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23rd May 2009, 02:51
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Question about Current Italian Passenger Trains
I have a question about certain passenger trains that run between Venice and Rome (Italy). I am specifically interested in Trenitalia's Eurostar, the Eurostar Fast and the Eurostar Italia Alta Velocita. The schedule indicates that all these train types take 4hour 27 minutes to run between Venice and Rome. They all appear to use the ETR 500; so what is the difference between them? I thought the latter was a high-speed train? Any Trenitalia experts out there?
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23rd May 2009, 22:03
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Hello and welcome to the forum. For some strange reason I think you will find that the Venice-Rome 4hr 27mins services that continue on to Naples are known as "Eurostar Italia Alta Velocita" whilst those which terminate in Rome are simply known as Eurostar Italia. The only Eurostar Fast services I could find between Venice and Rome took 3hr 59mins which I believe is attained by cutting out some of the stops.
I think Trenitalia are masters of complication and always find their website an absolute nightmare. If you plan your journey using the SBB website ALL Venice-Rome services are simply referred to as Eurostar Italia 
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24th May 2009, 09:39
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Effectively it is the Swiss equivalent of Trenitalia or the old FS. The SBB website URL is http://www.sbb.ch/ and your chosen language can be selected at the top of the page.
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24th May 2009, 10:21
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Hello Europe10 and welcome to the Railway Forum. When it comes to railways in Europe, I always let John Swisstrain answer as my knowledge of their systems would not fill the back of a average postage stamp.
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25th May 2009, 13:32
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Two more questions if I may...
I have two more questions about the Eurostar Italia passenger trains that run between Venice and Rome. (1) Has anyone ever seen a seat diagram for the First Class cars on these trains? (Trenitalia has none.)
(2) Has anyone seen a good floor plan for the Roma Termini and the Venezia Santa Lucia train stations? (The official Trenitalia ones are poor.) Thank you to all who could help.
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#9
29th May 2009, 14:19
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Need an Italian Train Expert
Just found out about Roma Termini on the "Railway Station" Forum. Thanks to Mr. "swisstrains" ! Are there any ITALIAN TRAIN experts out there who can help me with the last question about the seat diagram for the First Class cars on the ES trains? (Trenitalia has none.)
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