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Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A. (Italian pronunciation: [ferroˈvie dello ˈstato itaˈljane ˈɛssepiˈa]; lit. ' Italian State Railways JSC '; previously only Ferrovie dello Stato, hence the initialism FS) is Italy's national state-owned railway holding company that manages transport, infrastructure, real estate services and other services in Italy and other European countries.
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) is the Italian railway infrastructure manager, subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), a state-owned holding company. RFI is the owner of Italy's railway network, it provides signalling, maintenance and other services for the railway network. It also operates train ferries between the Italian Peninsula and Sicily.
On 7 November 2018, the Mercitalia Fast high speed freight service was launched; it offered a travel time of roughly three hours and 30 minutes at an average speed of around 110 mph using a specially-modified FS Class ETR 500 trainset for nighttime freight movements between the southern and northern regions of Italy. However, due to challenging ...
The CEO of Ferrovie dello Stato, Stefano Donnarumma, had said on Sept. 7 he was "ready to consider opening up the company's capital to investors". Italy's railways to remain under state control ...
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS), Italy’s state-owned railway operator, has announced a new program of tourist-focused trains, using vintage locomotives on popular vacation routes.
A major part of the Italian rail network is managed and operated by Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, a state owned company. Other regional agencies, mostly owned by public entities such as regional governments, operate on the Italian network. The rail tracks and infrastructure are managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana. The Italian railways are ...
FS = Ferrovie dello Stato, Italian State Railways, established 1905; LVCI = Imperial-regia società privilegiata delle strade ferrate lombardo-venete e dell'Italia Centrale; RA = Rete Adriatica, Adriatic Network, 1885-1905; RM = Rete Mediterranea, Mediterranean Network, 1885-1905; SB = Südbahn, Southern Railway (Austria)
The line is referred to by Ferrovie dello Stato (the State Railways) as the Linea Lenta (meaning "slow line", abbreviated LL) to distinguish it from the parallel high-speed line. The Linea Lenta is now mainly used for regional services, for the InterCity services — rather than the faster Le Frecce trains — between Florence and Rome and for ...