Frecciarossa
Introduction Interior of ETR 500 Business Class  (Feb 2017)Luggage space of ETR 500 Business Class  (Feb 2017)LCD display of ETR 500 Business Class  (Feb 2017)'''''Frecciarossa''''' is a high-speed train of the Italian national train operator, Trenitalia, as well as a member of the train category Le Frecce. The name, which, if spelled "Freccia rossa" means "Red arrow" in English, was introduced in 2008 after it had previously been known as Eurostar Italia. ''Frecciarossa'' trains operate at speeds of up to . ''Frecciarossa'' is the premier service of Trenitalia and competes with ''italo'', operated by Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori.
Routes ''Frecciarossa'' trains operate the following services:* Turin/Brescia - Milan - Reggio Emilia AV - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno* Turin - Milan - Brescia - Verona - Vicenza - Padua - Venice - Monfalcone - Trieste* Venice - Padua - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno* Bergamo - Brescia - Verona - Bologna - Florence - Rome* Udine - Pordenone - Treviso - Venice - Padua - Vicenza - Verona - Brescia - Milan* Milan - Reggio Emilia AV - Bologna - Rimini - Ancona - S. Benedetto T. - Pescara - Termoli - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce* Milan - Turin - Bardonecchia - Modane (FR) - Chambéry Challes Eaux (FR) - Lyon Part Dieu (FR) - Paris Gare-de-Lyon (FR)* Milan - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno - Potenza - Ferrandina - Metaponto - Taranto* Venice - Padua - Vicenza - Verona - Brescia - Milan - Pavia - Genoa* Venice - Padua - Ferrara - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno* Perugia - Arezzo - Florence - Bologna - Reggio Emilia AV - Milan - Turin* Milan - Reggio Emilia AV - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno - Agropoli - Sapri* Milan - Reggio Emilia EV - Bologna - Florence - Paola - Lamezia - Rosarno - Villa San Giovanni - Reggio Calabria* Lyon Perrache (FR) - Lyon Part Dieu (FR) - Paris Gare-de-Lyon (FR)
Rolling stock The following rolling stock types are used for ''Frecciarossa'' services:* ETR.500: non-tilting train made of eleven passenger coaches (one with cafe/restaurant service) with 574 seats moved by two E.404 locomotives, speeds up to . * ETR.600: tilting train made of seven passenger coaches (one with cafe/restaurant service) with 432 seats, speeds up to 250 km/h (155 mph). * ETR.700: non-tilting train made of 8 passenger coaches (one with cafe/restaurant service) with 497 seats, speeds up to 250 km/h (155 mph). * ETR.400: non-tilting electro-train made of eight passenger coaches (one with cafe/restaurant service) with 457 seats, speeds up to .File:I08 080 Bf Napoli C, ETR 500 012.jpg|alt=|ETR 500File:FS Trenitalia ETR400 15 (50832499597).jpg|alt=|ETR 400 (Frecciarossa 1000)File:Trenitalia ETR 600 02 FR 8527 Brescia 20230320.jpg|ETR 600File:Verona - Verona Porta Nuova - Treno 05.jpg|ETR 700Frecciarossa trains travel on dedicated high-speed railway lines and, on some routes, also on conventional railway lines with lower speed limits. Current limitations on the tracks set the maximum operating speed of both types of trains to .
Accidents and incidents *On 6 February 2020, a Frecciarossa train derailed at Ospedaletto Lodigiano, killing two people and injuring 27 others. *On 10 December 2023, a Frecciarossa train collided with another passenger train at Faenza injuring 17.
See also *Frecciargento*Frecciabianca*High-speed rail in Italy*Eurostar Italia*Train categories in Europe
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