Frecciarossa (Italian: [ˌfrettʃaˈrossa]; 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[1] after it had previously been known as Eurostar Italia. Frecciarossa trains operate at speeds of up to 300 km/h (190 mph).[2] 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.
| Frecciarossa | |
|---|---|
 Frecciarossa 1000 trainset | |
| Specifications | |
| Maximum speed | 300 km/h (190 mph) |
Routes
editFrecciarossa 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 (190 mph). Frecciarossa trains operate the following services:[3]
- 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:[4][5][6]
- Milan – Turin – Bardonecchia (seasonal)[7] – Modane – Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux – Lyon-Part-Dieu – Paris Gare de Lyon
- Lyon-Perrache – Lyon-Part-Dieu – Paris Gare de Lyon
Rolling stock
editThe following rolling stock types are used for Frecciarossa services:[3][non-primary source needed]
- 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 (190 mph).
- 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 (250 mph).
Accidents and incidents
edit- On 6 February 2020, a Frecciarossa train derailed at Ospedaletto Lodigiano, killing two people and injuring 27 others.[8]
- On 10 December 2023, a Frecciarossa train collided with another passenger train at Faenza injuring 17.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- "Frecciarossa 1000". Finmeccanica. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Frecciarossa Trains | ItaliaRail".
- ^ a b "EN - Trenitalia". Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Orario Tutt'Italia Digitale: Edizione Invernale 2023–2024" [Tutt'Italia Digital Timetable: Winter Edition 2023–2024] (PDF). Trenitalia (in Italian). 3 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Il viaggio del primo Frecciarossa Milano-Lione-Parigi" [The journey of the first Frecciarossa Milan-Lyon-Paris]. Rai News (in Italian). 18 December 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Trenitalia, partiti oggi i primi Frecciarossa che collegano Parigi con Milano, passando per Porta Susa" [Trenitalia: The first Frecciarossa trains connecting Paris with Milan, passing through Porta Susa, left today]. Torino Oggi (in Italian). 18 December 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Todesco, Chiara (7 December 2022). "Sciatori, in carrozza! Le ultime novità di Frecciarossa e Trenord per andare a sciare in treno" [Skiers, in the carriage! The latest news from Frecciarossa and Trenord for going skiing by train]. La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Milan train crash: Two dead and more than 20 injured after high-speed train derails". The Independent. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "17 'lightly injured' after train crash in Italy". 10 December 2023.
External links
edit Media related to Frecciarossa at Wikimedia Commons