Frecciargento
Frecciargento (Italian: [ˌfrettʃarˈdʒɛnto]; from freccia argento, "silver arrow") is a high-speed train of the Italian national train operator, Trenitalia, as one of its Le Frecce brands (along with Frecciarossa and Frecciabianca). The name was introduced in 2012; these trains were previously branded as Eurostar Italia. Frecciargento trains operate at speeds of up to 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph).[1]
In May 2022, it was announced by Trenitalia's CEO Luigi Corradi that, starting from summer 2022, the Frecciargento brand will be phased out. The trains that operate as Frecciargento will be incorporated, with a change of livery, into the Frecciarossa service.[2] However in November 2023, it has been announced that some Frecciabianca services will be upgraded to Frecciaargento, therefore keeping the brand for the time being.[3]
Routes
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Current
[edit]As of June 2024, the Frecciargento brand operates on the following routes:[4]
- Rome – Caserta – Foggia – Bari – Lecce
- Rome – Naples – Salerno – Lamezia Terme – Reggio Calabria
- Rome – Florence – Pisa – La Spezia – Genoa
- Rome – Rimini – Ravenna
Former
[edit]Frecciargento trainsets also formerly operated the following services with most being upgraded to Frecciarossa since:[citation needed]
- 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
- Milano – Stresa – Domodossola – Brig – Visp – Spiez – Thun – Bern
- Milano – Bologna – Rimini – Ancona[5]
Rolling stock
[edit]- 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 with ETCS capability, 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Nella scuderia FS arriva il Frecciargento, il nuovo eurostar veloce" (in Italian). Ferrovie dello stato italiane. 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Dall'estate 2022 i Frecciabianca e i Frecciargento cambiano pelle: il parco AV inizia a diventare Frecciarossa". tuttoTRENO Blog (in Italian). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ Campione, Davide (15 November 2023). "Il Frecciabianca Roma - Ravenna promosso a Frecciargento" [The Frecciabianca Rome – Ravenna promoted to Frecciargento]. Ferrovie.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ trenitalia.com - Frecciaargento retrieved 28 June 2024
- ^ "Treni, dal 9 giugno i Frecciargento sostituiscono i Frecciabianca sulla linea adriatica". Regions Emilia-Romagna (in Italian). 29 May 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
External links
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Media related to Frecciargento at Wikimedia Commons
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