Frecciargento
{{short description|Italian high-speed train}}
Frecciargento ({{IPA|it|ˌfrettʃarˈdʒɛnto|lang}}; from {{lang|it|freccia argento}}, "silver arrow") 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 was introduced in 2012; these trains were previously branded as Eurostar Italia. Frecciargento trains operate at speeds of up to {{convert|250|km/h|0}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.fsnews.it/cms/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=bbf53cfd9b03e110VgnVCM1000003f16f90aRCRD |lang=it |date=2008 |title=Nella scuderia FS arriva il Frecciargento, il nuovo eurostar veloce |publisher=Ferrovie dello stato italiane |accessdate=9 August 2019}}
In May 2022, it was announced by Trenitalia's CEO Luigi Corradi that, starting from summer 2022, the Frecciargento brand will be phased out. The trains that operate as Frecciargento will be incorporated, with a change of livery, into the Frecciarossa service.{{Cite web |title=Dall'estate 2022 i Frecciabianca e i Frecciargento cambiano pelle: il parco AV inizia a diventare Frecciarossa |url=https://blog.tuttotreno.it/40853-dallestate-2022-i-frecciabianca-e-i-frecciargento-cambiano-pelle-il-parco-av-inizia-a-diventare-frecciarossa/ |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=tuttoTRENO Blog |date=31 May 2022 |language=it-IT}} However in November 2023, it has been announced that some Frecciabianca services will be upgraded to Frecciaargento, therefore keeping the brand for the time being.{{Cite web |last=Campione |first=Davide |date=15 November 2023 |title=Il Frecciabianca Roma - Ravenna promosso a Frecciargento |trans-title=The Frecciabianca Rome – Ravenna promoted to Frecciargento |url=https://www.ferrovie.it/portale/articoli/14318 |access-date=19 February 2024 |website=Ferrovie.it |language=it}}
Routes
File:0485 506 Freccia Argento unit at San Guovanni 070723.jpg as Frecciargento]]
File:Trenitalia ETR610 4A Venezia SL.jpg as Frecciargento]]
File:Frecciargento FS ETR.700 at Milano Centrale.jpg as Frecciargento]]
=Current=
As of June 2024, the Frecciargento brand operates on the following routes:[https://www.trenitalia.com/en/frecce/frecciargento.html trenitalia.com - Frecciaargento] retrieved 28 June 2024
- Rome – Caserta – Foggia – Bari – Lecce
- Rome – Naples – Salerno – Lamezia Terme – Reggio Calabria
- Rome – Florence – Pisa – La Spezia – Genoa
- Rome – Rimini – Ravenna
=Former=
Frecciargento trainsets also formerly operated the following services with most being upgraded to Frecciarossa since:{{cn|date=June 2024}}
- 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
- Milano – Stresa – Domodossola – Brig – Visp – Spiez – Thun – Bern
- Milano – Bologna – Rimini – Ancona{{cite news |title=Treni, dal 9 giugno i Frecciargento sostituiscono i Frecciabianca sulla linea adriatica |url=https://www.regione.emilia-romagna.it/notizie/2019/maggio/treni-dal-9-giugno-i-frecciargento-sostituiscono-i-frecciabianca-sulla-linea-adriatica |accessdate=25 August 2019 |work=Regions Emilia-Romagna |date=29 May 2019 |language=it}}
Rolling stock
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://www.trenitalia.com/en/frecce/frecciargento.html Official website]
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