Leonardo Express
{{Short description|Airport rail service in Italy}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Leonardo Express
| color =
| logo = Icona Leonardo Express.svg
| logo_width =
| image = Leonardo_express_01.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| caption = ETR 425 Leonardo Express at Roma Termini
(Feb 2017)
| type = Airport rail link
| status = Operating
| locale = {{flag|Lazio}}
{{flag|Italy}}
| predecessor =
| first = {{Start date|2000|02}}
| last =
| successor =
| operator = Trenitalia
| formeroperator=
| ridership =
| start = Roma Termini
| stops = Non stop
| end = Fiumicino Aeroporto
| distance =
| journeytime = 32 minutes
| frequency = 4 per hour
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| access =
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| stock = ETR-425
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1435mm}}
| el = 3 kV DC
| speed =
| owners = Ferrovie dello Stato
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| map_state = show
| website = [https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html trenitalia.com]
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File:Leonardo express train Leonardo express.jpg
The Leonardo Express is an airport rail service linking the center of Rome with its largest airport, Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, in the region of Lazio, central Italy.
Service
The service is operated by Trenitalia, and takes 32 minutes to travel the {{convert|37|km|mi}} between its two stops.{{cite web |url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2000/03/01/leonardo-express-aeroporto-piu-vicino.html |title=Leonardo Express aeroporto più vicino |trans-title=Leonardo Express: airport becomes closer |date=1 March 2000 |newspaper=la Repubblica |accessdate=26 February 2011|language=it}}
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The service opened in December 1989.
Leonardo Express operates every 15 minutes, in some time slots the frequencies rise up to 30 minutes per train. The train station Fiumicino Aeroporto is located inside the airport and is easily accessible.{{cite web|url=https://www.trenitalia.com/en/services/leonardo-express.html|title=The Roma Termini - Leonardo Da Vinci Airport connection takes just 32 minutes with the Leonardo express|access-date=28 February 2024|website=trenitalia.com}}
In 2023, Trenitalia announced in collaboration with Fiumicino's operator Aeroporti di Roma and ITA Airways that they planned to offer a combined rail-air ticket that would also allow passengers to check their bags for air travel at Fiumicino station.{{Cite web |last=Baker |first=Elizabeth |date=2023-05-04 |title=Aeroporti di Roma develops combined train and airplane ticket |url=https://www.passengerterminaltoday.com/news/passenger-experience/aeroporti-di-roma-develops-combined-train-and-airplane-ticket.html |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=Passenger Terminal Today |language=en-GB}}
Rolling stock
The service is entirely operated by ETR 425 "Jazz" EMU convoys in airport livery, essentially composed of white, red and green, which recall the Italian tricolour. These trains have been in service on the line since July 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.ferrovie.it/portale/articoli/991|title=Leonardo Express: in servizio gli ETR.425|access-date=28 February 2024|website=Ferrovie.it|language=it}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.trenitalia.com/en/services/leonardo-express.html Leonardo Express Timetables]