High-speed rail in Italy

High-speed rail in Italy consists of two lines connecting most of the country's major cities. The first line connects Turin to Salerno via Milan, Bologna, Florence, Rome and Naples, the second runs from Turin to Venice via Milan and Verona, and is under construction in parts. Trains are operated with a top speed of 300 km/h (190 mph).

ETR 500 Frecciarossa (Trenitalia)

ETR 1000 Frecciarossa 1000 (Trenitalia)

AGV 575 Italo AGV (NTV)

ETR 600 Frecciargento (Trenitalia)

ETR 675 Italo EVO (NTV)

ETR 700 Frecciargento (Trenitalia)

Passenger service is provided by Trenitalia and, since April 2012, by NTV, the world's first private open-access operator of high-speed rail to compete with a state-owned monopoly. 25 million passengers traveled on the network in 2011. In 2015, ridership increased to 55 million for Trenitalia and 9.1 million for NTV, for a combined 64 million passengers.

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