{"id":130830,"date":"2024-09-20T19:32:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T09:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=56333"},"modified":"2024-09-20T19:32:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T09:32:19","slug":"politicians-in-milan-want-to-reduce-the-number-of-freight-trains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=130830","title":{"rendered":"Politicians in Milan want to reduce the number of freight trains"},"content":{"rendered":"

Milan is one of the busiest cities in Europe when it comes to train traffic, and finding the right balance between freight and passenger convoys remains an issue. Local politicians are now asking to reduce the number of freight trains running in Milan during peak passenger traffic hours.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The regional assessor for transport, Franco Lucente, wants to sit at a table with all stakeholders involved, including the Italian railway holding Ferrovie dello Stato and the Ministry of Transport to try and find new solutions. \u201cI think it is incumbent on us to check whether there should be an additional restriction on the movement of freight trains at certain times, I’m thinking in the morning and evening\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n