Classic route
Intercity Tirreno
Rome → Genoa · Italy
The Tyrrhenian artery the high-speed network bypasses: Maremma’s coast, Pisa, the marble Apuans and the whole Riviera di Levante into Genoa.
- Distance
- 500 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 5 h
- Average speed
- 100 km/h
- Top speed
- 160 km/h
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 2215519: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 7 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IC 510
- 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 Intercity Tirreno?
The Intercity Tirreno runs 500 km from Rome to Genoa.
How long does the Intercity Tirreno take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 5 h for the 500 km. That is an average of 100 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Intercity Tirreno?
Trenitalia.
How old is the Intercity Tirreno?
The line has been in service since 1867. 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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