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Trenitalia




Trenitalia is the primary operator of trains within Italy . It is partially state-owned, and is part of the state-owned company Ferrovie Dello Stato .

Trenitalia offers transport around Italy (including a service to Sicily ), and also connects to Austria , Belgium , France , Germany , Hungary , Slovenia , Spain , and Switzerland . The company operates the ETR 500 high-speed train, and is also a partner in the Cisalpino Italy - Germany - Switzerland link.

In October 2005, the company suffered a public-relations problem when customer complaints of Bedbug and Tick infestation culminated in passengers storming off a train in Genoa , resulting in police being called to restore calm. Following the incident, Trenitalia pulled 508 cars from active service and promised to maintain standards of cleanliness in the others.


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