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The Italian railway system is one of the most important parts of the infrastructure of Italy, with a total length [3] of 24,567 km (15,265 mi) of which active lines are 16,832 km (10,459 mi). [2]
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.
The Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Motorway"; now parts of the Autostrada A8 and the Autostrada A9) near Besnate, the first motorway built in the world [1] [2] Milano Centrale railway station is the largest railway station in Europe by volume. [3]
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 ...
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.
Engraving showing the plan of the Milan-Como line (1836) The inauguration of the Naples–Portici railway on 3 October 1839, the first Italian railway line. The first Railways were introduced in Italy when it was still a divided country, a few decades before the political unification.
The station has regular train services to all major Italian cities, as well as daily international services to Munich, Geneva, and Vienna. 150 million passengers use Roma Termini each year and 850 trains run in and out of the station per day. [5]
Frecciarossa 1000; Manufacturer: Hitachi Rail Italy (sole constructor from 2021) [a] electric motors from Alstom Trápaga [1]: Designer: Mike Robinson [2] and Bertone: Built at: Pistoia (Hitachi Rail Italy) AnsaldoBreda ; Vado Ligure (Bombardier Italy)