Artesia (railways)
TGV Artesia was a service branding and joint venture between France and Italy from 1995 to 2011.[1]
Trains were staffed by
Dijon
(Vallorbe-Simplon line) and Lyon/Turin, while Venice, Florence, and Rome were only served through Dijon. Trains traveling through Dijon were night trains; those traveling through Lyon and Turin were day trains.
Artesia stopped operating on 14 November 2011 since SNCF took a 20% stake in
Thello ; and SNCF continues to operate day TGV
between Paris, Turin and Milan.
Artesia's regular services included the historic daily Paris to Rome service, the Palatino Express. This train, whose history may be traced back to 1890, ceased one month after the closure of Artesia in December 2011.
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