Frecciarossa


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 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. Trenitalia also operates the sister brands Frecciargento and Frecciabianca for slower services.

Routes

Frecciarossa 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. Frecciarossa trains operate the following services:
  • Turin - 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 - 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
The brand also includes the Milan–Paris Frecciarossa, which operates two routes:
  • Milan – Turin – Bardonecchia – Modane – Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux – Lyon-Part-Dieu – Paris Gare de Lyon
  • Lyon-Perrache – Lyon-Part-Dieu – Paris Gare de Lyon

    Rolling stock

The following rolling stock types are used for Frecciarossa services:
  • ETR.500: non-tilting train made of eleven passenger coaches with 574 seats moved by two E.404 locomotives, speeds up to.
  • ETR.600: tilting train made of seven passenger coaches with 432 seats, speeds up to 250 km/h.
  • ETR.700: non-tilting train made of 8 passenger coaches with 497 seats, speeds up to 250 km/h.
  • ETR.1000: non-tilting electro-train made of eight passenger coaches with 457 seats, speeds up 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.
  • On 18 January 2026 an Iryo ETR1000 Frecciarossa train collided with al Alvia CAF in Adamuz Córdoba Spain 2026 Adamuz train derailments