Frecciarossa (; from freccia rossa, "red arrow") is a high-speed train of the Italy national train operator, Trenitalia, as well as a member of the train category Le Frecce. The name was introduced in 2008
Routes
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 . Frecciarossa trains operate the following services:
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Turin - Milan - Reggio Emilia AV - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno
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Turin - Milan - Brescia - Verona - Vicenza - Padua - Venice - Monfalcone - Trieste
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Venice - Padua - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno
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Bergamo - Brescia - Verona - Bologna - Florence - Rome
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Udine - Pordenone - Treviso - Venice - Padua - Vicenza - Verona - Brescia - Milan
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Milan - Reggio Emilia AV - Bologna - Rimini - Ancona - S. Benedetto T. - Pescara - Termoli - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce
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Milan - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno - Potenza - Ferrandina - Metaponto - Taranto
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Venice - Padua - Vicenza - Verona - Brescia - Milan - Pavia - Genoa
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Venice - Padua - Ferrara - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno
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Perugia - Arezzo - Florence - Bologna - Reggio Emilia AV - Milan - Turin
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Milan - Reggio Emilia AV - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno - Agropoli - Sapri
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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:
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Milan – Turin – Bardonecchia (seasonal)
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Lyon-Perrache – Lyon-Part-Dieu – Paris Gare de Lyon
Rolling stock
The following rolling stock types are used for
Frecciarossa services:
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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 .
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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).
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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).
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ETR.1000: non-tilting electro-train made of eight passenger coaches (one with cafe/restaurant service) with 457 seats, speeds up to .
Accidents and incidents
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On 6 February 2020, a Frecciarossa train derailed at Ospedaletto Lodigiano, killing two people and injuring 27 others.
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On 10 December 2023, a Frecciarossa train collided with another passenger train at Faenza injuring 17.
See also
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Eurostar Italia
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High-speed rail in Italy
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Rail transport in Italy
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Train categories in Europe
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