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Quanti passeggeri può trasportare questo treno?

How many passengers can this train carry?

Pronunciation

tras-por-TA-re — stress on third syllable. pas-seg-GE-ri — stress on third syllable.

When to use it

Ask a conductor or fellow passenger when you are curious about the specifications of the Frecciarossa and want to learn about Italy's flagship train.

What it means

Quanti passeggeri (how many passengers) — quanti + masculine plural noun. Può trasportare (can it carry) — potere + trasportare (to transport). Questo treno (this train). The Frecciarossa 1000 carries 457 passengers across four classes.

Variations

A che velocità andiamo adesso?

At what speed are we going now?

The Frecciarossa has a speed display in each carriage — check it

Chi ha costruito questo treno?

Who built this train?

Built by a Bombardier-Hitachi consortium — Hitachi now owns the partnership

Quanto pesa una locomotiva come questa?

How much does a locomotive like this weigh?

A Frecciarossa ETR 1000 weighs around 500 tonnes — a genuinely impressive engineering feat

Mini Dialogue

— Quanti passeggeri può trasportare questo treno? — Il Frecciarossa 1000 ha 457 posti in quattro classi. — E quanti di questi treni esistono in Italia? — Credo una cinquantina. Li riconosce dal colore rosso e bianco.

— How many passengers can this train carry? — The Frecciarossa 1000 has 457 seats in four classes. — And how many of these trains exist in Italy? — I believe about fifty. You recognise them by the red and white colour.

Cultural Note

The Frecciarossa ETR 1000 is built by a Hitachi-Bombardier partnership and is one of Europe's most technically advanced trains — Italians are justifiably proud of it as a symbol of modern Italian engineering excellence.