2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. ETR 400 Roma Tiburtina train station 24 20181231: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Frecciarossa 1000 nuova livrea: Gisorr650· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
Frecciarossa (Italian: [ˌfrettʃaˈrossa]; from freccia rossa, "red arrow") is a high-speed train of the Italian national train operator, Trenitalia, as well as a member of the train category Le Frecce. The name was introduced in 2008 after it had previously been known as Eurostar Italia. Frecciarossa trains operate at speeds of up to 300 km/h (190 mph).
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 14 years ago, in 2012.
- Top speed is 2.3× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 8 minutes.
high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.
spec sheet
- built
- 2012
- number built
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- kind
- high-speed train
- origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- builders
- Unknown builder
- operators
- Trenitalia
- top speed
- 300 km/h
- power
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From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3086760, Wikipedia: Frecciarossa (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.