Cisalpino Pendolinos to work Athens – Thessaloniki line

The ETR470s were previously deployed on Trenitalia's Frecciabianca services. (Photo: David Campione)

GREECE: Following its acquisition of national passenger operator Trainose, Italy’s FS Group has decided to deploy its 200 km/h ETR470 tilting trains to accelerate inter-city services on the Athens – Thessaloniki main line. This follows trials with one of Trenitalia’s multi-system ETR485 trainsets last year.

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