Belluno – Calalzo railway line
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Regional train at Calalzo station (1996)
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Route number (RFI) : | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course book series (IT) : | 226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Route length: | 44 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Belluno – Calalzo railway is an Italian railway in the Veneto region . It is standard gauge, not electrified and has a length of around 44 km.
history
The section from Belluno to Longarone was inaugurated on August 8, 1912. The Longarone- Perarolo di Cadore section followed on June 5, 1913 . The last section from Perarolo di Cadore to Calalzo di Cadore was opened on May 18, 1914. Until 1964 there was a train connection in Calalzo di Cadore with the Dolomitenbahn to Cortina d'Ampezzo and on to Toblach .
Operation today
In the area of passenger transport, only regional trains operated by Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), which is also the operator of the route, run on the route . Most trains continue to Padua , some even to Venice . As of 2015, multiple units of the FS ALn 668 series are in operation .
Web links
- Another thing for tunnel enthusiasts: Railway Belluno - Calalzo , Documentation Center for European Railway Research
Individual evidence
- ^ Impianti FS. In: I Treni No. 241 (October 2002), p. 7.