High-speed route
Frecciarossa Rome–Bari
Rome → Bari · Italy
South of Caserta the Freccia climbs through the Apennines to Foggia, then races across the Tavoliere plain to the Adriatic port of Bari.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 9 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Trenitalia — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Frecciarossa?
The Frecciarossa runs 480 km from Rome to Bari.
How long does the Frecciarossa take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 4 h for the 480 km. That is an average of 120 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 250 km/h.
Who runs the Frecciarossa?
Trenitalia, with ETR 1000.
How old is the Frecciarossa?
The line has been in service since 2012. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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