MILAN will soon be linked to another lesser-visited city in the south of Italy thanks to a new sleeper train. The new route will make it easier for holidaymakers to travel the length of the country. 2 The sleeper service will run between Milan and Lecce Credit: Alamy The sleeper service will run between Milan in the north to Lecce in the south of the country.
Government-owned Trenitalia will operate the new route. While the national railway operator already runs a handful of daily services between Milan and Lecce, the new weekend service will be the company's first sleeper service between Milan and Lecce. Two new Frecciarossa trains will travel between Milan and Lecce during the evening, making weekend breaks much easier for those who want to explore Pugliese towns like Lecce, Brindisi and Bari.
Slated to launch in June, the service will leave Milan at 10.45pm before arriving in Lecce at 7.57am the following morning.
The sleeper service will stop at several stations along the route, including Milano Rogoredo, Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena and Bologna Centrale. Foggia will be the next calling point on the route - nearly five hours after the service leaves Bologna Centrale. The train will then call at other stations like Barletta, Bari Centrale , Monopoli, Fasano, Ostuni and Brindisi before eventually arriving in Lecce.
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