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Trenitalia, ITA Airways and Rome Fiumicino airport have joined forces to launch a new ‘train + plane’ product that allows travellers to combine rail and air bookings in a single ticket and complete flight check-in processes at the airport's adjacent train station before entering the terminal. The Italian flag carrier, which will soon be acquired by...

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An agreement has been signed between Enit and Trenitalia to enhance travel experiences in Italy. In 2022, Italy is back to travel and choosing to do so by train. Last year Trenitalia recorded more than 1 million passengers per day and nearly 400 million trips. Italy is confirmed as a particularly popular destination for foreign tourists, whose purc...

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Italy's national state-owned railway holding company Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) has unveiled plans to invest €2 billion in upgrading the fibre-optic cable network to provide fast internet coverage across all trains. The plan, announced this week by FS director Luigi Ferraris, aims to provide commuters with reliable internet connection along the enti...

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Italy began building its high-speed rail system in 1977, when an initial piece of the Rome-Florence line was completed. Over the decades it has developed its network until it has almost 1000 kilometers of high-speed lines. Our country is not the first in terms of extension of the network, for example France or Spain have about 3 times as many kilom...

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Italy's Trenitalia is set to launch a high-speed Frecciarossa train service between Milan and Paris on 18 December, offering a journey time of between six and seven hours. The new connection will depart from Milano Centrale and arrive in Paris Gare de Lyon, passing through Turin, Lyon Part-Dieu, Chambéry and Modane. Initially there will be two dail...

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First there were the covid-free flights between Rome and Milan airports. Now it is the turn of trains. Italy's first covid-free trains will operate between Rome and Milan from Friday 16 April, with only those who have tested negative for covid-19 permitted to board the Frecciarossa high-speed service. Initially there will be two non-stop trains run...

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Passengers and staff to be tested before getting on high-speed trains. First there were the Alitalia covid-free flights between Rome and Milan airports. Now it is the turn of trains. Italy's first covid-free train will operate initially between Rome and Milan from the start of April, announced the CEO of Ferrovie dello Stato, Gianfranco Battisti. T...

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