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Three sets were modified to be capable of additionally running on 1.5 kV DC for use on Milan-Turin-Lyon services, but have been all re-converted to the ETR 460 standard and renamed ETR 463. The British Class 390 , the Slovenian series 310 , the Portuguese Alfa Pendular , the Finnish Sm3 and the Spanish Alaris series were all derived from the ...
It runs mostly on high-speed line and is the premier service of Trenitalia and competes with .italo, operated by Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori. The service is provided by ETR 500 and, since June 2015, by ETR 1000. [2] There are four classes, namely, Executive, Business, Premium and Standard class, with a restaurant car. There are plans to ...
The 9 trainsets were built between 1993 and 1996 and were originally owned by the Swiss Cisalpino.In total, they cost 16.85 million euros each. Part of the Pendolino family, it was an updated version of the ETR 460 adapted for services under lines electrified at 3 kV DC in Italy and at 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC in Switzerland and Germany.
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 ...
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 ...
Trenitalia operates all fast trains to/from Switzerland in the Italian portion of the route. Trenitalia France was created in October 2021 by repurposing the former Thello subsidiary. In December 2021, Trenitalia France launched the Milan–Paris Frecciarossa, an open-access service between Paris and Milan, using Frecciarossa 1000 trains.
ETR 500 P 8-car sets for Turin-Milan: When the Turin-Novara high-speed line was opened in 2006, Turin-Milan service started with ETR 500 P units reduced to 8 middle cars, to fit the length of the station platforms at Malpensa Airport. These trains included set 60 (part of a former ETR 500 F set) in special 2006 Winter Olympics livery.
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.