Young man rescued on the tracks at Porta Nuova
Date of the event:
On 10 November 2026 a young man was spotted walking in an evidently confused state, with a blank stare, along the tracks of Turin's Porta Nuova station, heading in the direction of Moncalieri. He walked the entire length of platform one as far as the via Passo Buole overpass, in the Lingotto district, where he was finally safely stopped by Railway Police (Polizia Ferroviaria) officers [1][2].
The Polfer operation
An operator from the Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta Polfer Compartment's operations room kept the young man on the phone, talking to him about sport and his interests to gain time and reassure him. At the same time colleagues requested the immediate halt of train traffic on the entire line and sent out local patrols, together with officers already on board a train standing at the station [2].
Emergency medical care
Reached within a few minutes near Lingotto, the young man was taken into care by a 118 (emergency medical service) team, which arrived on the scene by ambulance. After initial treatment, he was taken under code yellow to the Molinette hospital for examination and further care [2].
Disruption to rail traffic
Train traffic at Porta Nuova was halted for about ten minutes to allow the rescue operation. When the line reopened, delays were recorded on long-distance services: thirty minutes for the high-speed train from Napoli Centrale, twenty minutes for the one from Venezia Santa Lucia, and fifteen minutes for trains arriving from Reggio Calabria [1][2].
Sources
- Ragazzo cammina lungo i binari verso Moncalieri, salvato dalla polizia ferroviaria — La Stampa, 10 November 2026
- Cammina lungo i binari verso Moncalieri, salvato dalla polizia ferroviaria: circolazione in tilt e ritardi a Porta Nuova — CronacaQui Torino, 11 November 2026