Frecciabianca

Frecciabianca (Italian: [ˌfrettʃaˈbjaŋka]; from freccia bianca, "white arrow") is a high-speed train operated by Trenitalia, Italy's national train operator, and one of its Le Frecce brands, along with Frecciarossa and Frecciargento. Frecciabianca was introduced in 2011, replacing Eurostar Italia. Frecciabianca trains operate at speeds up to 200 km/h (124 mph).

Routes

As of June 2024, Frecciabianca operates on the following routes:

Rome-Pisa-La Spezia-Genoa (with some continuing to either Milan or Turin)
Rome-Ancona-Rimini-Ravenna (planned to be upgraded to Frecciargento)

Rolling stock

Current

FS Class ETR 460: electric 9-car trainsets in two-class layout, maximum speed of 250 km/h (155 mph) limited to 200 km/h (124 mph)

Historic

Formerly, additional rolling stock was used under the Frecciabianca banner.^{[citation needed]} While most of the following trainsets and coaches have been relocated to Trenitalia's own InterCity brand since, the ETR 470 are now operated by Hellenic Train in Greece.

FS Class E.414 - until June 2020
FS Class ETR 470 - until December 2020
FS Class E.402B- until 12 June 2022
FS Class E.464 - until 12 June 2022
FS Gran Confort railway coaches - until 12 June 2022
UIC-Z1 railway coaches - until 12 June 2022

References

↑ Pallotta, Lorenzo (13 December 2023). "Ferrovie: Il declino dei brand Frecciargento e Frecciabianca". Ferrovie.Info (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
1 2 3 4 5 trenitalia.com - Frecciabianca retrieved 28 June 2024
1 2 Campione, Davide (15 November 2023). "Il Frecciabianca Roma - Ravenna promosso a Frecciargento" [The Frecciabianca Rome – Ravenna promoted to Frecciargento]. Ferrovie.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
↑ "Cisalpino Pendolinos to work Athens – Thessaloniki line". Railway Gazette International. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.