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Frecciabianca (Italian: [ˌfrettʃaˈbjaŋka]; from freccia bianca, "white arrow") is a high-speed train operated by Trenitalia, Italy's national train operator, and one of its Le Frecce brands, along with Frecciarossa and Frecciargento. [1] Frecciabianca was introduced in 2011, replacing 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.
Frecciabianca trains operate at up to 200 km/h (124 mph) (ETR 470 and ordinary Frecciabianca) and 250 km/h (155 mph) (ETR 460 Frecciabianca) on conventional lines. The ETR 460 and ETR 463 of the Pendolino family are used in services between Rome and Reggio Calabria , Ravenna and Genoa .
The main public operator of high-speed trains (alta velocità AV, formerly Eurostar Italia) is Trenitalia, part of FSI.Trains are divided into three categories (called "Le Frecce"): Frecciarossa ("Red arrow") trains operate at a maximum of 300 km/h (185 mph) on dedicated high-speed tracks; Frecciargento (Silver arrow) trains operate at a maximum of 250 km/h (155 mph) on both high-speed and ...
The original Italian ETR 200 trainset of the speed world record (203 km/h or 126 mph) in 1938, now preserved as historical train, was re-numbered ETR 232 in the 1960s FS' Frecciarossa 1000 high speed train at Milano Centrale railway station, with a maximum speed of 400 km/h (249 mph), [17] is one of the fastest trains in Europe.
In June 2012, the category Eurostar was divided into various subcategories under a new branding, indicating various high-speed services. The new categories created were Frecciarossa for the fastest trains (300 km/h (186 mph)), Frecciargento for the next category of trains (250 km/h (155 mph)), and Frecciabianca (200 km/h (125 mph)). The final ...
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.
Trenitalia SpA is the primary train operator of Italy.A subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, itself partly owned by the Italian government, the company is owned publicly and partly private from a private investors group.