Palermo Ring Railway

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Palermo Rail Ring
Overview
Other name(s)Anello ferroviario di Palermo
StatusUnder construction
Locale Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Stations8
Service
Type Commuter rail
System Palermo metropolitan railway service
Operator(s) Trenitalia
History
Opened2021-2022 (planned)
Technical
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

Contents

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Phase 1
Lazio-Libertà
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Imperatore Federico
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Fiera
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Sampolo depot
Palermo
Notarbartolo
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Giachery
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Palermo Porto
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Politeama
Lolli-Malaspina
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Phase 1
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Phase 2

The Palermo Rail Ring is a railway line under construction in Sicily, Italy. It is expected to open in 2021 or 2022 and will extend from Palermo Notarbartolo railway station to Giachery station.

History

The two main aims of the project are to improve commuter traffic in and around Palermo and also to reduce urban congestion in the city. Another objective is to improve the sustainable mobility of the area. During the construction period, about 750 new jobs are expected to be created. [1]

Route

The eventual planned route is to be an underground circular single track railway with a length of about 6.5 km, and is due for completion in 2018. [2]

Stations

New underground stations on the line are as follows: [3]

Future

The long term plan for the railway is for the ring to be extended south to Termini Imerese, and a railway bypass will be built at Palermo Centrale. Rail transport services on this section that connects Palermo Centrale to the Airport, will take place every 15 minutes compared to the present frequency of 30 minutes. [4]

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References

  1. "New public transport link to promote sustainable mobility in Palermo". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. "Palermo resumes Rail Ring construction". RailwayPro. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  3. "New public transport link to promote sustainable mobility in Palermo". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  4. "Palermo resumes Rail Ring construction". RailwayPro. Retrieved 4 March 2018.