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Frecciarossa

Italian high-speed train

Frecciarossa

Italian high-speed train

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captionFrecciarossa 1000 trainset at Milano Centrale
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Frecciarossa (; from freccia rossa, "red arrow") is a high-speed train of the Italian national train operator, Trenitalia, as well as a member of the train category Le Frecce. The name was introduced in 2008 after it had previously been known as Eurostar Italia. Frecciarossa trains operate at speeds of up to 300 km/h. Frecciarossa is the premier service of Trenitalia and competes with italo, operated by Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori. Trenitalia also operates the sister brands Frecciargento and Frecciabianca for slower services.

Routes

Milano Rogoredo
Brescia
Verona Porta Nuova

Frecciarossa trains travel on dedicated high-speed railway lines and, on some routes, also on conventional railway lines with lower speed limits. Current limitations on the tracks set the maximum operating speed of both types of trains to 300 km/h. Frecciarossa trains operate the following services:

  • Turin - Milan - Reggio Emilia AV - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno

  • Turin - Milan - Brescia - Verona - Vicenza - Padua - Venice - Monfalcone - Trieste

  • Venice - Padua - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno

  • Bergamo - Brescia - Verona - Bologna - Florence - Rome

  • Udine - Pordenone - Treviso - Venice - Padua - Vicenza - Verona - Brescia - Milan

  • Milan - Reggio Emilia AV - Bologna - Rimini - Ancona - S. Benedetto T. - Pescara - Termoli - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce

  • Milan - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno - Potenza - Ferrandina - Metaponto - Taranto

  • Venice - Padua - Vicenza - Verona - Brescia - Milan - Pavia - Genoa

  • Venice - Padua - Ferrara - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno

  • Perugia - Arezzo - Florence - Bologna - Reggio Emilia AV - Milan - Turin

  • Milan - Reggio Emilia AV - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno - Agropoli - Sapri

  • Milan - Reggio Emilia EV - Bologna - Florence - Paola - Lamezia - Rosarno - Villa San Giovanni - Reggio Calabria The brand also includes the Milan–Paris Frecciarossa, which operates two routes:

  • Milan – Turin – Bardonecchia (seasonal) – Modane – Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux – Lyon-Part-Dieu – Paris Gare de Lyon

  • Lyon-Perrache – Lyon-Part-Dieu – Paris Gare de Lyon

Rolling stock

The following rolling stock types are used for Frecciarossa services:

  • ETR.500: non-tilting train made of eleven passenger coaches (one with cafe/restaurant service) with 574 seats moved by two E.404 locomotives, speeds up to 300 km/h.
  • ETR.600: tilting train made of seven passenger coaches (one with cafe/restaurant service) with 432 seats, speeds up to 250 km/h (155 mph).
  • ETR.700: non-tilting train made of 8 passenger coaches (one with cafe/restaurant service) with 497 seats, speeds up to 250 km/h (155 mph).
  • ETR.1000: non-tilting electro-train made of eight passenger coaches (one with cafe/restaurant service) with 457 seats, speeds up to 400 km/h.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 6 February 2020, a Frecciarossa train derailed at Ospedaletto Lodigiano, killing two people and injuring 27 others.
  • On 10 December 2023, a Frecciarossa train collided with another passenger train at Faenza injuring 17.
  • On 18 January 2026 an Iryo ETR1000 Frecciarossa train collided with al Alvia CAF in Adamuz Córdoba Spain 2026 Adamuz train derailments

References

References

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  2. "Frecciarossa Trains | ItaliaRail".
  3. "EN - Trenitalia".
  4. (3 February 2024). "Orario Tutt'Italia Digitale: Edizione Invernale 2023–2024".
  5. (18 December 2021). "Il viaggio del primo Frecciarossa Milano-Lione-Parigi".
  6. (18 December 2021). "Trenitalia, partiti oggi i primi Frecciarossa che collegano Parigi con Milano, passando per Porta Susa".
  7. Todesco, Chiara. (7 December 2022). "Sciatori, in carrozza! Le ultime novità di Frecciarossa e Trenord per andare a sciare in treno".
  8. "Milan train crash: Two dead and more than 20 injured after high-speed train derails". The Independent.
  9. (10 December 2023). "17 'lightly injured' after train crash in Italy".
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