had extended by one year the deadline for implementing new fire protection measures required for railway tunnels.
A corresponding authorisation from the Italian Ministry of Rail Safety reached Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF) on December 31, an SBB/CFF spokesperson told the news agency. The deadline for implementing the fire protection measures required by the Italian authorities has been extended until December 31, 2024.
The train service between canton Valais and Domodossola is not yet 100% operational, the spokesperson said. Some delay is necessary, but the full service will be restored as quickly as possible, probably within the next seven days.
On Friday, SBB/CFF announced that 38 out of 316 weekly Intercity and Interregio train connections between Domodossola and Brig were to be temporarily cancelled from January 1, 2024, due to the lack of authorisation from Italy.
Until now, the trains concerned – Domino and VU IV – were exempt from this directive.
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