 An ETR 600 Frecciargento at Venice Santa Lucia.
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Frecciargento tilting trains
Trenitalia is Italy's national train operator. Their front-rank trains are the 300 km/h Frecciarossas (red arrows), the next rank down is Frecciargento (silver arrow), tilting trains which can reach 250 km/h (155 mph) on Italy's high-speed lines. However, the Frecciargento category is being phased out in 2023, with many trains being reclassified Frecciarossa.
Where do Frecciargentos run?
Rome – Caserta - Bari – Lecce
Genoa - La Spezia - Pisa -
Rome
What are Frecciargentos like?
Several types of train operate Frecciargento services. Frecciarossas have four classes, but Frecciargentos retain just the normal 2 classes, 1st & 2nd, plus a cafe-bar.
Luggage on Frecciargento trains
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It's simple, you just take all your bags with you onto the train. Nobody weighs it, measures it or argues with you about it. You can take pretty much whatever you can carry and you simply put it on the racks.
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Anything up to backpack-sized will fit on the overhead racks above your seat, or in the recess between the seat backs. If you insist on bringing a giant suitcase, this will fit on the racks at the end of each car, just inside the entrance doors, see the photo to the right.
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It's always best to keep your bags where you can see them, although they'll be perfectly safe. Theft of bags from trains is as rare as theft of airline baggage. More about luggage on European trains. Luggage storage at stations.
Travel tips
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2nd class is fine for most travellers, all 1st class gets you is more leg and elbow room plus a small welcome drink of coffee or prosecco. Seats in 1st class are arranged 2+1 across the car width (as opposed to 2+2 in 2nd class) so on one side of the aisle there are solo seats and face-to-face tables for two, which are the nicest options for solo travellers and couples respectively. See seat numbering plans.
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Like Frecciarossas & Frecciabiancas, Frecciargentos are all-reserved trains. Every ticket comes with a reserved seat included. Passholders must pay a €13 reservation fee to make a reservation as shown here.
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You can buy food and drink from the cafe-bar, or just take your own picnic and bottle of wine with you.
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There's no check-in, you just board any time before the doors close and it leaves.