Agrigento – Licata railway line
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| Route length: | 63.8 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 950 mm ( Italian meter gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum slope : | 75 ‰ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rack system : | Strub (on 5 sections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Agrigento – Licata railway was a single-track, narrow - gauge railway in Sicily . The route led from Agrigento past Naro for 63.8 km to Licata . The route, which is provided in sections with racks ( Strub system ), was opened between 1915 and 1921 and closed in 1958.
history
The route was primarily designed to connect the sulfur pits in the region to the rail network. At the time of the opening, sulfur production had already reached its peak, so that its real raison d'être ceased to exist from the start.
Start of operation of the individual sections:
| Opening date | Route section |
|---|---|
| February 28, 1911 | Margonia-Naro |
| December 4, 1911 | Naro-Camastra |
| October 7, 1915 | Camastra-Licata |
| May 8, 1921 | Agrigento Bassa-Favara |
| December 30, 1921 | Favara-Margonia |
Operations on the line ceased on September 28, 1958.
business
The line was operated by the FS . The entire operation was initially carried out with steam locomotives with a top speed of 30 km / h. The operation was difficult because of the many rack sections.
literature
- Alfredo Alabiso: Posta per Ferrovia in Sicilia . Palermo 1994, p. 133.
- Railway Atlas Italy and Slovenia . Schweers + Wall, 2010, p. 107 ff.
- John Organ: Narrow Gauge Branch Lines, Sardina an Sicily, Scenic Rail Journeys on the Italian Islands . Middleton Press, 2013, ISBN 978-1-908174-50-5 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Alfredo Alabiso: Posta per Ferrovia in Sicilia . Palermo 1994, p. 132.
Railway lines ( standard gauge , 1,435 mm) in service: Alcamo Diramazione – Trapani | Caltanissetta Xirbi – Lercara Diramazione | Canicattì – Syracuse | Catania – Aragona Caldare | Fiumetorto – Messina | Lentini Diramazione – Caltagirone – Gela | Messina – Syracuse | Palermo – Agrigento / Porto Empedocle | Palermo – Trapani
S-Bahn systems ( standard gauge , 1,435 mm), in operation: Palermo
Railway lines ( Italian meter gauge, 950 mm), in operation: Ferrovia Circumetnea
Railway lines ( standard gauge , 1,435 mm), discontinued: Alcantara – Randazzo | Motta Sant'Anastasia – Regalbuto | Noto-Pachino
Railway lines ( Italian meter gauge, 950 mm), discontinued: Agrigento – Licata | Canicattì – Margonia | Castelvetrano – San Carlo – Burgio | Castelvetrano – Porto Empedocle | Dittaino – Caltagirone | Dittaino – Leonforte | Filaga – Palazzo Adriano | Giarratana – Vizzini | Lecara – Magazzolo | Palermo – San Carlo | Santa Ninfa – Salemi | Syracuse – Ragusa | Messina – Barcellona regional tram | Overland tram Catania – Acireale
Railway lines ( Italian meter gauge, 950 mm), unfinished: Palermo – Salaparuta | Salemi – Kaggera