Fast train launched between Italian cities

Sunday 14th December, 2008

A new high-speed train link has been launched between the northern Italian cities of Milan and Bologna.

The fast train will cut travel time and will be extended to Rome next year.

Italy’s three other fast train routes will be complemented by the new service, which begins on Sunday.

When the Rome leg is completed, travel time between Milan, Italy's financial center, and Rome will be cut to three-and-a-half hours.

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ROME, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A high-speed train service between Rome and Milan will cut travel time by 25 percent to three hours next year....

The railways aims to corner 60 percent of the market for travel by any method over the route over the next two years, the head of Italy's state railways Ferrovie dello Stato CEO Mauro Moretti told Italian television.

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(Writing by Deepa Babington; Editing by David Holmes)

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