Trenitalia Intercity it is the train that connects many small, medium and large cities in Italy and beyond on a daily basis. A comfortable train, equipped with different class and ticket levels, which allows you to reach your destination without any changes.
Trenitalia expresses itself clearly by claiming to “travel freely”: although Intercity is already perfectly positioned on the market, with no less than 13 million passengers using it last year, the project does not stop and in fact it changes its face, to develop and modernize more and more. Let’s see what it’s all about.
Trenitalia’s Intercity offer
In 2023, Intercity night trains welcomed 1.5 million passengers, an asset that Trenitalia considers increasingly strategic. In 2024, in fact, it was growth estimated at +5%as explained during the TTG Travel Experience in Rimini of the same Massimo Formichella commercial and commercial director of Intercity and cross-border Trenitalia.
To date, Intercity ensures 44 relationships with foreign countries such as Switzerland, Austria and Germany. Trenitalia’s Intercity project has a very specific objective: in fact, it is aimed more at young people under 30, families and groups. Last year, in fact, about 1.4 million of passengers traveled by booking their tickets as a family, while group travelers also increased by +20%.
The advantages of Intercity trains
For the new season and for 2025, the focus will be entirely on sustainability: attention to green solutions is the order of the day, which is why already this year around 40,000 people have traveled on Intercity trains with their bicycles, thanks to the numerous dedicated spaces on board the cars. Not only that, Intercity also confirms itself as a train pets allowed so much so that the transport of pets is possible for a pool of approximately 80 thousand passengers in 2024.
One of the strong points that characterized Intercity trains during last summer is the range of products Summer Experience: these are summer connections with the best-known and busiest seaside resorts (Rome-Ancona, Reggio Calabria-Taranto lines) and with mountain tourist spots (Verona-Bolzano and Rome-Bolzano lines).
To enrich the offer, there are also weekend trains and 20 night trains: a total, in short, of 127 oars every daywith beyond 50 miles seats for passengers on board each day.
Interurban news 2025
By 2025, the Intercity rail network will use a extension regarding theleisure offerparticularly relevant from a logistical point of view. The expansion project will concern the following stations: Bardonecchia on the Turin-Genoa line, Bari and Lecce on the Reggio Calabria-Taranto line, the Bolzano stations on the Bologna-Lecce line, Savona on the Turin-Genoa line and San Benedetto del Tronto on the Rome-Ancona line.
And that’s not all: next year’s novelty will be the Loreto judgment on certain Adriatic convoys, to support the pursuit religious tourismstill very active throughout the year.
Regarding service levels, however, they will be taken into account on board 52 reserved places for class More e 74 places for class Easya refreshment bar with special vending machines, the area Bike for passengers traveling with their own bicycle and finally also the region Family where the little ones can have fun using board games made available by Trenitalia.
However, for overnight intercity trains, accommodations provide seats Basic-EasyComfort berths (with 4 beds) and accommodation in Deluxe-Relax sleeping car, as well as the comfortable and luxurious cabin Excelsior-Superior which even has private toilets. On the other hand, during night trips, catering includes paid mini-bar carts, hot meals, travel kits and breakfast included included in the ticket.