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 Eurostar Italia. Frecciargento trains operate at speeds of up to 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph).[1]

Frecciargento
Frecciargento ETR.485 train
Specifications
Maximum speed250 kilometres per hour (155 mph)
Frecciargento
Frecciargento ETR.600/ETR.610 train
Specifications
Maximum speed250 kilometres per hour (155 mph)
Frecciargento
Frecciargento ETR.700 train
Specifications
Maximum speed250 kilometres per hour (155 mph)

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[2]
  • Athens – Thessaloniki (Greece)[3]

Rolling stock

  • ETR.485: tilting trains, speeds up to 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph)
  • ETR.600: tilting trains, speeds up to 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph)
  • ETR.610: tilting trains, speeds up to 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph)
  • ETR.700: non-tilting trains, speeds up to 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph)

See also

References

  1. "Nella scuderia FS arriva il Frecciargento, il nuovo eurostar veloce" (in Italian). Ferrovie dello stato italiane. 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. "Treni, dal 9 giugno i Frecciargento sostituiscono i Frecciabianca sulla linea adriatica". Regions Emilia-Romagna (in Italian). 29 May 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. "Athens-Thessaloniki high-speed railway is now operational". Railway PRO. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

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