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Circumvesuviana Closed Naples–Sorrento: Line Suspended at Torre del Greco, 7–8 August 2026
EAV is shutting the Barra–Torre del Greco stretch for two full days of tunnel safety works, cutting the direct Naples–Sorrento and Naples–Poggiomarino trains and routing everyone onto replacement buses.

What's happening, and why?
EAV, the company that runs the Circumvesuviana, is suspending rail traffic on the Barra–Torre del Greco stretch for the entire service day on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 August 2026, to finish safety works inside the Bosco di Portici and Cavalli di Bronzo tunnels. This is a short, scheduled closure rather than an open-ended one — trains are due back to normal from Sunday 9 August.
It affects two of the network's main lines: the Naples–Sorrento line (the one most visitors use for day trips to Pompei, Ercolano, and Sorrento) and the Naples–Poggiomarino line. Both run through the affected stretch to reach Naples, so both get cut short.
How does this change a Naples–Sorrento trip?
Sorrento-line trains won't reach Naples on the 7th and 8th — they'll terminate at Torre Annunziata instead. Poggiomarino-line trains terminate at Torre del Greco. On both lines, the missing stretch into the city is covered by replacement buses departing from Napoli Porta Nolana and Napoli Garibaldi, running to Villa Regina and Torre del Greco stations — an express service via the highway plus a slower one making local stops.
Villa Regina, on the Sorrento line, is the key interchange for the two days: it's where the bus service and the still-running southern half of the line meet, so anyone heading to or from Sorrento, Pompei, or Ercolano during the closure should expect one change of transport rather than a direct ride.
What should travellers do on 7 and 8 August?
Build in extra time either way. If you're staying in Sorrento and have a fixed appointment in Naples on those two dates — an airport transfer, a museum booking, a restaurant reservation — leave earlier than the normal Circumvesuviana journey time would suggest, since the bus-plus-train combination through Villa Regina runs slower and less predictably than the direct train. Coming the other way, from Naples toward Sorrento or Pompei, the same applies: catch the replacement bus from Porta Nolana or Garibaldi station with margin rather than timing it to a train departure board.
First reported by EAV's own service notice, with details confirmed by NapoliToday, Il Mattino, and Dire.it. Check EAV's site (eavsrl.it) on the day for any last-minute timetable updates before travelling.
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