Rail transport in Italy

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The first railway in Italy was the Napoli-Portici line create to connect the royal palace to the seaside (1839).

Nowadays the rail tracks and infrastructure are currently managed by the Rete Ferroviaria Italiana ([1]) while the train and the passenger section is managed by Trenitalia, which is partially state-owned. Previously they were a whole statal society named Ferrovie dello Stato (abbreviated FS and previously FFSS).

Minor railways are also managed by private companies.

Treno Alta Velocità is building a new high speed network on the routes Milan - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples and Turin - Milan - Verona - Venice - Trieste. Some lines are already opened while international links with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia are underway. Rome-Naples line opened to service in December 2005, Turin-Milan partially opened in February 2006. Both lines with speed up to 300 km/h.