The news was announced by Rome transport councillor, Eugenio Patanè, who said that ATAC is working to issue an “ad hoc Metrebus electronic ticket” to access the city’s metropolitan train system.
The move comes after the city decked out a metropolitan train in the blue and yellow colours of Ukraine’s flag, along with the word for “peace” in Italian and Ukrainian.
Ukrainian people arriving in Rome can also gain free access to Italy’s national health system by requesting the STP code (Straniero Temporaneamente Presente or temporarily present foreign national).
Additionally, Ukrainian refugees without the possibility of being hosted by friends or relatives can be welcomed temporarily by facilities made available by the regional civil protection agency of Lazio.
Some 67,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Italy since Russia’s invasion, with around 90 per cent said to be women and children.
