FL lines

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FL lines
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TAF train at Balduina station
Overview
Area served Rome metropolitan area, Lazio
Locale Rome, Lazio
Transit type Commuter rail
Number of lines8
Number of stations131
Daily ridership286,241 [1]
Website trenitalia.com
Operation
Began operation1994
Operator(s) Trenitalia
Infrastructure manager(s) Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Rolling stock E.464, TAF, Jazz,
ETR 421/521/621 Rock
Technical
System length672 km (417.6 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 3 kV DC, overhead line
System map

Roma - mappa linee FL.svg

The FL lines, formerly Lazio regional railways (Italian : ferrovie regionali del Lazio, also Ferrovie Laziali) consist of 8 commuter rail lines operated by Trenitalia, converging on the city of Rome. It operates as a combined suburban railway system that connects the city-centre and the outskirts of the city via a commuter rail line. [2]

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The FL network, initially made up of two lines and called FM lines (Metropolitan Railways), was formally inaugurated in 1994, following the signing of an agreement between the Lazio Region, the Municipality of Rome, the Province of Rome and Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, aimed at implementing a new integrated transport structure in the Roman metropolitan and regional area. [3]

Lines FL1, FL2 and FL3 function like a rapid transit service, integrated with the Rome Metro and surface transportation. The other lines (numbered from FL4 to FL8) mostly serve the suburban area of Rome and the Lazio region, and used almost exclusively for commuter traffic.

Lines

LineTerminalsYear openedDaily ridershipLengthStationsOperator
Ferrovia regionale laziale FL1.svg Orte - Fiumicino Aeroporto 199465,000118 kilometres (73 mi)26 Trenitalia
Ferrovia regionale laziale FL2.svg Roma Tiburtina - Tivoli 199422,00040 kilometres (25 mi)13 Trenitalia
Ferrovia regionale laziale FL3.svg Roma Tiburtina - Viterbo Porta Fiorentina 199960,00088 kilometres (55 mi)28 Trenitalia
Ferrovia regionale laziale FL4.svg Roma Termini - Frascati / Albano Laziale / Velletri 199455,00024 kilometres (15 mi) / 29 kilometres (18 mi) / 41 kilometres (25 mi)20 Trenitalia
Ferrovia regionale laziale FL5.svg Roma Termini - Civitavecchia 199440,00077 kilometres (48 mi)14 Trenitalia
Ferrovia regionale laziale FL6.svg Roma Termini - Cassino 199450,000137 kilometres (85 mi)22 Trenitalia
Ferrovia regionale laziale FL7.svg Roma Termini - Minturno - Scauri 199440,000137.4 kilometres (85.4 mi)13 Trenitalia
Ferrovia regionale laziale FL8.svg Roma Termini - Nettuno 200440,00060 kilometres (37 mi)12 Trenitalia

Service

All eight lines are considered regional trains by Trenitalia. On timetables and departure boards at the stations the trains are marked with the letter R (Regional). The service timetable is based on a clock-face scheduling.

Frequencies

Sections with one train every 15 minutes:

Sections with one train every 30 minutes:

Sections with one train every 60 minutes:

Fares

For travel between stations in the City of Rome, ticketing is integrated with the Metrebus Rome system. [4] A passenger may use the integrated ticket "BIT" from €1,50 (valid for 100 minutes) or any other type of integrated ticket or Metrebus pass; in addition, Trenitalia sells special "Anello" tickets where one may travel on any Trenitalia train within the City of Rome with a single €1 ticket (valid for 90 minutes). The "Anello" and the Metrebus Rome tickets are only valid within Rome, bounded by the stations: Capannelle (FL4 and FL6), Cesano di Roma (FL3), Fiera di Roma (FL1), Lunghezza (FL2), Roma Aurelia (FL5), Settebagni (FL1) and Torricola (FL7 and FL8).

For all trips that take place outside the "Anello" ring, or that cross through the ring, the typical regional mileage rate applies. [1]

Rolling stock

Much of the service is operated by double-decker trainsets, usually operating in double formations. The fleet of convoys operating on the network is made up of 388 trains on the entire Lazio railway network, [1] distinguished according to service needs:

TAF 50.jpg
TAF train of the FL3 line at Roma San Filippo Neri station
Treno FL1 a Roma Ostiense.jpg
TAF train of the FL1 line at Roma Ostiense station
Carrozza Semipilota Vivalto (Livrea DTR).jpg
Vivalto control car near the Gemelli hospital
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The ETR Rock train in Lego Super Mario Bros. livery of the FL1 line at Roma Tiburtina station

Planned extensions

Following the upgrading of the Rome railway hub by RFI, new FL stops will be built such as Roma Pigneto, in correspondence with the Pigneto station of the metro, which will be the third busiest railway hub in Rome after Roma Termini and Roma Tiburtina, [6] and track doubling and quadrupling will be implemented on the existing sections as well as technological upgrades for the safety and control of train movement (the implementation of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) in the Rome hub is expected by 2024 [7] ).

In June 2022, 32 years after the 1990 FIFA World Cup, the Valle Aurelia - Vigna Clara route was reactivated with the related Vigna Clara stop, which will be a fundamental part of the so-called "Cintura-Nord" (Northern Belt), whose closure, expected for years, will to complete the Rome railway ring. [8] [9]

A year later, in June 2023, the Val d'Ala station was reopened, which is served by some trains of the FL2 line that leave and return from the "Roma Smistamento" depot.

Network map

FL lines

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Carta dei servizi 2024 Lazio" (PDF) (in Italian). Trenitalia.
  2. ↑ "Piano Regionale della Mobilità, dei Trasporti e della Logistica - Il nodo ferroviario" [Regional Mobility, Transport and Logistics Plan - The railway hub](PDF) (in Italian). Regione Lazio, Centro di ricerca per il trasporto e la logistica, Sapienza University of Rome. December 2020.
  3. ↑ "LAZIO SU ROTAIA" (PDF) (in Italian). Dimensione Trasporti.
  4. ↑ "metrebus roma" (PDF). ATAC SpA.
  5. ↑ "In servizio il primo Rock a 6 casse della DPR Lazio" (in Italian).
  6. ↑ "NODO DI PIGNETO" (in Italian).
  7. ↑ "ERTMS HD nei Nodi Urbani (par. 8.1.6)" (in Italian).
  8. ↑ "Interventi previsti dall'accordo quadro Rfi-Regione lazio" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Brochure RFI" (PDF). Retrieved 6 December 2009.

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