TGV Artesia is a service branding and joint venture between France and Italy. Trains are staffed by Trenitalia in Italy and SNCF in France. The bar/restaurant service is operated by Cremonini. As of 2007, routes include service between Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris-Bercy to Turin, Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome, and intermediate cities. Service to Milan operates via both Dijon (Vallorbe-Simplon line) and Lyon/Turin, while Venice, Florence, and Rome are only served through Dijon. Trains traveling through Dijon are night trains; those traveling through Lyon and Turin are day trains.
Artesia's future remains uncertain as Trenitalia has the intention of operating its own services in France from Italy due to SNCF taking a 20% stake in Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori.
Artesia will stop operating by 11 december 2011 and will be replaced by the new service Thello operated by Trenitalia and Veolia Transdev.[1]
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