Salvini fears political motives behind latest rail chaos

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Salvini fears political motives behind latest rail chaos

New management team for rail company FS on Monday says transport minister

ROME,

09 July 2026, 12:34

ANSA English Desk

- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Deputy Premier and Transport and

Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini suggested political

motives could be behind the suspension of train services in

Calabria early on Thursday, the latest in a long series of major

disruptions to have hit Italy's rail network.

Services had to be halted because cables were cut at several

points on rail lines in the southern region in apparent acts of

sabotage.

"This morning I woke up to a call from the CEO of (railway

infrastructure operator) RFI alerting me about cut cables on the

railway line in Calabria, which brought traffic to a

standstill," League leader Salvini told a press conference.

"To date a quarter of the (rail service) disruptions have been

caused by damage or malicious acts at a time when we have more

(rail network) construction sites open than ever before in

history.

"Then we have terrorism, copper thieves, and people who cut

cables.

"I hope that there are no political motives behind these acts,

because it is the passengers who end up paying the price".

Anarchist groups claimed responsibility for several of the acts

of sabotage that hit the rail network earlier this year in the

period of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and

Paralympics.

This week, on the other hand, high-speed services have been

affected by planned infrastructure work in the Florence area.

Salvini also announced Thursday that rail company Ferrovie dello

Stato (FS) is set to have a new management team on Monday after

CEO Stefano Donnarumma announced last month he was stepping

down.

The centre-left opposition said it should be Salvini and not

Donnarumma quitting after years of allegedly bad service.

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