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The Leonardo Express is an airport rail service linking the center of
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with its largest airport,
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, in the
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of
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,
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.


Service

The service is operated by
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, and takes 32 minutes to travel the between its two stops. The service opened in December 1989. Leonardo Express operates every 15 minutes, in some time slots the frequencies rise up to 30 minutes per train. The train station Fiumicino Aeroporto is located inside the airport and is easily accessible. In 2023, Trenitalia announced in collaboration with Fiumicino's operator
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and
ITA Airways Italia Trasporto Aereo S.p.A. (), doing business as ITA Airways, is the flag carrier of Italy. It is owned by the government of Italy, via the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and Lufthansa Group. The airline was founded in 2020 as a suc ...
that they planned to offer a combined rail-air ticket that would also allow passengers to check their bags for air travel at Fiumicino station.


Rolling stock

The service is entirely operated by ETR 425 "Jazz"
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convoys in airport livery, essentially composed of white, red and green, which recall the
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. These trains have been in service on the line since July 2015.


See also

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Transport in Rome Rome has an extensive internal transport system and is one of the most important road, rail and air hubs in Italy. Rome banned diesel vehicles from its roads for the first time on Tuesday 14 January 2020. The local transport authority said the or ...
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Rome Metro The Rome Metro () is a rapid transit system that operates in Rome, Italy. It started operation in 1955, making it the oldest in the country. The Metro comprises three lines – A (orange), B (blue) and C (green) – which operate on of rout ...
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FL lines The FL lines, formerly Lazio regional railways (, also ''Ferrovie Laziali'') consist of 8 commuter rail lines operated by Trenitalia, converging on the city of Rome. It operates as a combined suburban railway system that connects the city-centre ...
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Transport in Italy Italy has a well developed transport infrastructure. The Italian rail network is extensive (), especially in the north, and it includes a high-speed rail network that joins the major cities of Italy from Naples through northern cities such a ...
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History of rail transport in Italy The Italian railway system is one of the most important parts of the infrastructure of Italy, with a total length of as of 2011. Origins The first Railways were introduced in Italy when it was still a divided country, a few decades before t ...
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Rail transport in Italy The Italian railway system is one of the most important parts of the infrastructure of Italy, with a total length of of which active lines are . The network has recently grown with the construction of the new High-speed rail in Italy, high-spe ...


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Leonardo Express Timetables
Airport rail links Passenger rail transport in Italy Transport in Rome Fiumicino