Frecciargento

Frecciargento (Italian: [ˌfrettʃarˈdʒɛnto]; from 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 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph).^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Routes

Current

As of June 2024, the Frecciargento brand operates on the following routes:^[4]

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:^{[citation needed]}

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^[5]

Rolling stock

ETR 485: tilting trains, speeds up to 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph)
ETR 600: tilting trains, speeds up to 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph)
ETR 610: tilting trains with ETCS capability, speeds up to 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph)
ETR 700: non-tilting trains, speeds up to 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph)