Allegro Tosca

Allegro Tosca

EuroNight 235/9702, the "Allegro Tosca" waits to depart Vienna Meidling station.
Overview
Status	Operating
Locale	East Austria, north Italy
First service	1993
Current operator(s)	ÖBB EuroNight
Route
Start	Wien Hauptbahnhof, Vienna
End	Roma Termini, Rome Milano Centrale, Milan
Distance travelled	1,203 km (748 mi) (Vienna-Rome) 879 km (546 mi) (Vienna-Milan)
Average journey time	8h42m (Vienna-Rome) 8h2m (Vienna-Milan)
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	EN235 (Vienna-Rome) EN234 (Rome-Vienna) ESI9702 (Venezia-Milan) ESI9753 (Milan-Venezia)
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Track owner(s)	Austrian Federal Railways (Vienna-Tarvisio) Trenitalia (Tarvisio-Rome), (Venezia-Milan)
Route map Legend Distance     Station 0       Vienna Hbf 4 km (2.5 mi) Vienna Meidling 50 km (31.1 mi) Wiener Neustadt 160 km (99 mi) Bruck an der Mur 176 km (109 mi) Leoben 334 km (208 mi) Klagenfurt 372 km (231 mi) Villach Austria/Italy border 400 km (249 mi) Tarvisio Boscoverde 621 km (386 mi) Venezia Mestre 655 km (407 mi) Padova 686 km (426 mi) Vicenza 732 km (455 mi) Verona 796 km (495 mi) Brescia 839 km (521 mi) Milan 725 km (450 mi) Ferrara 790 km (491 mi) Bologna 887 km (551 mi) Firenze 1,035 km (643 mi) Chianciano Terme 1,074 km (667 mi) Orvieto 1,203 km (748 mi) Rome

The EN 234/235, until 2013 named Allegro Tosca, is an overnight train jointly operated by the Austrian Federal Railways and Trenitalia under the EuroNight brand. It runs 1,203 km (748 mi) from Meidling station in Vienna to Roma Termini in Rome, with thru-cars to Milano Centrale in Milan.

Route

The Allegro Tosco starts its southwest-bound journey during the evening at Meidling station in Vienna.^[1] The train heads southwest through Vienna's suburbs at high speeds, along the main line of the Vienna S-Bahn, until it makes its first stop at Wiener Neustadt. After Wiener Neustadt, the train leaves the metropolitan landscape and heads into the mountains of the Eastern Alps. After passing the town of Payerbach the Allegro Tosca greatly decreases its speed as it starts to climb up several hundred feet winding its way through the mountainous terrain, offering beautiful scenery. Once it reaches about 914 m (2,999 ft), the train reaches a small valley with relatively flat terrain allowing slightly higher speeds. The Allegro Tosca passes through small towns and villages until it reaches Bruck an der Mur, making a short stop. It continues via Villach Hauptbahnhof and Tarvisio border station on the Pontebbana line.

At Venezia Mestre, the train is split up, with a section continuing after a waiting time towards Milano Centrale. The main section of the train continues towards Bologna Centrale where it is coupled together with the City Night Line Lupus from München Hauptbahnhof. The train terminates at Roma Termini station.

Since December 2013, this train lost name.

Train compositions

The train is composed of one or two sleeping cars type MUn with compartments of up to three berths and one deluxe compartment with private bathroom, couchette cars with six berth compartments and coaches with six seat compartments that can also be used for morning or evening travel within Austria. The sleeping-car to Milano is a rebuilt T2S type with two-berth compartments and two deluxe compartments. On certain days in summer, the train carries autoracks from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Verona Porta Nuova. All rolling stock belongs to the Austrian Federal Railways.

2015: EN 234 Rome-Wien EN 235 Wien-Rome
2014: EN 234 Rome-Wien EN 235 Wien-Rome
2013: EN 234 Rome-Wien EN 235 Wien-Rome
2012: EN 234 Rome-Wien EN 235 Wien-Rome
2011: EN 234 Rome-Wien EN 235 Wien-Rome
2010: EN 234 Rome-Wien EN 235 Wien-Rome
2009: EN 234 Rome-Wien EN 235 Wien-Rome
2006: EN 234 Rome-Wien EN 235 Wien-Rome

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