Schifani's train passes only once: welcome to the Sicilia express, the journey takes 22 hours

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Controversy and irony on the web over the initiative against dear flights. The discount is limited to seats

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“A bridge between North and South, a railway connection that brings Lombardy closer to Sicily during holidays.” This is how Franco Lucente, Regional Councillor for Transport and Sustainable Mobility, spoke at the presentation of the new railway service 'Sicilia Express' by FS Trains Turistici Italiani (FS Group) and the Sicilian Region, which connects the cities of Northern and Central Italy with Sicily by train. The event was also attended by t…

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PIEDMONT — Against expensive flights, the Region invents the “Sicily Express” that connects the cities of Northern and Central Italy with Sicily by train. “We decided to support this initiative as well. I am hopeful and I think that many will appreciate this way of moving. The hope is to be able to repeat this experience also at other times of the year” - says the president of the Sicilian Region, Renato Schifani. The Sicilia Express will have t…

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For the 2024 Christmas holidays, the Sicilian Region and Ferrovie dello Stato present the “Sicilia Express”, a low-cost train designed to connect Northern and Central Italy with Sicily. This initiative offers an affordable and accessible travel solution, in response to the increase in transport prices during the period of high demand. [...] The Region gives away the low-cost train to return to Sicily, the “Sicilia Express” is leaving

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The low-cost train that, in view of the Christmas holidays, will connect Northern and Central Italy with Sicily is called “Sicilia Express”. This is the new initiative launched by the Schifani government in collaboration with the State Railways to offer an alternative and economically accessible means at a time when the increase in demand causes transport prices to rise