Battipaglia–Metaponto railway

Battipaglia–Metaponto railway
Overview
Type Heavy rail
Status in use
Locale Italy
Termini Battipaglia railway station
Metaponto railway station
Operation
Opened In stages between 1863 (1863) and 1880 (1880)
Owner RFI
Operator(s) Trenitalia
Technical
Line length 198 km (123 mi)
Number of tracks Single track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification Electrified at 3000 V DC
Route map
from Salerno
Battipaglia
to Reggio Calabria
Eboli
Campagna-Serre-Persano
Tuoro-Serradarce
Ceglie Messapica
Sicignano degli Alburni
to Lagonegro
Buccino-San Gregorio Magno
Ponte San Cono
Romagnano-Vietri-Salvitelle
Balvano-Ricigliano
Bella Muro
Baragiano-Ruoti
Franciosa
Picerno
Tito
Potenza Centrale
to Foggia
Vaglio Basilicata
Brindisi di Montagna
Trivigno
Albano di Lucania
Campomaggiore-Pietrapertosa
Calciano
Grassano-Garaguso-Tricarico
Salandra-Grottole
from Matera
Ferrandina-Pomarico-Miglionico
Pisticci
Bernalda
from Reggio Calabria
Metaponto
to Taranto

The Battipaglia–Metaponto railway is an Italian 198-kilometre (123-mile) long railway line, that connects Rome, Naples and Battipaglia with Potenza, Metaponto and Taranto. The route operates through the regions of Campania and Basilicata.

History

The line was opened in stages between 1863 and 1880.[1]

Date Section
14 June 1863 Battipaglia - Eboli
1 December 1874 Eboli- Contursi
15 June 1875 Metaponto - Pisticci
30 September 1875 Contursi–Romagnano
15 November 1875 Pisticci–Ferrandina
10 April 1876 Ferrandina–Grassano
3 June 1877 Romagnano–Balvano
1 August 1877 Grassano–Calciano
6 November 1877 Balvano–Baragiano
15 January 1880 Baragiano–Picerno
1 September 1880 Picerno–Potenza
27 December 1880 Potenza–Calciano

Upgrades

Between 1986 and 1993 the railway was closed to allow for major works to upgrade the line, during which it was electrified. Electric trains however didn't start using the line until 31 March 1994.[2] In 1995 a service was launched using Eurostar ETR 450.

Usage

The line is used by the following service(s):

See also

References

External links

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