Frecciabianca ETR 460 train at Roma Termini. These are capable of 250 km/h (155 mph) but are limited to 200 km/h (124 mph) in service.
Frecciabianca E.414 train at Cattolica
Frecciabianca E.402B train at Bologna Centrale

Frecciabianca is a high-speed train of the Italian national train operator, Trenitalia, and one of its Le Frecce brands (along with the more prestigious Frecciarossa and former Frecciargento). The name, which means "white arrow", was introduced in 2011; these services were previously known as Eurostar City Italia. Frecciabianca trains operate at speeds up to 200 km/h (124 mph).

Routes

  • Turin - Milan - Verona - Venice - Trieste
  • Milan - Verona - Venice - Udine
  • Turin - Genoa - La Spezia - Pisa - Livorno - Rome
  • Rome - Naples - Salerno - Lamezia Terme - Reggio di Calabria
  • Venice - Padua - Bologna - Rimini - Pesaro - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Lecce
  • Milan - Piacenza - Parma - Reggio Emilia - Modena - Bologna - Rimini - Pesaro - Ancona - Pescara - Termoli - Foggia - Barletta - Bari - Lecce / Taranto
  • Turin - Alessandria - Reggio Emilia - Bologna - Rimini - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Lecce
  • Genoa - La Spezia - Pisa - Rome
  • Palermo - Caltanissetta - Enna - Catania - Messina
  • Milan - Ventimiglia

Rolling stock

Second-class UIC-Z1 coach at Milano Centrale railway station.

Current

  • ETR 460: electric trainsets, speeds up to 250 km/h (155 mph)

Sometimes the ETR 485s are also used on the Frecciabianca services, which often replace the ETR.460s when they aren't available, mainly on the Rome-Genoa/Turin/Milan route.

Historic

  • E.414: electric locomotives with coaching stock, speeds up to 200 km/h (124 mph) (until June 2020, transferred to InterCity service)
  • ETR.470 (from December 2015 to December 2020, transferred to the greek railway company Hellenic Train)
  • E.402B: electric locomotives with coaching stock, speeds up to 200 km/h (124 mph) (until 12 June 2022, transferred to InterCity service)
  • E.464 (until 12 June 2022, transferred to InterCity service)
  • FS Gran Confort railway coahces (until 12 June 2022, transferred to InterCity service)
  • UIC-Z1 railway coaches (until 12 June 2022, transferred to InterCity service)

See also

Media related to Frecciabianca at Wikimedia Commons

References

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