Rail transport in Italy

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The first railway in Italy was the Napoli-Portici line, built 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, both are Ferrovie dello Stato subsidiaries. Previously Ferrovie dello Stato was just one company but due to the EU deregulation they were made into an holding company,

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.

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