Italy High-speed rail in Europe

italy s high-speed rail network

the earliest high-speed rail line built in europe italian direttissima , florence–rome high-speed railway (254 km/158 mi) in 1978, used fs class e444 3 kv dc locomotives. italy pioneered use of pendolino tilting train technology. italian government constructor treno alta velocità has been adding high-speed network in italy, lines opened. italian operator ntv first open access high-speed rail operator in europe, since 2011, using agv etr 575 multiple units.

in march 2011, contract second phase of construction on milan–verona high-speed line signed. section 39 km long. construction should complete 2015.

the italian high-speed railway network consists of 1342 km of lines, allow speeds of 300 km/h. safety system adopted network ermts/etcs ii, state-of-the-art in railway signalling , safety. power supply follows european standard of 25kv ac 50 hz mono-phase current. direttissima segment still supplied 3kv dc current, planned conformed rest of network.

frecciarossa 1000 fastest train in eu.

with imminent entering service of etr1000 trainsets, have top speed of more 400 km/h , commercial speed of 360 km/h, rail network upgraded safely allow trains run @ such speeds. commercial run of first etr1000 planned 2014.