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Le Figaro
4 days ago
- Business
- Le Figaro
'Cheaper Than SNCF, With Top-Tier Service': Trenitalia's Paris–Marseille Debut Is Right on Track
Réservé aux abonnés The Italian rail competitor to France's SNCF now connects Paris with Avignon, Aix-en-Provence, and Marseille. With summer holidays approaching, the operator offers fares from €27 and promises quality onboard service. We joined its maiden voyage. If there were ever a clear image of the opening up of rail transport competition, this would be it: on the same platform, an SNCF Ouigo train facing a Frecciarossa, Trenitalia's high-speed train. Just nine minutes apart, on Sunday June 15th, shortly before 6 a.m. at the Paris-Lyon station, both trains are preparing to speed off at 300 km/h toward the same destination: Marseille. A small revolution for travelers. With the end of SNCF's monopoly on the Paris–Marseille route, travelers now have a choice between two operators for their journey. The Italian company, already operating on the Paris-Lyon-Milan route since late 2021, now offers four daily round trips on the Mediterranean line, with stops at Lyon Saint-Exupéry, Avignon TGV, and Aix-en-Provence TGV stations. By comparison, SNCF offers 16 round trips daily with its TGV inOui and Ouigo services. Slashed prices and complimentary snacks "This isn't just any journey. You are the first passengers on our very first train to Marseille," announces the train manager at the 5:54 a.m…
Local Italy
03-07-2025
- Climate
- Local Italy
France-Italy train travel suspended for 'at least several days' after storms
The storms on Monday in southeastern France have forced a clean-up operation during which SNCF will check there has been no damage to tracks on the Paris-Milan high speed line which would prolong the closure, it said. The storms in the Maurienne Valley around the border station of Modane in France had caused mud to build up on the tracks, prompting traffic to be suspended from 3pm on Monday, the operator said. The storm prompted floods in Modane with mud covering the tracks in the station, the last stop on the line before Italy. The floods caused damage in the town but no casualties were reported. The high-speed train service that links Paris with Turin and Milan was out of action for 19 months after a landslide badly damaged the track in 2023. It reopened in March 2025, offering three round trips per day on the French SNCF service and two round trips per day via the Italian Frecciarossa, whisking passengers from Paris to the great cities of northern Italy in just six or seven hours.
Local France
01-07-2025
- Climate
- Local France
France-Italy train travel suspended for 'at least several days' after storms
The storms on Monday in southeastern France have forced a clean-up operation during which SNCF will check there has been no damage to tracks on the Paris-Milan high speed line which would prolong the closure, it said. The storms in the Maurienne Valley around the border station of Modane in France had caused mud to build up on the tracks, prompting traffic to be suspended from 3pm on Monday, the operator said. Advertisement The storm prompted floods in Modane with mud covering the tracks in the station, the last stop on the line before Italy. The floods caused damage in the town but no casualties were reported. The high-speed train service that links Paris with Turin and Milan was out of action for 19 months after a landslide badly damaged the track in 2023. It reopened in March 2025, offering three round trips per day on the French SNCF service and two round trips per day via the Italian Frecciarossa, whisking passengers from Paris to the great cities of northern Italy in just six or seven hours.
Local Italy
26-06-2025
- Local Italy
The key Italian words you won't want to mix up when travelling
italian language For Members Travelling in Italy this summer? Knowing how to use some commonly misunderstood transport-related vocabulary will help you on your way. If you're planning a trip to Italy and have already mastered the basics of the language - from the difference between buongiorno and ciao to the proper use of prego - there's another thing you might want to consider. Anyone travelling in Italy will benefit from learning some basic transport-related vocabulary, whether they arrive in aereo, treno, o macchina (by plane, train, or car). But there are also some less obvious travel-related words and phrases that are likely to trip visitors up. At the very least, you'll feel more confident while travelling in Italy when you know exactly what the difference is between a few of these commonly confused or overlooked words. Stazione o fermata This one is simple enough: these two words translate as "station" and "stop", and are used in exactly the same way as in English. You'll likely board a bus or train at a station, like Roma Termini or Milano Centrale, then get off at a smaller stop along the route - unless you stay on until the capolinea, or end of the line. How far is the station from here? When asking for information about your stop, or the route, you'd probably use fermata instead. Questa fermata è a richiesta? Is this a request stop? Quante fermate ci sono? How many stops are there? Binario o piattaforma When asking for information about which train platform you'll need, Italian learners often assume that the translation would be piattaforma. But it's not often used in this way - plus it can refer to part of the railway track itself, which makes things a bit confusing. The commonly used word here instead is binario. Da quale binario parte il treno per Roma? Which platform does the train for Rome depart from? Convalidare o obliterare First time visitors to Italy often find out the hard way that you need to convalidare (validate) some types of Italian train tickets before boarding. This usually applies to tickets for local trains and public transport services, but not those for long distance rail services, like the Frecciarossa. If you're not sure, it's always best to ask. Devo convalidare questo biglietto? Do I need to validate this ticket? You might also come across the term obliterare, which is essentially a more technical and old-fashioned word for the same thing. It dates from the time when all tickets had to be physically inserted into machines which punched a hole in them. (Some tickets can now be validated online.) Imbarco o partenze You'll need to check the number of your gate (porta d'imbarco) on the departures board (tabellone delle partenze). A che ora è previsto l'imbarco del volo? What time is the flight boarding? Salire o scendere These are two words which Italian learners sometimes confuse. Salire means to get on, while scendere means to get off, and these are the terms you'd normally use in the context of using public transport - rather than, say, enter and exit (entrare e uscire). It might help to remember that scendere more literally means "to come down" and has the same Latin root as the English verb 'to descend'. Scendo alla prossima fermata I'm getting off at the next stop Passaggio o corsa When it comes to taxis and private cars, you'll need to know the difference between these two words, which are both used to talk about a car journey (percorso in auto) and could both translate as 'ride' in English. Offrire o dare un passaggio (to offer or give someone a ride), would normally mean you're taking them somewhere as a favour, without expecting any form of payment. Ha preso un passaggio per l'ospedale con la sua vicina She got a lift to the hospital with her neighbour When you get a taxi however, you'll be talking about a corsa, which implies that the ride is paid for and has a fixed start and end point. Quanto costa la corsa? How much is the fare? Corsa has a few meanings, including a journey or trip, as well as a race. You might see it in other travel contexts, such as when taking the metro or train. Il biglietto singolo permette di effettuare una sola corsa You can only take one trip with the single ticket La corsa è diretta o con cambio? Is the journey direct or with a transfer? And you may see the similar word corsia (lane) when on the road. For example, c orsia preferenziale indicates a lane reserved for buses and taxis (which anyone else can be fined for using.) Giorni feriali o giorni festivi These two phrases might look similar to non-Italian speakers, but you'll need to be sure of the difference, particularly when deciphering public transport timetables. Giorni feriali are weekdays, and this may or may not include Saturdays, depending on which timetable you're looking at. Giorni festivi are holidays, including Sundays and official national and religious holidays including Ferragosto, May 1st (Labour Day), and June 2nd (Republic Day). The term feriali often confuses people, especially if they've seen the many signs stating ' chiuso per ferie ' (closed for holidays) in shop windows throughout August. Both words come from the Latin 'feria,' which simply means 'day'. On giorni festivi, most public transport services run on reduced or modified schedules, so it's always a good idea to check. See Also
Local Germany
22-05-2025
- Business
- Local Germany
Italy confirms high-speed rail links with Germany and Austria 'by 2026'
Trenitalia's famed Frecciarossa ('red arrow') high-speed trains are set to operate on international routes as soon as next year, Italy's national rail operator Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS Group) said on Wednesday as it confirmed long-discussed plans to Italian media. 'The new cross-border high speed connections from Milan to Munich and Rome to Munich will be active by 2026,' FS Group management said in a statement , following agreements made with German railway company Deutsche Bahn and Austrian operator ÖBB. 'Services will be gradually extended to Berlin and Naples from December 2028.' The European Commission had chosen the rail link between Italy, Austria and Germany as a pilot scheme for a wider 'European Metro' improved high-speed rail network, the company said. The Milan-Munich route is expected to take 6.5 hours, with stops in Brescia, Verona, Rovereto, Trento, Bolzano and Innsbruck. The Rome-Munich route, taking 8.5 hours, will stop in Florence, Bologna, Verona, Rovereto, Trento, Bolzano and Innsbruck. Travel time is expected to be cut by an hour in future with the reopening of the Brenner Base Tunnel rail link, the statement said. Advertisement From December 2028, the company plans to operate a total of ten high-speed routes between Italy and Germany: Milan and Munich; Milan and Berlin; Rome and Munich; Naples and Munich; and Naples and Berlin. 'The new Frecciarossa connection will offer a direct service between Italy and Germany, passing through Austria, and will have a significant impact on rail connections between the two countries,' the company stated. 'With the support of German infrastructure, which connects to numerous other countries, the line will also fill a transport demand for other destinations such as Frankfurt and Krakow.' Trenitalia already operates several non-high-speed cross-border routes, including Venice-Vienna, Trieste-Ljubljana, Milan-Zurich and Verona-Innsbruck. The latest announcement came after FS Group revealed in April that it also aims to launch a London-Paris service in competition with Eurostar by 2029. "Evaluations are underway for possible extensions of the London-Paris service through Lille, Ashford, Lyon, Marseille and Milan," it said.
