Starting off the new year with bad news (sorry!): a strike.
27 Jan 2017, 9AM-5PM, Malpensa Express.
The Malpensa Express (the "trenino" between Milan and the Malpensa airport) is going to be unavailable, or available in fits and starts, between 9AM and 5PM on the 27th of January.
The first Malpensa express trains from the Cadorna station begin running at just before 6:30 AM, for example, so if you need to get to the airport, you'd better get organized early.
Here's the web site in English for more train, ticket counter and station times.
Best of luck!
Showing posts with label Public Transportation-trains. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Public Transportation-trains. Show all posts
Monday, January 23, 2017
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Alas, another train strike: from 9 PM today, 23 June, for 24 hours
There is lots of great stuff happening in Milan...it's just that I'm hoppin' with work, so only have time to pass you bad news ... yet another national and local TRAIN strike. If you're not taking a train, you're good to go.
If you are taking a train, you'll be pretty much stuck from 9 PM, today, until one minute before 9 P.M., tomorrow. If you're in a rush, ask about the "pullman," the city-to-city busses. In fact, they sometimes are more convenient than the trains (from Milan to Siena, for example).
If that's all that's worrying you, you can skip the rest of this message...and I wish you good travelling.
If you want to stay updated about potential strikes of all kinds in Italy, ... ...More...
...and if you can read a bit of Italian, go to the official Ministry of Infrastructure "strikes" page by clicking here.
Even if you can't read Italian, here are a few hints and words that will help you.
First of all, when writing the date, Italians put the DAY before the MONTH: 23-06-2016. (It's easy to spot when the day number is higher than 12, but remember it when we're in the first couple of weeks of the month.) The web page has the STARTING date in the far left hand column. The END date is in the second to the left column.
Second, you'll need to look at the "sector" (settore) in the fourth from the left column. SECTORS: general (generale), plane (aereo), busses/trams/metro (trasporto pubblico locale), trains (ferroviario), boats (marittimo), cargo (trasporto merci), helicopters (elicotteri), taxi (taxi), roads--probably for the toll ones (circolazione e sicurezza stradale), cross-sector (intersettoriale) and finally Ncc (apparently: noleggio con conducente = car rental with a driver).
Third, you'll need to look at the "category" (categoria) in the middle column, as this is where you'll be able to see, for example, if the place YOU are interested in is involved (for example, if you scan the column entries, you'll see city and / or region names).
Fourth, the "modality" (modalità ) column fourth from the right is where you'll see the times. Italy regulates itself on the 24-hour clock. (13:00 is 1 P.M., 14:00 is 2 P.M., etc. Once you get used to it, it's great.)
Finally, the "relevance" (rilevanza) column third from the right is where you'll see whether it's national (nazionale) or local (locale).
Unless you're versed in which union (sindacato) covers which field, that info in the third column from the left won't be helpful.
If you get brave, you can click on the two blue filter buttons in the upper left, and try to sort the news out by relevance (rilevanza) or sector (settore).
At the time of this writing, the RSS feed link wasn't working. (I've dropped them a line...although a lot of good that will probably do....).
Hope this is helpful! Bookmark it, so you have the info at hand for the next time...gotta run! Bye!
If you are taking a train, you'll be pretty much stuck from 9 PM, today, until one minute before 9 P.M., tomorrow. If you're in a rush, ask about the "pullman," the city-to-city busses. In fact, they sometimes are more convenient than the trains (from Milan to Siena, for example).
If that's all that's worrying you, you can skip the rest of this message...and I wish you good travelling.
If you want to stay updated about potential strikes of all kinds in Italy, ... ...More...
...and if you can read a bit of Italian, go to the official Ministry of Infrastructure "strikes" page by clicking here.
Even if you can't read Italian, here are a few hints and words that will help you.
First of all, when writing the date, Italians put the DAY before the MONTH: 23-06-2016. (It's easy to spot when the day number is higher than 12, but remember it when we're in the first couple of weeks of the month.) The web page has the STARTING date in the far left hand column. The END date is in the second to the left column.
Second, you'll need to look at the "sector" (settore) in the fourth from the left column. SECTORS: general (generale), plane (aereo), busses/trams/metro (trasporto pubblico locale), trains (ferroviario), boats (marittimo), cargo (trasporto merci), helicopters (elicotteri), taxi (taxi), roads--probably for the toll ones (circolazione e sicurezza stradale), cross-sector (intersettoriale) and finally Ncc (apparently: noleggio con conducente = car rental with a driver).
Third, you'll need to look at the "category" (categoria) in the middle column, as this is where you'll be able to see, for example, if the place YOU are interested in is involved (for example, if you scan the column entries, you'll see city and / or region names).
Fourth, the "modality" (modalità ) column fourth from the right is where you'll see the times. Italy regulates itself on the 24-hour clock. (13:00 is 1 P.M., 14:00 is 2 P.M., etc. Once you get used to it, it's great.)
Finally, the "relevance" (rilevanza) column third from the right is where you'll see whether it's national (nazionale) or local (locale).
Unless you're versed in which union (sindacato) covers which field, that info in the third column from the left won't be helpful.
If you get brave, you can click on the two blue filter buttons in the upper left, and try to sort the news out by relevance (rilevanza) or sector (settore).
At the time of this writing, the RSS feed link wasn't working. (I've dropped them a line...although a lot of good that will probably do....).
Hope this is helpful! Bookmark it, so you have the info at hand for the next time...gotta run! Bye!
Thursday, November 26, 2015
National train strike from 6 PM today (26 Nov) to 6 PM tomorrow (27 Nov)
Good luck, even with the Malpensa Express special train...More......
...between Cadorna in Milan and the Malpensa international airport.
Tomorrow, there also will be some local public transportation strikes, but the official Italian Ministry of Transportation web site says nothing about Milan.
At least the workers waited to strike until after Expo...let's hope it gets cleared up before the Christmas season.
So, what to do if you need to get to Malpensa?
You'll have to find a helpful friend, or take a taxi.
Be sure to always take only official taxis because these are covered by insurance and have to adhere to equipment and comportment standards, among which is the clear posting of the costs between Milan and the two airports. Last time I noticed, the costs between Milan and Malpensa were around a flat Euro 120.00. (Yes, that's one hundred and twenty Euros.)
Can hardly say my usual "enjoy!," can I?
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Springtime strikes in May
Strikes are not on my "happy news" list, but...More......
...better a word to the wise.
03 MAY
10 A.M. to 2 P.M., national strike of airline stewards and stewardesses involving the airlines Blue Panorama
14 MAY
24 hours, national strike involving Alitalia and the two Milanese airports, Malpensa and Linate
10 A.M. to 2 P.M., national strike involving EasyJet stewards and stewardesses
27 MAY
24 hours, strike involving the two Milanese airports, Malpensa and Linate
01-02 JUNE
24 hours, from 9 P.M. on the 1st of June 'til 9 P.M. on the 2nd of June, national train service (FS / Trenitalia)
Can hardly say "Enjoy!," can I?
...better a word to the wise.
03 MAY
10 A.M. to 2 P.M., national strike of airline stewards and stewardesses involving the airlines Blue Panorama
14 MAY
24 hours, national strike involving Alitalia and the two Milanese airports, Malpensa and Linate
10 A.M. to 2 P.M., national strike involving EasyJet stewards and stewardesses
27 MAY
24 hours, strike involving the two Milanese airports, Malpensa and Linate
01-02 JUNE
24 hours, from 9 P.M. on the 1st of June 'til 9 P.M. on the 2nd of June, national train service (FS / Trenitalia)
Can hardly say "Enjoy!," can I?
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Wow! Italy has a new (private) train service: .italo
Today, a new (private and fast) train service five years in the making fired up the first trains: ".italo"...yeah!
With only a handful of stops (for now), but touted as cheaper than the national train service "Trenitalia," it--like some low-cost plane services--uses the more peripheral stations...More...
In Rome, it arrives and departs from Tibertina, while in Milan you can catch it at the Rogoredo station (easily reached with the yellow line of the subway) and at the Porta Garibaldi station (for the moment, easily reached with a few bus lines, but in the next few years, it will be on the new blue subway line).
Other cities? Turin, Bologna, Florence, Naples and Salerno. All of the stations may not yet be active.
Got any more good news?
Yes!
It has pages in English! http://www.italotreno.it/EN/DISCOVER-ITALO/Pages/overview.aspx
So, what's the service like? The wagons looked modern and comfortable, but you'll have to wait 'til I take it for the scoop on plugs and WiFi and...let's face it...clean bathrooms.
In the meantime...enjoy!
P.S., Google and Blogger have changed things, again, and--at least for the moment--it's not possible to preview the entire message before sending...so here's crossing my fingers that all goes well!
With only a handful of stops (for now), but touted as cheaper than the national train service "Trenitalia," it--like some low-cost plane services--uses the more peripheral stations...More...
In Rome, it arrives and departs from Tibertina, while in Milan you can catch it at the Rogoredo station (easily reached with the yellow line of the subway) and at the Porta Garibaldi station (for the moment, easily reached with a few bus lines, but in the next few years, it will be on the new blue subway line).
Other cities? Turin, Bologna, Florence, Naples and Salerno. All of the stations may not yet be active.
Got any more good news?
Yes!
It has pages in English! http://www.italotreno.it/EN/DISCOVER-ITALO/Pages/overview.aspx
So, what's the service like? The wagons looked modern and comfortable, but you'll have to wait 'til I take it for the scoop on plugs and WiFi and...let's face it...clean bathrooms.
In the meantime...enjoy!
P.S., Google and Blogger have changed things, again, and--at least for the moment--it's not possible to preview the entire message before sending...so here's crossing my fingers that all goes well!
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Nation-wide strike of local train services, tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 17
The Italians fear Friday the 17th as we do Friday the 13th.
And there's going to be more public transportation strikes, tomorrow. Is it a coincidence? Maybe and maybe not.
They will last part of the day, and vary in times from area to area.
Here's what the official national train company, Trenitalia, has to say about service during strikes (it's in English, yeah!): http://www.trenitalia.com/cms/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=4e0f331438dea110VgnVCM1000003f16f90aRCRD.
In case you read Italian, here's the page (only in Italian, booooo!) on the Trenord local train service for northern Lombardy about their guaranteed trains during strikes: http://www.trenord.it/it/assistenza-e-diritti/treni-in-caso-di-sciopero.aspx. Wanna try your luck on getting an English-speaking operator? Their toll-free help line is: 800.500.005.
And there's going to be more public transportation strikes, tomorrow. Is it a coincidence? Maybe and maybe not.
They will last part of the day, and vary in times from area to area.
Here's what the official national train company, Trenitalia, has to say about service during strikes (it's in English, yeah!): http://www.trenitalia.com/cms/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=4e0f331438dea110VgnVCM1000003f16f90aRCRD.
In case you read Italian, here's the page (only in Italian, booooo!) on the Trenord local train service for northern Lombardy about their guaranteed trains during strikes: http://www.trenord.it/it/assistenza-e-diritti/treni-in-caso-di-sciopero.aspx. Wanna try your luck on getting an English-speaking operator? Their toll-free help line is: 800.500.005.
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