Purpose
The purpose of Treno Alta Velocità is the construction of dedicated high speed rail corridors where conventional lines are already saturated. First focus was the Milan to Salerno and the Turin to Trieste corridors. The aims of the project include: aligning the operations of the Italian rail network to European rail standards; expanding the availability of high-speed rail throughout the country thus improving travel times between Italy's major cities; substantially increasing line capacities and train frequencies, and enhancing safety through updates in train control and signaling. Italy's new high speed lines will be used principally for passenger services during the day (AV - Alta Velocità, High-speed) and for freight (AC - Alta Capacità, High-capacity) during the night. The other aim is to desaturate conventional lines which can be then used for regional transport and commuter services.
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High-speed trains | 300 km/h (186 mph) or more |
- Alstom AGV
- Avelia Horizon
- Avelia Liberty
- AVE Class 100, 102, 103
- China Railways CRH 2C, 3C, 380A, 380B, 380C, 380D, CR400AF, 400BF; MTR CRH380A
- ETR 500
- ETR 1000
- Eurostar e300; e320
- ICE 3
- KTX-I, II (Sancheon)
- Oaris
- Shinkansen Series 500, N700, E5, E6, H5, L0
- AVRIL
- TGV Sud-Est (refurbished), Atlantique, Réseau, Duplex, POS, 2N2
- TCDD HT80000
- Thalys PBA, PBKA
- THSR 700T
- Transrapid
- Shanghai Maglev Train
- Siemens Velaro
- Bombardier Zefiro
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250–299 km/h (155–186 mph) |
- China Railways CRH 1A, 1B, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2E, 5
- China Star
- New Pendolino
- ICE 1, 2
- RENFE Class 120, 121, 130
- Sapsan
- SBB RABe 501, RABe 503
- Shinkansen Series 200, 300, 700, 800, E2, E3, E7, W7
- TCDD HT65000
- TGV Sud-Est (original), La Poste
- V250
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200–249 km/h (124–155 mph) |
- Acela Express
- ACS-64
- Adelante
- APT
- AVE Class 101/Euromed
- CRH6A
- DJJ1
- ER200
- GMB Class 71 (Flytoget)
- HHP-8
- IC4
- InterCity 125
- InterCity 225
- ICE T, TD
- ICE 4 (ICx)
- Javelin
- NSB Class 73
- NSB Class 74
- Pendolino
- Railjet
- Regina
- Shinkansen series 0, 100, 400, E1, E4
- SBB RABDe 500, RABDe 502, RABe 502, Re 460
- SC-44
- SCB-40
- SJ 2000, SJ X40
- Z-TER (Z 21500)
- Sokol
- Class 800, Class 801, Class 802
- Talgo XXI
- Voyager/Meridian
- X3
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Experimental and prototype high-speed trains (category) |
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High-speed railway line | |
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planned networks in italics | |
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Former operations | |
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