Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria railway

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Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria railway
Overview
Type Heavy rail
Status in use
Locale Italy
Termini Battipaglia
Reggio di Calabria
Operation
Opened 1895 (1895)
Owner RFI
Operator(s) Trenitalia
Technical
Line length 374 km (232 mi)
Number of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 3 kV DC
Route map
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from Naples
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0.000 Battipaglia
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to Potenza
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5.719P.M. San Nicola Varco di Eboli
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17.679Capaccio-Roccadaspide
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21.322Paestum
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29.686Agropoli-Castellabate
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35.316P.M. Torchiara
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Rutino (4320 / 4410 m)
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41.368P.M. Rutino
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Lustra (1022 / 1002 m)
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46.775Omignano Salento
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50.069Vallo della Lucania-Castelnuovo
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58.684Velia Scavisince 1936 [1]
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60.697Ascea
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Telegrafo (1017 / 1000 m)
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Fiumicello (1047 / 3273 m)
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Acquabianca Pari (1203 m)
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San Macario (1088 m)
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Pisciotta (1110 m)
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69.419Pisciotta-Palinuro
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Caprioli (2579 m)
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74.558P.M. San Mauro la Bruca
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Spina (3294 / 3278 m)
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78.808Centola
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83.344Celle di Bulgheria-Roccagloriosa
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90.942Torre Orsaia
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96.041Policastro Bussentino
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104.789Sapri
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Acquafredda 1a (3896 / 3900 m)
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111.092Acquafredda
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Arma (2129 / 2128 m)
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117.104Maratea
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Maratea (2307 / 2324 m)
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121.679Marina di Marateasince 1916 [2]
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Castrocucco (2622 / 2622 m)
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129.281Prata-Ajeta-Tortora
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San Giorgio (4476 m)
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140.169Scalea-Santa Domenica Talao
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145.301Marcellina-Verbicaro-Orsomarso
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148.363Grisolia-Santa Maria
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155.661Diamante-Buonvicino
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163.061Belvedere Marittimo
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169.834Capo Bonifati
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Torre Renzi (1203 / 1561 m)
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177.895Cetraro
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181.147Acquappesa
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184.386Guardia Piemontese Terme
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191.104Fuscaldo
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197.001 Paola 10 m
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to Cosenza
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from Cosenza
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202.268San Lucido Marina9 m
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206.386Torremezzo di Falconara
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209.853Fiumefreddo Bruzio9 m
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213.742Longobardi9 m
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218.993Belmonte Calabro10 m
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222.351Amantea8 m
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229.946Campora San Giovanni-Serra-Ajello7 m
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236.431Nocera Tirinese5 m
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242.165Falerna6 m
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249.832Gizzeria Lido5 m
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from Catanzaro
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253.871 Lamezia Terme Centrale 26 m
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260.681San Pietro a Maida-Maida22 m
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264.089Curinga32 m
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268.391P.M. Eccellente17 m
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to Tropea
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Santa Caterina (1184 m)
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282.321Vibo Valentia-Pizzo146 m
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Stefanaconi (4365 m)
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300.792Mileto132 m
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Cisterna (1016 m)
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from Tropea
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313.689Rosarno18 m
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to San Ferdinando
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Eranova37 m
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323.574Gioia Tauro(FC / RFI)31 m
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to Cinquefrondi / to Sinopoli
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Taureana84 m
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331.945Palmi85 m
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Sant'Elia Janculla (5120 m)
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Sant'Elia Torre di Palmi (2477 m)
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Janculla Leone Frana (2629 m)
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San Sebastiano (1657 / 1696 m)
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342.384Bagnara18 m
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347.285Favazzina21 m
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351.478Scilla12 m
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Pacì (1754 / 1754 m)
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Alta Fiumara (1087 / 1103 m)
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357.038Villa San Giovanni Cannitello9 m
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360.102 Villa San Giovanni 6 m
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Railway ferry to Messina
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363.800Reggio di Calabria Catona12 m
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366.350Reggio di Calabria Gallico13 m
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368.128Reggio di Calabria Archi17 m
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371.003Reggio di Calabria Santa Caterinasince 1989 [3] 11 m
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Artificiale (1749 m)
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372.489Reggio di Calabria Lido6 m
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374.190 Reggio di Calabria Centrale 8 m
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to Taranto

The Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria railway is a railway line in Italy.

Italy republic in Southern Europe

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Contents

History

The line was opened in several sections between 1883 and 1895. [4]

See also

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References

  1. Ordine di Servizio n. 52 - 1936
  2. Ordine di Servizio Nr. 64 - 1916
  3. Notizie flash, in ″I Treni Oggi″ Nr. 97 (october 1989), p. 10.
  4. Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926

Bibliography

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