European Railroad Discussion > Status of rail service through Genova

After the tragic collapse of the highway bridge in Genova, has passenger rail service through the area been disrupted? I noticed that it collapsed on a rail line and what appears to be a rail yard. 

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Seems that some trains run on an alternative route, and one station is closed for now.

Hartmut

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Genova is located on a narrow coastal plain below a significant escarpment with a convenient river valley cutting a path down through the escarpment from the north. The bridge spanned the river valley from east to west, atop the escarpment. The west end of the bridge fell blocking the freight-only trackage entering/exiting the northern end of the city's main freight yard(Genova Sampierdarena Smistimento) and the old passenger mainline   This line handles local and some secondary passenger trains to points in northern Italy(Milano, Torino, and Northern France). A shuttle service was started from the first station north of the bridge. Slightly further east under the next span of the bridge is the freight yard serving the harbor, Genova Campasso. The primary passenger trains serving Genova Brignole and Genova Piazza Principe passes through the eastern bluff in a long tunnel exiting to the north of the bridge and would be unaffected.

Grazie tutti! 
Thanks everyone. On my way next week.