(Finance) – Trenitaliathe leading company of the Passenger Hub of the FS Group, presented today, at the Reggio Calabria station, the first of seven trains hybrids intercity which will connect Calabria, Basilicata and Puglia. These are the first trains purchased with PNRR funds directly assigned to Trenitalia: 60 million euros. Present were the Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Matteo Salvini; the Deputy Mayor of Reggio Calabria, Paolo Brunetti; the Tourism Councilor of the Calabria Region, Emma Staine and the CEO of Trenitalia Luigi Corradi.
The first hybrid Intercity will leave on March 25th and will connect Reggio Calabria to Taranto. Subsequently, the other trains will gradually begin to circulate and, starting from 9 June, will arrive as far as Bari and Lecce. The new hybrid from Trenitalia is produced by Hitachi and combines the latest generation train technology with the typical Intercity travel experience. The new vehicles will be sustainable, innovative and able to guarantee a more comfortable and ecological service thanks to reduced consumption and the triple power supply – electric, diesel and battery – which will allow CO2 emissions to be lowered by 83% compared to current fuel trains. diesel engine.
“Today we present the first of the trains purchased with PNRR funds directly assigned to Trenitalia. I am particularly proud of this Hybrid Intercity which represents an important step forward to guarantee more sustainable and efficient mobility for travelers and all our stakeholders. The hybrid trains that will connect Calabria, Basilicata and Puglia are latest generation vehicles that are more comfortable and consume less. Furthermore, the triple power supply, battery electric and diesel, also allows you to travel on non-electrified lines, with greater benefits for the environment compared to old generation trains. The investment is part of a broader plan for the South, again financed with PNRR funds, which includes another 140 million for 70 night carriages that will travel to and from Sicily” he declared Louis CorradiCEO of Trenitalia.
The new hybrid Intercity train is composed of 4 carriages for a total of 200 seats with seats covered in fabric 100% made from recycled plastics; seats dedicated to passengers with disability or reduced mobility and 8 bike spaces.
The presentation of the new hybrid train coincides with the launch of a new brand image Intercity: a new logoone livery renewed and new naming of the service levels, which become “Plus” for the first class and “Easy” for the second of the Giorno product; “Easy”, “Comfort”, “Relax” and “Superior” for the night.
Last year, on board the Intercity and Intercity night trains they traveled further 16 million people.