Frecciargento

Last updated May 14, 2024

Frecciargento 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, which means "Silver Arrow", was introduced in 2012; these trains were previously branded as Eurostar Italia. Frecciargento trains operate at speeds of up to 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph).^[1]

Routes

Routes in service before summer 2022:

Rome – Naples – Salerno – Lamezia Terme – Reggio di Calabria
Udine – Venice – Padua – Bologna – Florence – Rome
Trieste – Venice – Padua – Bologna – Florence – Rome
Bolzano/Bozen – Verona – Bologna – Florence – Rome
Bergamo – Brescia – Verona – Bologna – Florence – Rome
Mantua – Modena – Bologna – Rome
Rome – Caserta – Benevento – Foggia – Bari – Lecce
Genoa – La Spezia – Pisa – Florence – Rome
Milano – Bologna – Rimini – Ancona^[3]
Milano – Stresa – Domodossola – Brig – Visp – Spiez – Thun – Bern

Routes still in service in May 2023:

Rome – Caserta – Benevento – Puglia with stops in Foggia, Barletta and Bari and with continuations also towards Brindisi and Lecce.
Rome – Naples Afragola – Salerno – Paola – Lamezia – Rosarno – Villa S. G. – Reggio Calabria.
Rome – Florence – Pisa – La Spezia – Genoa.

As of 2024, Frecciargento trains will operate on the following routes:

Rome – Caserta – Benevento – Puglia with stops in Foggia, Barletta, Bari, Brindisi and Lecce.
Rome – Naples Afragola – Salerno – Paola – Lamezia Terme – Rosarno – Villa San Giovanni – Reggio Calabria.
Rome – Florence – Pisa – La Spezia – Genoa.
Rome – Terni – Foligno – Pesaro – Rimini – Ravenna.

Rolling stock

ETR 485: tilting trains, speeds up to 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph)
ETR 600: tilting trains, speeds up to 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph)
ETR 610: tilting trains with international signal system capability, speeds up to 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph)
ETR 700: non-tilting trains, speeds up to 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph)

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References

↑ "Nella scuderia FS arriva il Frecciargento, il nuovo eurostar veloce" (in Italian). Ferrovie dello stato italiane. 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
↑ "Dall'estate 2022 i Frecciabianca e i Frecciargento cambiano pelle: il parco AV inizia a diventare Frecciarossa". tuttoTRENO Blog (in Italian). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
↑ "Treni, dal 9 giugno i Frecciargento sostituiscono i Frecciabianca sulla linea adriatica". Regions Emilia-Romagna (in Italian). 29 May 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

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[fsnews-1] "Nella scuderia FS arriva il Frecciargento, il nuovo eurostar veloce" (in Italian). Ferrovie dello stato italiane. 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

[2] "Dall'estate 2022 i Frecciabianca e i Frecciargento cambiano pelle: il parco AV inizia a diventare Frecciarossa". tuttoTRENO Blog (in Italian). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-31.

[3] "Treni, dal 9 giugno i Frecciargento sostituiscono i Frecciabianca sulla linea adriatica". Regions Emilia-Romagna (in Italian). 29 May 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

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