FERROVIE DELLO STATO

The 'Ferrovie dello Stato' (Italian: State Railways) or 'FS' is the operator of the Italian railway network. A public concern, it is a railway company of Italian state and its capital is held by the Italian state.
The FS is organised as a group with the following principal divisions:

★ Trenitalia: goods and passengers

★ Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (Italian Railway Network): national railway infrastructure

★ Italferr: engineering

★ Ferservizi: non-core services

★ GrandiStazioni (Large Stations): manages the 13 largest railway stations

★ CentoStazioni [100 Stations]: manages the 103 medium-sized railway stations

★ Sogin: road transport services

★ Fercredit: financial services
The Italian rail network includes 16,178 km of standard gauge lines, of which 10,688 km are electrified at 3 kV, DC.
Trenitalia traffic (2002 figures):

★ Passengers: 492 million (+4.2% on 2001)

★ Goods: 73.6 million tons (-5.1% on 2001)
Rolling stock:

★ Locomotives: 4,500

★ Passenger cars: 10,000

★ Goods wagons: 50,000

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★ History of railways in Italy

★ Transportation in Italy

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★ Italian State Railways (FS)