Frecciargento 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, which means "Silver Arrow", was introduced in 2012; these trains were previously branded as Eurostar Italia. Frecciargento trains operate at speeds of up to .

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.

Frecciargento

Routes

Routes in service before summer 2022: Rome – Naples – Salerno – Lamezia Terme – Reggio di Calabria 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 Rome – Caserta – Benevento – Foggia – Bari – Lecce Genoa – La Spezia – Pisa – Florence – Rome Milano – Bologna – Rimini – Ancona Milano – Stresa – Domodossola – Brig – Visp – Spiez – Thun – Bern Routes still in service in May 2023:

Frecciargento

Rome – Caserta – Benevento – Puglia with stops in Foggia, Barletta and Bari and with continuations also towards Brindisi and Lecce. Rome – Naples Afragola – Salerno – Paola – Lamezia – Rosarno – Villa S. G. – Reggio Calabria. Rome – Florence – Pisa – La Spezia – Genoa.

Frecciargento

Rolling stock

ETR 485: tilting trains, speeds up to

ETR 600: tilting trains, speeds up to

ETR 610: tilting trains with international signal system capability, speeds up to ETR 700: non-tilting trains, speeds up to

See also

Frecciabianca

Frecciarossa

High-speed rail in Italy

Eurostar Italia

Train categories in Europe

References

External links

High-speed rail in Italy

Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane

Train-related introductions in 2012