The Espresso Assisi was scheduled to depart from Rome’s Termini station every Saturday and Sunday morning from October 5th to November 30th, arriving in the mediaeval hill town of Assisi, east of Perugia, in around two and a half hours, with stops in Terni, Spoleto, Foligno and Spello.
Return journeys were set to run on Saturday and Sunday evening.
Sleeper train Espresso Langhe-Monferrato was scheduled to depart from Rome’s Termini station every Friday in October and on Thursday, October 31st, calling at Nizza Monferrato and Asti before arriving in Alba, a small town in Piedmont known for its white truffles.
Return journeys were set to run every Sunday in October, as well as on Sunday, November 3rd.
The exact departure and arrival times of the Espresso Langhe-Monferrato were set to be released in the coming days.
The new routes were “two unmissable journeys on completely restyled carriages through the Piedmont hills and the most evocative Umbrian towns,” a statement from Ferrovie dello Stato said.
Trains operating on both routes were set to feature private lounges and a bar/restaurant carriage.
The two upcoming rail links were part of a number of new tourist-focused services, known as Treni Turistici Italiani, announced by Ferrovie dello Stato in November 2023 under plans to boost train travel to popular destinations, as well as lesser-known parts of the peninsula.
The new lines were first announced shortly after the launch of a direct service linking Rome with the ancient archaeological site of Pompeii.
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Earlier this summer, Ferrovie dello Stato introduced four new long-distance tourist trains: two departing from Rome and two from Milan, heading to some well-known Italian (and French) summer resorts, with stops in smaller towns along the way.
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