What is High-speed rail in Italy?
{{multiple image | perrow = 2 | image1 = Naples, Central station, gorgeous long-distance train.jpg | caption1 = [[ETR 500]] ''Frecciarossa'' ([[Trenitalia]]) | image2 = Elettrotreno ETR.400.jpg | caption2 = [[ETR 1000]] ''Frecciarossa 1000'' ([[Trenitalia]]) | image3 = NTV ETR 575 04 (22467847965).jpg | caption3 = [[AGV 575]] ''Italo AGV'' ([[Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori|NTV]]) | image4 = Frecciaargento 600 112.jpg | caption4 = [[ETR 600]] ''Frecciargento'' ([[Trenitalia]]) | image5 = Italo Evo in Venezia.jpg | caption5 = {{ill|ETR 675|it|Elettrotreno NTV ETR.675}} ''Italo EVO'' ([[Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori|NTV]]) | image6 = Frecciargento FS ETR.700 at Milano Centrale.jpg | caption6 = [[ETR 700]] ''Frecciargento'' ([[Trenitalia]]) }} '''[[High-speed rail]] in Italy''' connects most of the [[List of cities in Italy|country's major cities]]. It is 1,467 km in 2024 but is being extended. <ref>{{Cite web|title=High-Speed Trains In Italy {{!}} Italy Bullet Train Guide|url=https://www.thetrainline.com/trains/italy/high-speed|access-date=2024-03-12|website=Trainline|language=en}}</ref>The first line connects [[Turin]] to [[Salerno]] via [[Milan]], [[Bologna]], [[Florence]], [[Rome]] and [[Naples]], the second runs from [[Turin]] to [[Venice]] via [[Milan]] and [[Verona]], and is under construction in parts. Trains are operated with a top speed of {{convert|300|km/h|abbr=on}}. Passenger service is provided by [[Trenitalia]] and Italo, 25 million passengers travelled on the network in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alta velocità e concorrenza: parte la sfida|url=http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/impresa-e-territori/2012-04-24/alta-velocita-concorrenza-parte-160359.shtml?uuid=AbHufzSF|access-date=28 April 2012|publisher=il Sole 24 Ore}}</ref> In 2015, ridership increased to 55 million for Trenitalia<ref>{{cite news|title=Alta velocità, in dieci anni 300 milioni di passeggeri|language=it|work=Il Sole 24 ORE|url=http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/impresa-e-territori/2016-06-07/alta-velocita-dieci-anni-300-milioni-passeggeri-13570