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Train Trouble, Rome to Assisi

I need a train from Rome Termini to Assisi on June 14. There are numerous options every day until June 10 - then from there on only one late evening train that arrives at 10:00 p.m. - to late to check into my lodging. I don't know what I am doing wrong...I have checked on both Italia Tren and Deutschebahn with same results.
Thanks so much for your help or insight,
Bonnie

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Italy Train Schedules
Train schedules are uploaded by the rail company twice a year. Usually it happens mid June and mid December. It can happen that close to the travel date (mid JUL and DEC) the system does not reply with schedules. The issue is out of our control, and always the schedules are loaded. We ask you to be patient as the whole country in Italy suffer the same twice a year.
https://www.italiarail.com/train-schedules-italy

I am guessing the change happens between the 10th and 14th, which is why you are not finding it. Usually any changes are minimal.

Posted by
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Yes, since it is a regional train, the schedule will not be released until close to the June 11 schedule revision. Italians are used to this and do not worry about it, as they know the schedule will probably not change. Tourists, on the other hand, get verklempt when they don't see the trains on the schedule for their date. Relax, it will show up and there is no need to buy in advance since the price never changes and they cannot sell out.

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To tell the truth 90% of Italians have no idea there are 2 timetable changes any year, the reason is that no Italian would dream of checking the schedules of local trains and getting those tickets more than a week in advance.

It would be like running Now to the bakery around the corner and ask if they are selling bread in June. I am an exception because I've been commuting by train for decades, but you'd be surprised to learn how many commuters I see any day do not know there is a timetable change in June. Students know it because the schedules change when they stop going to school.

Trenitalia has already uploaded the schedules of high speed trains up to September 17 because they know Italians start looking for discounted tickets well in advance and they don't want Italotreno to get the early birds' money. But local trains, as Sam rightly pointed out, can't sell out and have no discounted tickets, so...