Rome–Cassino–Naples railway

The Rome–Cassino–Naples railway is a railway in Italy, the first of the three existing railway lines between the capitals of Latium and Campania to be opened when it was completed by the Società per le strade ferrate romane in 1863. The line is now fully electrified at 3 kV DC. It is now mainly used by regional trains, some trains to and from the Adriatic coast and a few night trains. The Rome–Naples high-speed railway line (which was largely opened on 19 December 2005) generally follows the same route.

Legend 0.00 Roma Termini To Pescara and Naples (high-speed) Florence and Florence (high-speed) To Viterbo, Pisa, Fiumicino 2.00 Roma Casilina To Naples via Formia 10.00 Roma Capannelle Grande Raccordo Anulare—European route E80 14.00 Ciampino To Velletri, Albano and Frascati 21.00 Tor Vergata Autostrada A1—European route E821 26.00 Colle Mattia 29.00 Colonna Galleria Rome–Fiuggi–Alatri–Frosinone line (dismantled) Rome–Naples high-speed line Autostrada A1—European route E45 Rome–Fiuggi–Alatri–Frosinone line (dismantled) 35,00 Zagarolo / Zagarolo scalo 43.00 Labico 46.00 Valmontone Autostrada A1—European route E45 Rome–Naples high-speed line Dismantled line from Velletri 54.00 Colleferro–Segni–Paliano Rome–Naples high-speed line 63.00 Anagni–Fiuggi Rome–Naples high-speed line 68.00 Sgurgola Rome–Naples high-speed line 73.00 Morolo Autostrada A1—European route E45 78.00 Ferentino–Supino 86.00 Frosinone Autostrada A1—European route E45 92.00 Ceccano 101.00 Castro–Pofi–Vallecorsa Rome–Naples high-speed line 111.00 Ceprano–Falvaterra 113.00 Isoletta–San Giovanni Rome–Naples high-speed line) From Avezzano 121.00 Roccasecca 125.00 Aquino–Castrocielo–Pontecorvo 129.00 Piedimonte–Aquino 132.00 Piedimonte–Villa Santa Lucia 138.00 Cassino 144.00 Fontanarosa–Cervaro 148.00 Rocca d'Evandro - San Vittore Interconnection with high-speed line / To Isernia 155.00 Mignano Monte Lungo 163.00 Tora–Presenzano 170.00 Vairano–Caianello From Isernia 177.00 Riardo–Pietramelara Autostrada A1—European route E45 Rome–Naples high-speed line 182.55 Teano Dismantled line from Gaeta 189.90 Sparanise Rome–Naples high-speed line 195.70 Pignataro Maggiore Interconnection with high-speed line Volturno River 205.00 Capua Caserta ring line From Piedimonte Matese 210.00 Santa Maria Capua Vetere Old Alifana line from Piedimonte Matese Autostrada A1—European route E45 From Aversa 216.00 Caserta To Foggia 222.00 Maddaloni Inferiore Caserta ring line Caserta ring line MCNE from Benevento 234.00 Cancello to Benevento / to Torre Annunziata Autostrada A30—European route E841 236.00 Acerra Regi Lagni 239.00 Casalnuovo di Napoli Naples–Nola–Baiano line Casalnuovo Autostrada A16—European route E842 Naples–Nola–Baiano line Autostrada A1—European route E45 Old Naples–Nola–Baiano line) To Salerno From Rome via Formia Naples–Nola–Baiano line To Salerno Gianturco Naples–Nola–Baiano line 250.00 Napoli Centrale / Napoli Piazza Garibaldi to Villa Literno

History

The first part of the line to be opened was at the southern end, built by the Royal Neapolitan Railway Company and was opened between Naples, Cancello and Caserta on 20 December 1843 and was the second line opened in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies after the Naples–Portici line opened in 1839. It operated from a terminal at Napoli Porta Nolana, now used by the Circumvesuviana Railway. This line was extended to Capua on 26 May 1844. A branch line was opened from Cancello to Nola in 1846 and extended to Sarno in 1856.^[1]

The northern part of the line was opened between a station at Porta Maggiore (southwest of the modern Termini station) and Ciampino on 14 July 1856 as part of the Rome–Frascati line by the Società Pio Latina ("Latin Pius Railway"), a French company named in honour of Pope Pius IX, who had overturned the Vatican's previous opposition to innovations such as railways in the Papal States. This line was extended to the new Roma Termini station on 22 October 1863.^[2]

In 1860 the Società Pio Latina and the Società Pio Centrale—the builder of the Rome–Civitavecchia railway, opened in 1859—combined to form the Società per le strade ferrate romane ("Roman Railway Company"), which then absorbed the Royal Neapolitan Railway Company. It opened a 80 kilometres (50 mi) section from Roma Termini to Ceprano–Falvaterra (including the Porta Maggiore–Ciampino section) on 1 December 1862. The 42 kilometres (26 mi) Capua–Tora–Presenzano section had been opened on 14 October 1861 and the final 52 kilometres (32 mi) section between Ceprano–Falvaterra and Tora–Presenzano was opened on 25 February 1863.^[3][4]

Branches and connections

• Ciampino to Frascati, Albano Laziale and Velletri
• Roccasecca to Avezzano (Roccasecca–Avezzano line)
• Rocca d'Evandro to Isernia and Campobasso ( Rocca d'Evandro–Venafro line )
• Vairano-Caianello to Isernia and Campobasso (Termoli–Campobasso–Carpinone–Isernia–Vairano line)
• Sparanise to Gaeta (Sparanise–Gaeta line)—currently suspended
• Santa Maria Capua Vetere to Piedimonte Matese
• Caserta to Benevento and Aversa
• Cancello to Benevento, Salerno and Torre Annunziata

Notes

1. Kalla-Bishop, P. M. (1971). Italian Railways. Newton Abbott, Devon, England: David & Charles. pp. 16–19.
2. Kalla-Bishop, P. M. (1971). Italian Railways. Newton Abbott, Devon, England: David & Charles. p. 28.
3. Kalla-Bishop, P. M. (1971). Italian Railways. Newton Abbott, Devon, England: David & Charles. p. 38.
4. "Chronological overview of the opening of railway lines from 1839 to 31 December 1926" (in Italian). Trenidicarta.it. Retrieved 17 January 2010.

See also

• List of railway lines in Italy