# Italian railway emergency response drills

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/italian-railway-emergency-response-drills
> Updated: 2026-10-11T20:16:45.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

Italian civil protection authorities have conducted a series of emergency response simulations involving railway tunnels to test safety protocols.

In mid-September, authorities performed a large-scale drill in the Colombo tunnel in Genoa. The simulation focused on a regional train derailment near the tunnel exit to test coordination between firefighters, medical services, and Rfi regarding passenger evacuation.

In October, a nighttime drill was held in the San Donato tunnel on the Florence-Arezzo Direttissima line. This exercise simulated a train fire and smoke inhalation, testing communication flows and the use of specialized bimodal vehicles for rescue and passenger transport.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-11: San Donato railway tunnel hosts emergency response drill

Authorities conducted a nighttime emergency drill in the San Donato railway tunnel near Florence, simulating a train fire and passenger evacuation to test regional rescue procedures.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/san-donato-railway-tunnel-hosts-emergency-response-drill

### 2026-09-15: Genoa conducts emergency railway derailment simulation

Civil protection authorities conducted an emergency simulation in Genoa involving a simulated regional train derailment in the Colombo tunnel to test rescue and evacuation procedures.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/genoa-conducts-emergency-railway-derailment-simulation

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