''Frecciargento'' is a
high-speed train
In rail transport, a train (from Old French , from Latin , "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and transport people or freight. Trains are typically pulled or pushed by locomotives (often k ...
of the
Italian national train operator,
Trenitalia
Trenitalia is the primary train operator in Italy. A subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, itself owned by the Italian government, the company was established in 2000 following a European Union directive on the deregulation of rail transp ...
, and a member of the train category
Le Frecce. The name, which means "Silver Arrow", was introduced in 2012 after it had previously been known as
Eurostar Italia
Eurostar Italia was the name given to high-speed trains operated by Trenitalia in Italy. The brand was discontinued and replaced with Le Frecce in December 2012.
History
The category Eurostar, introduced in 1997, replaced the Pendolino trains ...
. ''Frecciargento'' trains operate at speeds of up to .
According to the words of Trenitalia's CEO Luigi Corradi, starting from summer 2022, the ''Frecciargento'' service will be progressively abandoned. The trains that operate today as Frecciargento will be incorporated, with a change of livery, into the Frecciarossa service.
Routes
* Rome – Naples – Salerno – Lamezia Terme – Reggio di Calabria
* 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
* Rome – Caserta – Benevento – Foggia – Bari – Lecce
* Genoa – La Spezia – Pisa – Florence – Rome
*Milano – Bologna – Rimini – Ancona
Rolling stock
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ETR.485: tilting trains, speeds up to
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ETR.600: tilting trains, speeds up to
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ETR.610: tilting trains with international signal system capability, speeds up to
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ETR.700: non-tilting trains, speeds up to
See also
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Frecciabianca
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Frecciarossa
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High-speed rail in Italy
High-speed rail in Italy consists of two lines connecting most of the country's major cities. The first line connects Turin to Salerno via Milan, Bologna, Florence, Rome and Naples, the second runs from Turin to Venice via Milan, and is under con ...
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Eurostar Italia
Eurostar Italia was the name given to high-speed trains operated by Trenitalia in Italy. The brand was discontinued and replaced with Le Frecce in December 2012.
History
The category Eurostar, introduced in 1997, replaced the Pendolino trains ...
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Train categories in Europe
Railway companies in Europe assign their trains to different categories or train types depending on their role. Passenger trains may be broadly split into long-distance and local trains; the latter having average journey times of under an hour and ...
References
External links
High-speed rail in Italy
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
Train-related introductions in 2012
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