The ''Aurora'' was a domestic ''Trans Europ Express'' in Italy linking Rome with Reggio di Calabria. The train was named after the Roman Aurora (mythology), goddess of dawn, referring to the train's early morning departure from Rome.

Trans Europ Express

The ''Aurora'' was based on existing first-class only Rapidos running between Rome and Naples. In 1974 the service was extended to Reggio di Calabria and upgraded to ''Trans Europ Express''.#Hajt, Das grosse TEE Buch p. 120 The southbound service used the schedule of Rapido 893, the northbound service the schedule of Rapido 882 already running from Reggio to Rome. Despite the scenic route along the Tyrrhenian sea between Naples and Reggio di Calabria, loading figures on this stretch were very low and consequently the ''Aurora'' was downgraded to a two-class Rapido after only 371 days as TEE on 1 June 1975. On 1 June 1980 the service was extended to Palermo using the train ferry to cross the Strait of Messina. On 30 May 1987 the rapido ''Aurora'' was withdrawn from service.

CityNightLine

Later CityNightLine revived the name for its train which services the Basel-Copenhagen route:CityNightLine's official listings on this Line
The stations served by the ''Aurora'' are:

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