Circumflegrea railway

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Circumflegrea railway
Overview
Statusin use
Locale Campania, Italy
Service
Type Commuter rail
Operator(s) EAV
History
Opened1963 (full system completed 1986)
Technical
Line length27.042 km (16.803 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 3 kV DC
Route map

Mappa ferrovia Circumflegrea.png

Contents

Stations
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Montesanto
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Piave
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Corso Vittorio Emanuele
Soccavo
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Depot
Traiano
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Line 2
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Fuorigrotta
La Trencia
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Mostra
Stadio Maradona
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Zoo-Edenlandia
Pianura
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connection to RFI
Pisani
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Quarto Centro
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Agnano
Quarto
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Bagnoli
Depot
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Dazio
Quarto Officina
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Gerolomini
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Cappuccini
Grotta del Sole
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Pozzuoli
Licola
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Pozzuoli Cantieri
Marina di Licola
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Arco Felice
Cuma
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Lucrino
Lido Fusaro
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Fusaro
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Torregaveta

The Circumflegrea railway (sometimes also known as Line 5 [1] ) is a commuter railway line that connects Naples city centre with the northern Phlegraean Fields, a suburban area located west of the city. The line is operated by the Ente Autonomo Volturno (EAV) company.

History

The line was projected in 1946 [2] and works started in 1948.

The construction proceeded very slowly, and the first section (from Napoli Montesanto to Soccavo) was not opened until 1962; the railway was extended in 1968 to Marina di Licola; the last part was built but remained abandoned. [3]

The complete railway was opened on 11 January 1986. [4]

Projects

Construction started of a new short branch between Soccavo and Monte Sant′Angelo, but has stopped due to the lack of funds.

Service

Trains run every 20 minutes between Montesanto and Licola; only a few trains continue to the terminus at Torregaveta. [5]

According to a timetable posted in paper format at the station of Licola, all trains now (2018/11) end there.

See also

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References

  1. "Mappa della rete metropolitana Napoli" [Map of the Naples metro network]. Napoli Unplugged. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. L. Munzi: Nuovi treni SEPSA. In: ″Italmodel Ferrovie″ Nr. 220 (November 1978), p. 764.
  3. L. Munzi: Nuovi treni SEPSA. In: ″Italmodel Ferrovie″ Nr. 220 (November 1978), p. 765.
  4. Notizie flash. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 58 (February 1986), p. 6.
  5. Timetable Archived 30 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine

Bibliography

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