Calalzo–Padua railway

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Calalzo–Padua railway
Overview
Type Heavy rail
Status in use
Locale Veneto, Italy
Termini Calalzo di Cadore
Padua
Operation
Opened 1914 (1914)
Owner RFI
Operator(s) Trenitalia
Technical
Line length 155 km (96 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Route map
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128.952 Calalzo-Pieve di Cadore-Cortina 740 m
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to Dobbiaco
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Monte Zucco (2698 m)
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118.492 Perarolo di Cadore 561 m
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110.578 Ospitale di Cadore 510 m
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103.033 Longarone-Zoldo 463 m
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99.749Faè-Fortogna448 m
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from Conegliano
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92.715 Ponte nelle Alpi-Polpet396 m
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85.093 Belluno 392 m
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from Agordo
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junction FS-SAIF
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73.025 Sedico-Bribano300 m
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68.760 Santa Giustina-Cesio 295 m
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61.639Busche-Lentiai-Mel 264 m
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54.560 Feltre 256 m
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42.908 Quero-Vas196 m
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37.404 Alano-Fener-Valdobbiadene 181 m
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33.915 Pederobba-Cavaso-Possagno 166 m
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29.201Levada164 m
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27.331 Cornuda 159 m
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20.064
28.372
Montebelluna 114 m
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to Susegana and to Treviso
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27.7Bivio San Gaetano from Susegana
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18.064Fanzolo60 m
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from Treviso and from Venice
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12.057 Castelfranco Veneto 41 m
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to Trento and to Vicenza
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from Bassano
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0.000
29.115
Camposampiero 25 m
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see Bassano–Padua railway
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47.294 Padova 12 m

The Calalzo–Padua railway is a railway line in Veneto, Italy.

Veneto Region of Italy

Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fifth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice.

Italy republic in Southern Europe

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates San Marino and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. With around 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous EU member state and the most populous country in Southern Europe.

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The section from Camposampiero to Padua was opened in 1877 as a part of the Bassano–Padua railway. In 1886 it followed the section from Belluno to Camposampiero. The final section to Calalzo di Cadore was finished in 1914. [1]

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References

  1. Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926

Bibliography

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