Italy (Firenze - Roma direttissima) - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

Introduction

This list is based on the timetable in force from 10 December 2023. Although the timetable is shown as valid until 8 June 2024, most long-distance services are shown as operating only until March. Such trains are not indicated by note 'D' (for a service only running on certain dates), because it is a reasonable expectation that their period of operation will be extended or a similar service is provided instead. It is assumed that the timetable will continue to be updated and reissued regularly, as has been the case since summer 2020. Users are recommended to check the Trenitalia website to ensure they are using the latest version of the timetable.

Table numbers quoted here are from In Treno Tutt'Italia, the official Trenitalia timetable. Standard abbreviations are explained here.

Map references for each route entry are given in parentheses ( ). References prefixed "ERA-E" refer to the European Railway Atlas (All-Europe Edition) by M.G. Ball. References prefixed "ERA-R" refer to the European Railway Atlas (Regional Series: Book 2) by M.G. Ball. References prefixed "S+W", or in italic, refer to Atlante ferroviaro d'Italia e Slovenia by Schweers + Wall.

Two useful symbols exist which show the booked route for trains not calling at a station: in the middle of the train column, a vertical bar "|" means that the train passes through the station without stopping, whereas a middle dot "·" means that the train does not pass through that station but instead takes a different route.

This high-speed line is used by trains between Firenze and Roma, and south of Orte also by trains to and from the Ancona line. Unlike most other high-speed lines in Italy, this is electrified throughout at 3,000 volts and has conventional signalling, so can be used by all types of passenger trains. There are eleven connections between the direttissima and the old main line, but that at Settebagni is no more than crossovers where the two lines run parallel. These are not normally used by passenger trains. Some other connections are several kilometres long. IC and overnight trains may be diverted off the diresttissima if running late, so use of connections by these trains is susceptible to change. The routing of high speed and local trains is more reliable.

Following the introduction of high-speed services between Milano and Napoli there is far less use of connections on and off the Firenze - Roma direttissima. The direttissima is being resignalled to ERTMS standards and there are plans to convert it from 3,000 volts dc to 25 kV ac, at least between Arezzo and Orte. This may result in no further passenger use of connections to the old main line at Chiusi Nord, Chiusi Sud, Orvieto Nord, Orvieto Sud and Orte Nord.

In headings to each section below, junctions and the next open station on the old main line are listed in the order they would be passed by a southbound train. In all cases 1º Bivio is on the direttissima and 2º Bivio is on the old main line.

Obscure services

Firenze Campo di Marte (Rovezzano) - Roma Tiburtina (Bivio Nomentana)

[47] (ERA-E 83B1-84B3; ERA-R 157B2-161A2; S+W 52C3-69B3) IT22/111

The full length of the direttissima is used by high-speed trains non-stop between Roma and Firenze or stations to the north. There are no other services booked to travel the full length of the direttissima in the current timetable. Normally, no trains use the direttissima between the last high-speed trains of one day and the first ones of the next, in order to allow for maintenance. Many night trains run the full length of the old main line between Firenze and Orte.

Occasionlly, there may be limited night time use of the direttissima, if engineering work is taking place on the old main line. Conversely, late evening high-speed trains sometimes use sections of the old main line, to allow for engineering work on the direttissima.

1º Bivio Valdarno Nord - 2º Bivio Valdarno Nord - Figline Valdarno

[47] (ERA-E 83B1; ERA-R 157B1; S+W 52D3) IT22/112

This connection north of Figline Valdarno provides a northbound route onto the direttissima and a southbound route off it. It is used by Regionale trains

• Southbound from Firenze Campo di Marte at 06:46, 09:10, 09:55 SuX, 11:22, 12:22, 13:22, 14:22, 15:22, 16:22, 17:09 SuX, 17:22, 17:52 SSuX, 18:22, 19:22, 19:57 SuX, 20:22 and 21:22
• Northbound from Figline Valdarno at 06:20 SuX, 07:07 SuX, 07:17 SuX, 08:09 SuX, 08:21 SuX, 09:18, 12:18, 13:19, 14:18, 15:18, 16:18, 18:18, 19:21, 20:26 and 21:18

It is also used by:

		IC583	Milano Centrale - 10:18 Firenze Rifredi - Napoli Centrale
	SuX	R4120	Chiusi-Chianciano Terme – 07:08 Arezzo – Firenze S Maria Novella
	SuX	R18746	Chiusi-Chianciano Terme - 08:35 Arezzo - Firenze S Maria Novella
		RV4096	Roma Termini - 09:43 Arezzo - Firenze S Maria Novella
		RV4072	Foligno - 11:00 Arezzo - Firenze S Maria Novella
	SX	IC598	Roma Termini – 20:26 Arezzo – Firenze S Maria Novella

Montevarchi-Terranuova - 2º Bivio Valdarno Sud - 1º Bivio Valdarno Sud

[47] (ERA-E 83B2; ERA-R 157C1; S+W 53A4) IT22/113

This connection south of Montevarchi-Terranuova provides a southbound route onto the direttissima and a northbound route off it. The train scheduled to use this connection does so in order to overtake a preceding service:

SuX

R4116

05:50 Arezzo - Firenze S Maria Novella

1º Bivio Arezzo Nord - 2º Bivio Arezzo Nord - Arezzo

[47] (ERA-E 83B2-C2; ERA-R 157C1; S+W 58C1) IT22/114

This connection north of Arezzo provides a northbound route onto the direttissima and a southbound route off it.

Most IC trains run on the old main line all of the way between Arezzo and Orte.

D		ICN1963	Milano Centrale - 00:33/00:35 Firenze Campo di Marte - Siracusa
	SSuO	ICN763	Bozen/Bolzano - 23:36 Verona Porta Nuova - Roma Termini
		ICN770	Trieste Centrale - 01:51/02:39 Bologna Centrale - Roma Termini
		ICN797	Torino Porta Nuova - 22:13 Milano Porta Garibaldi - Salerno
	SuX	IC581	Firenze S Maria Novella – 05:52 Firenze Campo di Marte - Roma Termini
	SuX	FR9503	06:00 Firenze S Maria Novella – Napoli Centrale
		FR9505	Milano Centrale - 06:59 Firenze S Maria Novella - Salerno
	SO	IC1589	Milano Centrale - 11:16 Firenze Rifredi - Reggio di Calabria Centrale
		IC584	Trieste Centrale - 12:30/12:36 Firenze Rifredi - Roma Termini
	SuX	RV4117	Firenze S Maria Novella – 14:08 Firenze Campo di Marte – Arezzo
	SX	FR9329	Torino Port Nuova - 20:59 Firenze S Maria Novella - Perugia
		IC599	Milano Centrale – 21:52 Firenze S Maria Novella – Terni
D1		FR9567	Torino Porta Nuova - 22:14 Firenze S Maria Novella - Roma Termini
D2		FR9573	Milano Centrale - 23:24 Firenze S Maria Novella - Reggio di Calabria Centrale
		ICN774	Roma Termini - 00:47 Arezzo - Trieste Centrale
	FSO	ICN764	Roma Termini - 00:13 SSuO Orvieto - Bozen/Bolzano
		ICN798	Salerno - 01:03/01:44 Orvieto - Torino Porta Nuova
	SuX	R4116	05:50 Arezzo - Firenze S Maria Novella
D	SuX	FR9300	Perugia - 06:25 Arezzo - Torino Porta Nuova
		IC580	Foligno – 07:32 Arezzo – Milano Centrale
		IC588	Roma Termini - 12:52 Arezzo - Trieste Centrale
		IC590	Napoli Centrale – 14:38/14:52 Arezzo – Milano Centrale
		IC592	Roma Termini – 16:39/18:02 Arezzo – Trieste Centrale
		IC596	Napoli Centrale – 19:01 Arezzo – Milano Centrale
	SuO	IC1588	Reggio di Calabria Centrale - 19:27 Arezzo - Milano Centrale
		FR9432	Napoli Centrale - 19:59 Arezzo - Venezia S Lucia
	SX	FR9568	Napoli Centrale - 22:25 Arezzo - Firenze S Maria Novella

D1: SuO 3 to 25 July, SX 29 July to 7 August 2022

D2: SO 2 to 30 July; also 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 July and 1 to 4 August 2022

Arezzo - 2º Bivio Arezzo Sud - 1º Bivio Arezzo Sud

[47] (ERA-E 83C2; ERA-R 157C1; S+W 58C1) IT22/115

This connection south of Arezzo provides a southbound route onto the direttissima and a northbound one off it.

	SuX	FR9503	Firenze S Maria Novella - 06:33 Arezzo - Napoli Centrale
	SuX	FR9505	Milano Centrale - 07:36 Arezzo - Salerno
		FR9432	Napoli Centrale - 18:45 Roma Tiburtina - Venezia S Lucia
D3		EN294	18:30/18:55 Roma Termini - München Hbf
	SX	FR9568	Napoli Centrale - 21:20 Roma Tiburtina - Firenze S Maria Novella

D3: Not via this route when departing Roma Termini at 20:17

1º Bivio Chiusi Nord - 2º Bivio Chiusi Nord - Chiusi-Chianciano Terme

[47] (ERA-E 83C2; ERA-R 160C5; S+W 58C3) IT22/116

This connection joins the Siena branch near Montallese and provides a northbound route onto the direttissima and a southbound route off it.

EN295

München Hbf - 06:45/07:15/07:30 Firenze S Maria Novella - Roma Termini

Chiusi-Chianciano Terme (Citta della Pieve) - 2º Bivio Chiusi Sud - 1º Bivio Chiusi Sud

[47] (ERA-E 83C2; ERA-R 160C4; S+W 59A4) IT22/117

This connection south of Citta della Pieve provides a southbound route onto the direttissima and a northbound route off it.

	SSuX	ICN771	Trieste Centrale - 05:07 MSuX Chiusi Chianciano Terme – Roma Termini
	SSuX	IC581	Firenze S Maria Novella - 07:04 Chiusi Chianciano Terme - Roma Termini

1º Bivio Orvieto Nord - 2º Bivio Orvieto Nord - Orvieto

[47] (ERA-E 83C2; ERA-R 160C4; 50A1, S+W 64A1) IT22/118

This connection south of Allerona-Castel Viscardo provides a northbound route onto the direttissima and a southbound route off it.

	SSuO	ICN771	Trieste Centrale - 05:07 MSuO Chiusi-Chianciano Terme – Roma Termini
	SSuX	IC581	Firenze S Maria Novella – 07:04 Chiusi-Chianciano Terme – Roma Termini
		EN294	20:17 Roma Termini - München Hbf

Orvieto - 2º Bivio Orvieto Sud - 1º Bivio Orvieto Sud

[47] (ERA-E 84A2; ERA-R 161A4; S+W 64B2) IT22/119

This connection south of Orvieto provides a southbound route onto the direttissima and a northbound route off it.

	SSuO	ICN763	Bozen/Bolzano - 05:10/05:47 MSuO Orvieto - Roma Termini
	SSuX	IC581	Firenze S Maria Novella - 07:25 Orvieto - Roma Termini
D2	MO	IC583	Milano Centrale - 12:46 Orvieto - Napoli Centrale
	SO	IC1589	Milano Centrale - 12:30 Chiusi Chianciano Terme - Reggio di Calabria Centrale
	SuO	FR9437	Venezia S Lucia - 21:48 Firenza S Maria Novella - Roma Termini
D3	SSuO	FR9567	Torino Porta Nuova - 22:14 Firenze S Maria Novella - Roma Termini
D4	MO	IC588	10:22 Roma Termini - Trieste Centrale
D5	MO	IC590	Napoli Centrale - 12:40 Roma Termini - Milano Centrale
		EN294	20:17 Roma Termini - München Hbf

D2: 7 to 28 March 2022

D3: Not Saturdays after 26 March 2022

D4: 7 to 21 March 2022

D5: 14 and 21 March 2022

When trains IC584, IC588 and IC590 are diverted via this route, the usual call at Orte is omitted.

1º Bivio Orte Nord - 2º Bivio Orte Nord - Orte

[47] (ERA-E 84A2; ERA-R 161A3; S+W 64C3) IT22/120

This connection north of Orte provides a northbound route onto the direttissima and a southbound route off it. There is no passenger use of this route.

Orte - 2º Bivio Orte Sud - 1º Bivio Orte Sud

[47, 70, M70] (ERA-E 84A2; ERA-R 161A3; S+W 64C3) IT22/121

This connection south of Orte provides a southbound route onto the direttissima and a northbound route off it. 1º Bivio Orte Sud is in a tunnel. Most trains non-stop between Orte and Roma use this route, but trains from Orte at 09:38, 19:02 SSuX and 20:21 are scheduled non-stop via the old main line. Some overnight trains may also run via the old main line.