Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori

Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori
Joint-stock company
Industry Rail Transport
Founded 11 December 2006
Headquarters Rome, Italy
Key people
 Luca Cordero di Montezemolo (Chairman)
Giuseppe Sciarrone (CEO)[1]
Products Passenger transport
Revenue 102,900,636 (2012)[2]
-137,239,543 (2012)[2]
-77,136,171 (2012)[2]
Number of employees
 1,027 (end 2012)[2]
Website www.ntvspa.it www.italotreno.it
Routes of NTV .italo
NTV lounge at Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station

Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (Italian: New Passenger Transport) is an Italian company which is Europe's first private open access operator of 300 km/h (190 mph) high-speed trains.[3]

History

NTV was created by four Italian businessmen (among them Luca Cordero di Montezemolo) to compete with Trenitalia.[4] The company intended to start services in late 2011, following certification of its trains in mid-2011.[5]

In March 2011, NTV complained that the Italian infrastructure manager, RFI, was obstructing its plans to run trains by making last-minute changes to network statements. RFI is controlled by the same government group that controls Trenitalia, the incumbent provider of passenger train services in Italy.[6]

After delays due to the complexity of the project,[7] NTV started service on 28 April 2012.[8][9] NTV ridership for whole year 2012 was 2,051,702 .[10]

Trains

Italo train at Bologna railway station.

An order for 25 Alstom Automotrice à grande vitesse (AGV) trainsets each with 11 cars was announced on 17 January 2008.[11] Alstom assembled 17 at its La Rochelle plant, while eight were produced at Savigliano in Italy.[12] NTV has an option for a further ten trains. The contract includes maintenance for 30 years.[13] NTV unveiled the first of its trains in a ceremony on 13 December 2011.[14]

Interior

Routes

Routes served by NTV are those of the Italian high-speed rail network, comprising 13 cities and 16 stations. Italo’s High Speed train service connects three lines:[15]

In Milan, Rome and Venice there are two station options: Porta Garibaldi and Rogoredo in Milan, Tiburtina and Ostiense stations in Rome, Mestre and Santa Lucia in Venice.

Major shareholders

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bilancio di esercizio 2010" (PDF). Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Bilancio 2012" (PDF). ntvspa.it. Ntv. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Murray Hughes (2008-09-01). "NTV targets 20% market share by 2015". Railway Gazette International.
  4. ↑ Murray Hughes (2007-03-01). "Open access high speed bid". Railway Gazette International.
  5. ↑ "AGV begins Italian test programme". Railway Gazette International. 2010-01-12.
  6. ↑ "Railway Gazette: NTV brands RFI access changes ‘illegal’". Retrieved 2011-03-25.
  7. ↑ "Italie : la compagnie privée NTV retarde son lancement à 2012 (Italy: private company NTV delays launch to 2012)". Ville, rails et transports. 2011-10-27.
  8. ↑ "Debut for Italo: kick off of the most modern train in Europe on April 28". Press Release, Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori. 2012-03-30.
  9. ↑ "Alta velocità e concorrenza: parte la sfida". il Sole 24 Ore. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  10. ↑ "Italo supera il muro dei 2 milioni di passeggeri nel 2012". ntvspa.it. 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
  11. ↑ "NTV, the first Italian private railway operator, chooses Alstom for the supply and maintenance of 25 AGV trains" (Press release). Alstom. 2008-01-17.
  12. ↑ "NTV unveils Italian AGV livery". Railway Gazette International. 2008-07-17.
  13. ↑ "The AGV reaches 300 km/h during the first test phase on Italian network". Alstom. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  14. ↑ "Railway Gazette: NTV unveils first Italo AGV". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  15. ↑ "Connections". Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV).
  16. ↑ "Viaggi in treno su ferrovie ad alta velocità per valorizzare il tempo di viaggio". NTV - Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori S.p.A.

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