By the end of 2021 the Red Arrow will connect Milan and Turin to Paris. And according to Trenitalia CEO Luigi Corradi by the end of next year the fast train will be able to arrive even in Spain. From December 12th the new winter opening hours will start, with 230 trains connecting the big cities.
Frecciarossa will connect Milan and Turin to Paris by the end of the year
From December 12 a new winter timetable will start for Trenitalia. There will be over seven thousand trains every day, connecting the various points of our peninsula and beyond. 230 Frecciarossa they will unite the capitals and the largest cities. The Intercity will be 94 and Intercity Night will be 24. E and train Regional they will reach altitude 6.800, with over 20,000 bike spaces available and also charging points for e-bikes.
Trenitalia CEO Luigi Corradi speaks of a “new beginning” to the presentation of the new timetables at Milan Central Station. In 2022 the regional fleet, already renewed by 50%, will see the arrival of another 105 trains. The CEO comments: “A new journey begins, we are increasingly trying to do something new, we want to be as close as possible to those who take the train to organize a different service with the various services that are more integrated with each other, in the name of ‘intermodality ”.
But perhaps the most exciting news regarding the arrival of the Frecciarossa in the French capital. The train Milan-Turin-Parisi is “a dream will come true and we are working to bring the Frecciarossa 1000 also in Spain by the end of 2022 “. In fact, the train can be approved in seven European countries and should soon extend its range of action.
After the collapse in 2020, when the lockdowns due to the pandemic have significantly reduced rail traffic, the situation is picking up again. There are 1.1 million trips per day, a figure approaching 1.6 pre-Covid. “Christmas bookings are growing significantly. Christmas trains are filling up by the hour. An incredible success ”comments Corradi.