A permanent FS Security presence in Sardinia, with dedicated personnel on trains and stations; increased onboard security on routes already known for critical incidents and attacks; clear and uniform operational protocols between the company, FS Security, Polfer, and regional institutions; the establishment of a permanent roundtable on train crew safety; timely and transparent information for crew members about critical incidents and measures taken. A series of urgent countermeasures because "immediate interventions are needed; safety cannot be postponed."

This is what Uil Trasporti is proposing, following the attack that took place on 11 November 2025 on a regional train headed to Oristano , when a 20-year-old youth, found without a ticket, threatened the train conductor with a knife, creating panic among travellers and staff and only the intervention of the Railway Police - forced to resort to using a taser - avoided much more serious consequences.

"This fact demonstrates that there is no longer any room for waiting for safety on Sardinian regional trains," says Mario Putzolu, regional secretary of Uiltrasporti . "Our union has long been calling for the adoption of concrete measures to protect train crews and passengers; operational decisions can no longer be postponed."
"It is no longer acceptable to consider incidents like this as sporadic," Putzolu emphasizes. "They are instead the result of a system that has failed to adequately protect workers and travelers for too long. Immediate measures are needed. Safety can no longer be postponed or treated as a secondary issue . Protecting those who provide public rail services must be a real priority, not a commitment on paper."

(Unioneonline)