''Frecciargento'' (; from , "silver arrow") is a high-speed

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of the

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national train operator,

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, as one of its '' Le Frecce'' brands (along with '' Frecciarossa'' and '' Frecciabianca''). The name was introduced in 2012; these trains were previously branded as Eurostar Italia. ''Frecciargento'' trains operate at speeds of up to . In May 2022, it was announced by Trenitalia's CEO Luigi Corradi that, starting from summer 2022, the ''Frecciargento'' brand will be phased out. The trains that operate as Frecciargento will be incorporated, with a change of livery, into the ''Frecciarossa'' service. However in November 2023, it has been announced that some Frecciabianca services will be upgraded to Frecciaargento, therefore keeping the brand for the time being.

Routes

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Current

As of June 2024, the Frecciargento brand operates on the following routes: * Rome – Caserta – Foggia – Bari – Lecce * Rome – Naples – Salerno – Lamezia Terme – Reggio Calabria * Rome – Florence – Pisa – La Spezia – Genoa * Rome – Rimini – Ravenna

Former

Frecciargento trainsets also formerly operated the following services with most being upgraded to ''Frecciarossa'' since: * Udine – Venice – Padua – Bologna – Florence – Rome * Trieste – Venice – Padua – Bologna – Florence – Rome * Bolzano/Bozen – Verona – Bologna – Florence – Rome * Bergamo – Brescia – Verona – Bologna – Florence – Rome * Mantua – Modena – Bologna – Rome * Milano – Stresa – Domodossola – Brig – Visp – Spiez – Thun – Bern * Milano – Bologna – Rimini – Ancona

Rolling stock

* ETR 485: tilting trains, speeds up to * ETR 600: tilting trains, speeds up to * ETR 610: tilting trains with

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capability, speeds up to *

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: non-tilting trains, speeds up to

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