High-speed rail passengers across Italy face disruption today, Monday 9 November 2026, as staff at private operator Italo take part in two nationwide strikes listed in the country's official transport strike register.

The main walkout, called by five unions — FILT-CGIL, FIT-CISL, UGL Ferrovieri, FAST-Confsal and ORSA Trasporti — runs for eight hours, from 09:01 to 16:59. A second, longer stoppage by operational train crews represented by UILT-UIL runs from 02:00 until 23:59, meaning services could be affected for much of the day.

Both stoppages are listed in the strike register published by Italy's Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and in the calendar kept by the Strike Guarantee Commission, the body that oversees minimum services during industrial action. The strikes concern Italo staff only. Trenitalia's Frecciarossa high-speed services are not part of the action.

Italo runs high-speed trains on the Turin, Milan, Venice, Bologna, Florence, Rome and Naples lines, so cancellations and delays could affect journeys between Italy's main cities. The operator publishes its own list of trains that will run on strike days on its website, italotreno.com, and passengers holding tickets for today are advised to check that list before setting out. Travellers whose plans cannot move may want to consider a Trenitalia Frecciarossa service instead.

Under Italian strike rules, minimum essential services must still run. Long-distance trains included in each operator's guaranteed list continue to operate, as do international trains while they are in Italy and any train that departed before the strike began. Regional trains are protected during the guaranteed windows of 06:00 to 09:00 and 18:00 to 21:00 on weekdays. If a train is cancelled, passengers can request a full refund or rebooking, although compensation may not be due when a strike was announced at least ten days in advance.

The dispute concerns employment conditions, wages and the renewal of contractual arrangements for Italo staff. It is not the only transport action today: local public transport staff are also striking in Palermo, where AMAT buses stop from 11:00 to 15:00, and in Genoa, where AMT services are affected from 11:30 to 15:30. A planned strike by RFI network maintenance staff around Verona today was called off.

Further disruption is already scheduled for later in the month. A national general strike called by the CGIL union is set for Friday 20 November, with a separate nationwide rail strike running from 21:00 that evening until 20:00 on Saturday 21 November. Passengers travelling in Italy this month should check the official strike register and their operator's notices before each journey, as dates can still change.