High Speed Rail Operations , Italy
Key Data:
First line opened
1978
Rail authority
Ferrovie dello Stato (FS)
Train operator
Trenitalia
Infrastructure operator
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Gauge
1,435mm
Maximum line speed
300km/h (186mph)
High-speed lines in operation or development
Turin-Milan
124.5km (77 miles)
Milan-Bologna
182km (113 miles)
Bologna-Florence
78.5km (49 miles)
Rome-Naples
204.5km (127 miles)
Milan-Verona
112km (70 miles)
Verona-Venice
100km (62 miles)
Milan-Genoa
54km (34 miles)
Power supply
3kV dc; 25kV ac (new lines)
Rolling Stock:
ETR 500 (non tilt)
Builders
Trevi Consortium
Original No.
60
Seats (vary)
671
Formation (varies)
2 power cars/12 coaches
Max. speed
300km/h
ETR 460 (tilt)
Builders
FIAT Ferroviaria / Alstom
Original No.
60
Seats (vary)
480
Formation (varies)
EMU / 9 coaches
Max. speed
250km/h
Special Characteristics:
Massive capital investment in high-speed network
System change after initial high-speed line in operation
1,000km total route potential
Links to European high-speed network
Environmental benefits a major issue
Network due to gain private high-speed fleet operator
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