Trenord is a railway company

Railway company

A railway company or railroad company is an entity that operates a railroad track and/or trains. Such a company can either be private or public...

 which is responsible for the operation of regional passenger trains in Lombardy

Lombardy

Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...

. The company was established by the two main railway companies in Lombardy, Trenitalia

Trenitalia

Trenitalia is the primary train operator in Italy. Trenitalia is owned by Ferrovie dello Stato, itself owned by the Italian Government. It was created in 2000 following the EU directive on the deregulation of rail transport.-Passenger transport:...

 and Ferrovie Nord Milano

Ferrovie Nord Milano

450px|thumb|Map of the main branch of the FNM lines. FNM operates also the [[Brescia]]-[[Edolo]] railway in eastern [[Lombardy]], not shown in map.Ferrovie Nord Milano is an Italian public transport company: the second largest railway company in Italy. It operates primarily in the northern Italian...

 (FNM), to manage train operations in the region. The equity is equally divided between the two companies.

History

Trenitalia LeNord (TLN) was founded in Milan

Milan

Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

 on 4 August 2009 from the merging of LeNord

LeNORD

' is the subsidiary of the FNM Group responsible for operating passenger train services in northern Italy....

, company owned by FNM, and the Lombardy regional division of Trenitalia.

The first step of the new company was the opening of a new maintenance and cleaning center for trains in Lombardy, the biggest in Italy.

Trenitalia and LeNord rented their Lombardy regional trains divisions to the company on 30 October 2009 for 11 months.
After this trial period the rent was extended to the end of 2010. After this date, the rent was again extended twice to 31 March and finally to 1 May 2011, when the company was renamed Trenord.

The last agreement included also the Trenitalia control over TiLo

Tilo

Tilo is a local name for some plants:* the herb Justicia pectoralis* the tree Ocotea foetens...

 and the EuroCity

EuroCity

EuroCity, abbreviated EC, denotes an international train service within the European inter-city rail network. In contrast to trains with the "IC" label, "EC" trains are international trains that meet certain criteria. The EuroCity label replaces the older Trans Europ Express name for...

 service by LeNord in partnership with DB

DB

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 and ÖBB

ÖBB

The Austrian Federal Railways is the national railway system of Austria, and the administrators of Liechtenstein's railways...

, all merged into the new company.

Routes

Trenord inherited Trenitalia and LeNord operations in Lombardy. It therefore operates 42 regional lines, 10 suburban lines, the Malpensa Express and co-operates the EuroCity in Italy in cooperation with Deutsche Bahn

Deutsche Bahn

Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...

 and Österreichische Bundesbahnen.
There are 2200 rides per day, serving 650.000 people on the 1920 km (1,193 mi) long regional network. The infrastructure is owned by RFI

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana is an Italian company fully owned by Ferrovie dello Stato . RFI is the owner of Italy's railway network, it sets train paths, provides signalling, provides maintenance and other services for the railway network...

 and Ferrovienord

FERROVIENORD

' is an Italian transport company, part of the FNM Group, that manages the network of regional railway concessions owned by the group in northern Italy.-History:...

.

Regional lines

List of Trenord regional lines

Alessandria Alessandria -Monuments:* The Citadel * The church of Santa Maria di Castello * The church of Santa Maria del Carmine * Palazzo Ghilini * Università del Piemonte Orientale-Museums:* The Marengo Battle Museum...  – Voghera Voghera thumb|250px|The Castle of Voghera in a 19th century etching.Voghera is a town and comune of Lombardy, Italy, in the province of Pavia...  – Piacenza Piacenza Piacenza is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza... ; Arona Arona -Places:Italy*Arona, Piedmont, a town in the Province of NovaraSpain*Arona, Tenerife, a municipality in the Canary IslandsUnited States*Arona, Pennsylvania-Persons:*Danilo Arona, Italian writer* Ricardo Arona, Brazilian mixed martial artist...  – Gallarate Gallarate Gallarate is a city and comune of Lombardy, northern Italy, in the Province of Varese. It has a population of some 51,700....  – Busto Arsizio Busto Arsizio Busto Arsizio is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy, in northern Italy, 25 km north of Milan in the province of Varese.The economy of Busto Arsizio is mainly based on industry and commerce.-History:... ; Asso Asso Asso is an Italian comune in the province of Como, in Lombardy, Italy. It has 3,524 citizens and an area of 6.46 km², with a density of 546 people/km².-Main sights:Significant historic buildings are:...  – Milano; Bergamo Bergamo Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...  – Brescia Brescia Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan... ; Bergamo – Carnate Carnate Carnate is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza, in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northeast of Milan....  – Milano; Bergamo – Pioltello Pioltello Pioltello is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 14 km northeast of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 32,337 and an area of 13.1 km²....  – Milano; Bergamo – Treviglio Treviglio Treviglio is a town and comune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, northern Italy. It lies 20 km south of the capital city, in the lower territory called "Bassa" marked by the Adda and the Serio rivers.... ; Bornato – Rovato Rovato Rovato is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is bounded by other communes of Cologne and Cazzago San Martino. It is located in Franciacorta ar the foot of Monte Orfano.-External links:**... ; Brescia – Breno Breno Breno is an Italian comune of 5.014 inhabitants in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.-Geography:It is bounded by other communes of Bagolino, Bienno, Braone, Ceto, Cividate Camuno, Condino , Daone , Losine, Malegno, Niardo, Prestine.The village of Breno stands in a ravine by the... ; Brescia – Edolo Edolo Edolo is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, located in the High Camonica valley.The comune is bounded by other communes of Corteno Golgi, Incudine, Lovero , Malonno, Monno, Ponte di Legno, Saviore dell'Adamello, Sernio , Sonico, Temù, Tovo di Sant'Agata , Vezza d'Oglio,... ; Brescia – Parma Parma Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world.... ; Busto Arsizio Busto Arsizio Busto Arsizio is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy, in northern Italy, 25 km north of Milan in the province of Varese.The economy of Busto Arsizio is mainly based on industry and commerce.-History:...  – Malpensa Airport Malpensa Airport Milano Malpensa Airport "City of Milan" , former "Aeroporto Città di Milano" is Milan's largest airport. It is located 39.97 km northwest of central Milan, Italy... ; Chiasso Chiasso Chiasso is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.As the southernmost of Switzerland's municipalities, Chiasso is located at the border with Italy, in front of Ponte Chiasso...  – Como Como Como is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy.It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como....  – Milano; Codogno Codogno Codogno is a town and comune in the province of Lodi, Lombardy, Italy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on June 26, 1955....  – Cremona Cremona Cremona is a city and comune in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po River in the middle of the Pianura Padana . It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local City and Province governments... ; Colico Colico Colico is a comune in the province of Lecco, Lombardy, Italy. It is situated near the tip of the northern arm of Lake Como, where the river Adda enters the lake...  – Chiavenna; Como – Lecco Lecco Lecco is a town of c. 47,760 inhabitants in Lombardy, northern Italy, north of Milan, the capital of the province of Lecco. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como... ; Como – Saronno Saronno Saronno is a comune of Lombardy, Italy, in the province of Varese. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree in 1960.The place is well known for its apricot kernel biscuits and is also a manufacturing town....  – Milano; Cremona Cremona Cremona is a city and comune in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po River in the middle of the Pianura Padana . It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local City and Province governments...  – Brescia; Cremona – Mantova; Cremona – Treviglio; Gallarate Gallarate Gallarate is a city and comune of Lombardy, northern Italy, in the Province of Varese. It has a population of some 51,700....  – Milano; Domodossola Domodossola Domodossola is a city and comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the region of Piedmont, northern Italy...  – Milano; Laveno – Varese – Saronno – Milano; Lecco – Bergamo]]; Lecco – Molteno Molteno Molteno is a comune and a hill-top town in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km northeast of Milan and about 11 km southwest of Lecco...  – Monza Monza Monza is a city and comune on the river Lambro, a tributary of the Po, in the Lombardy region of Italy some 15 km north-northeast of Milan. It is the capital of the Province of Monza and Brianza. It is best known for its Grand Prix motor racing circuit, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.On June... ; Lecco – Sondrio]]; Luino Luino Luino is a small town and comune near the border with Switzerland on the eastern shore of Lake Maggiore, in the Province of Varese ....  – Gallarate Gallarate Gallarate is a city and comune of Lombardy, northern Italy, in the Province of Varese. It has a population of some 51,700.... ; Luino – Novara – Alessandria; Mantova – Cremona – Codogno – Milano; Mortara Mortara Mortara refers to:* Mortara, Lombardy, a town in Lombardy Mortara is the surname of:* Edgardo Mortara, a victim in a famous and Antisemitic controversial kidnapping* Edoardo Mortara , a professional Italian racecar driver...  – Milano; Novara Novara Novara is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With c. 105,000 inhabitants, it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It is an important crossroads for commercial traffic along the routes from Milan to Turin...  – Saronno – Milano; Pavia Pavia Pavia , the ancient Ticinum, is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It is the capital of the province of Pavia. It has a population of c. 71,000...  – Alessandria; Pavia – Codogno; Pavia – Vercelli Vercelli Vercelli is a city and comune of about 47,000 inhabitants in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy. One of the oldest urban sites in northern Italy, it was founded, according to most historians, around the year 600 BC.The city is situated on the river Sesia in the plain of the river... ; Piacenza – Lodi – Milano; Sondrio – Tirano; Stradella Stradella -Places in Italy:Municipalities *Stradella, in the Province of Pavia, LombardyCivil parishes *Stradella , in the commune of Bigarello, Province of Mantua, Lombardy...  – Pavia – Milano; Tirano – Sondrio – Lecco – Milano; Varese – Gallarate – Milano; Varese – Saronno – Milano; Verona – Brescia – Milano; Voghera – Pavia – Milano.

Rolling stock

The company's rolling stock comprises 1850 items, inherited from Trenitalia regional division and from LeNord

LeNORD

' is the subsidiary of the FNM Group responsible for operating passenger train services in northern Italy....

.

At may 2011, the Trenord rolling stock comprises:

• Electric locomotive
  Electric locomotive
  An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or an on-board energy storage device...
  
  s:
  • FS Class E464
    FS Class E464
    The E464 is a class of Italian railways electric locomotives. They were introduced in the course of the 1990s for hauling light trains, especially for commuter service. They were acquired by FS Trenitalia to replace the old E424 and E646, dating from the 1940s and 1950s...
    
    ;
  • FS Class E652.
• Diesel locomotive
  Diesel locomotive
  A diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine, a reciprocating engine operating on the Diesel cycle as invented by Dr. Rudolf Diesel...
  
  s:
  • FS Class D445
    FS Class D445
    The Class D445 is a class of diesel locomotives used by the italian Ferrovie dello Stato railway company and by Trenord. 150 units were built between 1974 and 1988, divided into three series.-History:...
    
    .
• Multiple unit
  Multiple unit
  The term multiple unit or MU is used to describe a self-propelled carriages capable of coupling with other units of the same or similar type and still being controlled from one driving cab. The term is commonly used to denote passenger trainsets consisting of more than one carriage...
  
  s
  • Treno Servizio Regionale (TSR);
  • Treno Alta Frequentazione (TAF);
  • Convoglio Servizio Aeroportuale (CSA);
  • ALe 582;
  • FNM Class E750;
  • FNM Class E740.
• Railcar
  Railcar
  A railcar, in British English and Australian English, is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers. The term "railcar" is usually used in reference to a train consisting of a single coach , with a driver's cab at one or both ends. Some railways, e.g., the Great Western...
  
  s:
  • ALn 668
    ALn 668
    The ALn 668 is a family of diesel railcars built by Fiat Ferroviaria for usage by the FS, State railway company ....
    
    ;
  • ALn 663;
  • ATR 220.
• Rail carriages:
  • Vivalto;
  • Double deck carriages;

• • Media Distanza con Vestiboli Centrali (MDVC);
  • Media Distanza con Vestiboli d'Estremità (MDVE);
  • UIC-X.