INSULATION! It 's the key word to describe the state facing the Western Liguria, from the point of view ... and not just rail.
The lines of communication are crucial for the economic development of a country (this had already understood the ancient Romans) and today are just as crucial for the development of social relations and the work of people (which often takes place not in place of residence). Today
in advanced societies, to which it belongs (?) Italy too, live to a hundred kilometers from their place of work should not be a problem: a modern rail transport system allows people to move easily in times of All reasonable ... not in Western Liguria! Infrastructure deficiencies, myopia policy, which has always favored road transport, have created the conditions for a paradoxical situation.
A regional train (paid for by the Liguria Region) along the 113 miles that separate from Genoa Imperia Porto Maurizio Prince in a period ranging from two hours and three minutes (123 minutes - 55 Km / h) at two hours and forty minutes (168 minutes - 40.3 km / h), unless this delay. On returning from Genoa, the music is the same but worse because the delays are almost institutional. With
Intercity travel times are reduced to one hour and forty minutes (CI 505 to 67 km / h!) And for this reason that commuters are forced to use it without the availability of a seat (which happens very often, despite the enormous deception that the factor loading of these trains is only 45%, half of the vacancies). A commuter
Imperia takes so at least four hours of his day to and from Genoa and gets worse with colleagues from Sanremo Ventimiglia, not to mention those advantages: the modern station in the IC not even stop! We Trenitalia Members of the Committee are supporters of sustainable transport by rail half: that's why we are forcefully that the Ferrovie dello Stato SpA - our railways, not only for tradition, being the sole shareholder of the Treasury spa - be careful local needs by increasing the "universal public service" , rather than reduce it (tending to reset it), as has happened in the past five years.
Together, public administrators, citizens, users Saturday, December 4 at 11 demonstrations in front of stations Ventimiglia, Taggia, Imperia Porto Maurizio to emphasize the importance of rail transport in Western Liguria, which has again become an engine for regional development . The protesters will not give any hindrance to development of railway, or to transport passengers or
They joined mayors, councilors, provincial and municipal representatives of business associations and consumer associations, trade unions. We urge, through them, greater financial resources for local public transport (now heavily finalized by financial) and ' activation of a serious and continuing discussion table Region - Users - Trenitalia, to discuss the choices on the future rail service in the West.