Campiglia Marittima – Piombino railway line
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at Campiglia Marittima
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Route number (RFI) : | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course book series (IT) : | 260 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Route length: | 16 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power system : | 3 kV = | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Campiglia Marittima – Piombino railway is an Italian railway in the Tuscany region . The route is standard gauge and has a length of around 16 km.
history
The line from Campiglia Marittima to Piombino was inaugurated on April 5, 1892. On October 2, 1985, the double-track expansion between Populonia and Fiorentina di Piombino was opened. Towards the end of the 1950s, a branch line to the port followed in Piombino to facilitate passenger traffic to the island of Elba .
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 . In some cases, some trains also continue to Livorno and Pisa . There is also freight traffic to the steelworks near Piombino.