''Frecciabianca'' is a regional
high-speed train
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of the
Italian
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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
Le Frecce is the high-speed rail train category operated by Trenitalia in Italy.
History
In 1997, a new category, "Eurostar", was introduced as the brand name of the high-speed trains run by Trenitalia in Italy. Since 2006, trains started ...
. The name, which means "white arrow", was introduced in 2011 after it had previously been known as
Eurostar City Italia. ''Frecciabianca'' trains operate at speeds up to .
Routes
* Turin - Milan - Verona - Venice - Trieste
* Milan - Verona - Venice - Udine
* Turin - Genoa - La Spezia - Pisa - Livorno - Rome
* Rome - Naples - Salerno - Lamezia Terme - Reggio di Calabria
* Venice - Padua - Bologna - Rimini - Pesaro - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Lecce
* Milan - Piacenza - Parma - Reggio Emilia - Modena - Bologna - Rimini - Pesaro - Ancona - Pescara - Termoli - Foggia - Barletta - Bari - Lecce / Taranto
* Turin - Alessandria - Reggio Emilia - Bologna - Rimini - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Lecce
* Genoa - La Spezia - Pisa - Rome
* Palermo - Caltanissetta - Enna - Catania - Messina
* Milan - Ventimiglia
Rolling stock
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ETR.460: electric trainsets, speeds up to .
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E.414: electric locomotives with coaching stock, speeds up to .
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E.402B: electric locomotives with coaching stock, speeds up to .
See also
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Frecciargento
''Frecciargento'' is a high-speed train of the Italian national train operator, Trenitalia, 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 Euros ...
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Frecciarossa
''Frecciarossa'' is a high-speed train of the Italian national train operator, Trenitalia, and a member of the train category Le Frecce. The name, which, if spelled "Freccia rossa" means "Red arrow" in English, was introduced in 2008 after i ...
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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 an ...
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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 ...
External links
References
High-speed rail in Italy
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
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