Four-hour strike to affect Rome's bus, metro, tram and light rail services.Commuters and tourists in Rome face travel disruption on Thursday 4 September due to a four-hour public transport strike from 08.30 to 12.30.The strike, called by the SUL trade union, will affect buses, trams, metro and the light rail services Roma-Lido, Termini-Centocelle and Roma-Civitacastellana-Viterbo operated by municipal transport provider ATAC. "During the strike, escalators, elevators, and stairlifts will not be available in any metro network stations that remain open", the city said in a statement, adding that ticket office services may be interrupted but online ticketing will be unaffected. The protest comes the same day as a nationwide rail strike in Italy, scheduled from 21.00 on Thursday 4 September until 18.00 on Friday 5 September, affecting train services across the country. Photo credit: BalkansCat / Shutterstock.com.

Commuters and tourists in Rome face travel disruption on Thursday 4 September due to a four-hour public transport strike from 08.30 to 12.30. The strike, called by the SUL trade union, will affect buses, trams, metro and the light rail services Roma-Lido, Termini-Centocelle and Roma-Civitacastellana-Viterbo operated by municipal transport provider ATAC. "During the strike, escalators, elevators, and stairlifts will not be available in any metro network stations that remain open", the city said in , adding that ticket office services may be interrupted but online ticketing will be unaffected. The protest comes the same day as a  in Italy, scheduled from 21.00 on Thursday 4 September until 18.00 on Friday 5 September, affecting train services across the country. Photo credit: BalkansCat / Shutterstock.com.