Italy, Rome. The train left almost an hour early so as not to be late. Dozens of passengers did not board

As described by the Italian media, on November 8, at the Termini station in Rome, passengers were waiting for a train to Genoa. When the departure time came, they learned that their train, the Frecciargento (Silver Arrow) of the national railways, had left 50 minutes early in order to arrive on time due to works being carried out on the route.

“There was no other option for the train to arrive on time” – this was the explanation given to ticket holders.

The railway management explained that the message about the time change had been sent. However, it turned out that not to everyone. Dozens of people did not leave.

This case sparked a discussion in Italywhere recent reports have repeatedly reported high-speed train delays of up to several hours and connections being canceled due to both strikes and breakdowns.

Railway protests have been organized regularly since November 5. They are a reaction to the stabbing of a train conductor in Genoa, and their participants draw attention to the safety of staff, who are often subject to attacks.

Failures are a person's issue. Discussions on this topic include the example of a train from Naples to Turin, which in October never arrived on time and was delayed every day from 15 to several dozen minutes. – We have reached absurdity. The train leaves earlier so as not to arrive late. Shame, said Raffaella Paita, senator of the opposition center-left. She announced a parliamentary interpellation on this matter.

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport said that its head Matteo Salvini He demanded explanations as to how this exceptional situation occurred.

Comments in the media note that this case causes much more outrage than amusement.