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The Italian railway system is one of the most important parts of the infrastructure of Italy, with a total length [3] of 24,567 km (15,265 mi) of which active lines are 16,832 km (10,459 mi). [2] The network has recently grown with the construction of the new high-speed rail network. Italy is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC
High-speed service was introduced on the Rome-Milan line in 1988–89 with the ETR 450 Pendolino train, with a top speed of 250 km/h (160 mph) and cutting travel times from about 5 hours to 4. [7] The prototype train ETR X 500 was the first Italian train to reach 300 km/h (190 mph) on the Direttissima on 25 May 1989. [7]
Even nowadays, Italy is the only country in Europe with a private high-speed train operator. Construction of the Milan-Venice high-speed line has begun in 2013 and in 2016 the Milan-Treviglio section has been opened to passenger traffic; the Milan-Genoa high-speed line (Terzo Valico dei Giovi) is also under construction.
Europe’s most famous train, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, will launch an annual trip from Paris to Portofino, starting in June 2024.
An ETR 500 train running on the Florence–Rome high-speed line near Arezzo, the first high-speed railway opened in Europe. [23] The actual High-speed rail in Italy consists of two lines connecting most of the country's major cities.
Raileurope.co.uk provides coverage for approximately 25 countries in Europe and is integrated with multiple rail operators, including the Rail Delivery Group in the United Kingdom, SNCF in France, Eurostar, Deutsche Bahn in Germany, SNCB in Belgium, Renfe in Spain and both Italo and Trenitalia in Italy. [4]