“Reopened only yesterday, the Naples-Baiano line of the Circumvesuviana in just 2 days is recovering all the inconveniences lost during its months of vacation; circulation interrupted between Scisciano and Baiano due to problems (clearly visible in the photo) on the overhead line. How much did we miss you, darling?”.
It is with their usual irony that the managers of the social page “Circumvesuviana guide to the suppression and unsolved mysteries” comment on the umpteenth disservice that has occurred on the line.
“A convertible train”: with this macabre irony, a traveler commented on the accident on the CircumvesuvianaAn overhead wire failure literally blew the roof off a carriage, leaving passengers stunned and frightened.
Yet, the Eav company had assured that the summer works would improve the service.
But the reality is very different: delays, cancellations and blocked trains are the order of the day. “It's as if they wanted to make us fly,” joked another commuter, tired of a situation that has now become the norm.
“It was a train to be scrapped and they gave it to us”, protested the man, still in shock. A few days after the resumption of service, after the long summer break, the line is once again in collapse. Students, workers and tourists are forced to make horrific journeys, with delays, cancellations and trains that stop in the middle of nowhere.
The latest episode, the blocking of a convoy in Pioppaino, left hundreds of people stranded for hours. “We travel on a line at the limit of safety”, denounce the commuters' committees, asking for urgent interventions to modernise an obsolete system.
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New disaster on the Circumvesuviana: fear and anger among commuters
The episode, which occurred a few days after the resumption of services following the summer break dedicated to maintenance work, raises questions about the real effectiveness of the interventions and the safety of the line.
Despite promised investments and work carried out, the Circumvesuviana continues to be the scene of frequent breakdowns, chronic delays and train cancellations.
“It is unacceptable that commuters are forced to live in this precarious situation”, he reported Enzo Ciniglio, spokesperson for one of the commuters' committees. “We are asking for a serious and long-lasting investment plan to modernise the entire network and guarantee an efficient and safe service”.
The Salvatore Ferraro, another representative of the commuters, stressed the need for immediate intervention: “The trains are old, the infrastructure is obsolete. We can no longer accept that our mobility is put at risk every day.”
Article published on 13 September 2024 - 19:59
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