Update: 11.06.2026
Additional rail closures and route restrictions have been scheduled across northern Italy, extending the impact of ongoing infrastructure works on key freight corridors.
Between July and mid‑September, several lines linked to Genoa, Milan and inland terminals will face intermittent closures, diversions and capacity limits.
Planned works include a full shutdown of the Mignanego route into Genoa from 18 July to 17 August, with trains rerouted via Ovada and Busalla, and a total interruption between Verona and Vicenza from 2 to 16 August.
Further disruption is expected from 10 to 18 August, when high‑speed passenger traffic will be shifted onto cargo lines at Piacenza, reducing freight capacity.
Additional constraints include the closure of the Ovada route from 17 August to 14 September and works affecting the Dinazzano junction, with suspension of services to Emilia Spinelli terminals in weeks 34 and 35.
These developments add to earlier measures tied to maintenance on the Po River bridge, where phased works from June to September have already reduced capacity and introduced a full suspension between Pavia and Voghera from 20 July to 28 August.
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Original article: 01.06.2026
Italy faces new traffic adjustments on the Milan–Genoa line as the RTF, the national rail infrastructure manager, schedules maintenance on the bridge over the Po River between San Martino Cava Manara and Bressana Bottarone, running from 3 June to 30 September 2026.
The works focus on reinforcement and structural upgrades to align the bridge with current road and rail load requirements.
The intervention also supports a project to increase line speeds to 180 km/h, aimed at improving connection performance.
Regional and long-distance rail services will be affected across multiple phases during the programme period. Each stage introduces operational changes along the corridor between Pavia and Voghera.
From 3 June to 19 July, one track will be unavailable between Voghera and Pavia, leading to adjustments in services and revised connections.
Between 20 July and 28 August, rail traffic will be suspended entirely on both tracks between Pavia and Voghera. During this period, the commercial offer will be rescheduled.
From 29 August to 30 September, one track closure between Voghera and Pavia will again require a remodulation of connections as works continue.
These phased disruptions form part of the broader maintenance plan to upgrade the infrastructure along the Milan–Genoa route.
