Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori
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| Industry | Rail Transport |
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| Founded | 11 December 2006 |
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
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Key people
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Luca Cordero di Montezemolo (Chairman) Giuseppe Sciarrone (CEO) |
| Products | Passenger transport |
| Revenue |
 €308 million (2015) |
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€58 million (2015) |
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€1.8 million (2015) |
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| Total assets |
€905 million (2013) |
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Number of employees
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1,074 (2013) |
| Website | www.ntvspa.it |
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Footnotes / references |
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Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (Italian: New Passenger Transport) is an Italian company which is Europe's first private open access operator of 300 km/h (190 mph) high-speed trains.
NTV was created by four Italian businessmen (among them Luca Cordero di Montezemolo) to compete with Trenitalia. The company intended to start services in late 2011, following certification of its trains in mid-2011.
In March 2011, NTV complained that the Italian infrastructure manager, RFI, was obstructing its plans to run trains by making last-minute changes to network statements. RFI is controlled by the same government group that controls Trenitalia, the incumbent provider of passenger train services in Italy.
After delays due to the complexity of the project, NTV started service on 28 April 2012 under the .italo brand. NTV ridership for whole year 2012 was 2,051,702. Ridership increased to 9.1 million in 2015, with a load factor of 71.5% and 56 trains daily.
An order for 25 Alstom Automotrice à grande vitesse (AGV) trainsets each with 11 cars was announced on 17 January 2008. Alstom assembled 17 at its La Rochelle plant, while eight were produced at Savigliano in Italy. NTV has an option for a further ten trains. The contract includes maintenance for 30 years. NTV unveiled the first of its trains in a ceremony on 13 December 2011.
In 2015, NTV announced the procurement of eight new trains to expand its fleet. The new units would be from Alstom's Pendolino family, with a maximum speed approximately 60 km/h slower than the existing AGVs. The procurement is intended to allow NTV to expand its existing Italo services, as well as offer services to new destinations.
Italo offers four classes of service, which it refers to as "journey ambiances". Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the train.
Routes served by NTV are those of the Italian high-speed rail network, comprising 13 cities and 16 stations. Italo’s High Speed train service contains four lines:
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