Ponte San Giovanni railway station assault sparks calls for night closures

On Friday evening a traveler forced open the movement office door at the Ponte San Giovanni railway station in Umbria and assaulted three station managers, threatening them. The FIT Cisl Umbria union condemned the incident, describing the work environment for railway staff as increasingly unsafe. The union demanded a meeting with Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) and the regional Prefecture to discuss targeted preventive measures, including closing stations that have no commercial train service at night and increasing security presence. It also criticised that the attacker was released without arrest. While a new FS Security post is planned for the area, the union warned that without adequate police support the measure would have limited preventive effect.