Ferrovie dello Stato

The FS or Ferrovie dello Stato , state railways, are operating domestic network of the railroads Italian . It is a state enterprise, whose statute is that of a Public limit company by actions, and whose capital is held entirely by the Italian State.

The FS are organized as a group whose principal subsidiary companies are:

Trenitalia, it is the Railway company charged to exploit the services of Transport of goods and travellers,
RFI or Rete ferroviaria italiana, it is the manager Italian national rail network,
Grandi Stazioni (large stations), it is the manager of the 13 larger Italian stations,
Italferr, it is a company of engineering railway,
Sogin, it is the company which manages the road services complementary travellers.

The Italian rail network includes/understands 16.178 km of lines with normal spacing, including 10.688 electrified in D.C. current 3000 V.

Traffic carried out by Trenitalia (figures 2002):

Travellers: 492 million travellers (+ 4,2% compared to 2001); 46,7 billion traveller-km (+ 0,2%);
freight: 73,6 million tons (- 5.1%); 20,4 billion tkm.

Manpower: 100.000 paid.

Park of rolling stock:

locomotive: 4.500,
cars passengers: 10.000,
freight cars: 50.000.

See too

Railroad | the SNCF | List of the railway companies | regional Railroads in Italy

External bond

Ferrovie dello Stato, official site

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