Mandas – Arbatax railway line

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Mandas – Arbatax
Railcar at Seui
Railcar at Seui
Line of the Mandas – Arbatax railway line
Course of the Mandas – Arbatax railway line
Route length: 159.4 km
Gauge : 950 mm ( Italian meter gauge )
Maximum slope : 30  ‰
Legend
Route - straight ahead
 Monserrato railway line
Station, station
 68.9 Mandas 491  m slm
Blockstelle, Awanst, Anst etc.
 70.9 Bivio Escolca
   
 Railway line to Isili
Station, station
 88.3 Orroli 520  m slm
   
 89.6 Strintaxolu 519  m slm
Station, station
 93.2 Nurri 558  m slm
Tunnel - if there are several tunnels in a row
 tunnel
Stop, stop
 103.8 Villanova Tulo 348  m slm
   
 Lake Basso del Flumendosa
Tunnel - if there are several tunnels in a row
 tunnel
Stop, stop
 116.3 Betilli 516  m slm
Station, station
 123.0 Esterzili 697  m slm
Station, station
 127.2 Sadali - Seulo 763  m slm
Station, station
 140.5 Seui 813  m slm
Tunnel - if there are several tunnels in a row
 tunnel
Tunnel - if there are several tunnels in a row
 Arqueri tunnel
Stop, stop
 151.4 Anulu 865  m slm
Stop, stop
 155.7 San Girolamo 770  m slm
Stop, stop
 156.9 Niala 765  m slm
Station, station
 162.8 Ussassai 726  m slm
Station, station
 166.5 Gairo Taquisara 784  m slm
   
 former railway line to Jerzu until 1956
Tunnel - if there are several tunnels in a row
 tunnel
Tunnel - if there are several tunnels in a row
 tunnel
Station, station
 178.7 Villagrande Strisaili 811  m slm
Station, station
 182.9 Arzana 854  m slm
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Circular terminal loop tunnel Pitzu 'e Cuccu
Station, station
 194.1 Lanusei 555  m slm
   
 195.7 Corosa 529  m slm
Tunnel - if there are several tunnels in a row
 tunnel
Station, station
 197.8 Elini - Ilbono 472  m slm
Tunnel - if there are several tunnels in a row
 tunnel
Station, station
 209.3 Sella Elecci 220  m slm
Station, station
 223.6 Tortolì 13  m slm
   
 Arbatax Cartiera 8  m slm
End station - end of the line
 228.3 Arbatax 3  m slm

The Mandas – Arbatax line is a branch line in Sardinia with a gauge of 950 mm. Only in the summer months from June to September there is passenger traffic under the name Trenino Verde .

history

The Italian railway company Società italiana per le Strade Ferrate Secondarie della Sardegna began planning in 1890 and three years later with the construction of the railway line to Arbatax . On April 20, 1894, the train service could be started. In 1921 the railway company Ferrovie Complementari della Sardegna took over the route.

In 1956, traffic on the branch line to Jerzu was stopped, and things also looked bad for the Mandas – Arbatax line. The railway is a railway infrastructure built with high technical effort and correspondingly complex to maintain . The route is relatively long due to numerous curves and the permissible speeds are low. Several times it was thought of stopping all traffic. Even the new diesel multiple units could not fundamentally improve the situation. In 1989 Ferrovie della Sardegna took over the business. First the infrastructure was renovated - also with funds from the European Community - but then on June 16, 1997 the regular passenger traffic was discontinued. Until September 28, 2014, the extremely scenic route was only used during the summer months by the “Trenino Verde” tourist train. The Sardinian government wants to completely shut down operations for cost reasons.

In June 2016, stress tests were carried out on the bridges between Seui and Niala, after which the Seui – Arbatax route approval was withdrawn. Opinions on the reasons for the shutdown vary widely. The parties involved (government, railway operator, mayor of the railway stations) hold each other responsible for the deficiencies. Given the facts, it is not foreseeable that the route will be reopened anytime soon. Information can only be found sporadically on the Internet on the homepage.

Picture gallery

  • simplified elevation profile of the route

  • Viaduct at Nuri

  • ADe.05
    Tunnel e Cantoniera Palarana

  • ADe.05
    Tunnel e Cantoniera Palarana

  • ADe.05 in Esterzili station

  • Bridge at Seui

  • Bridge at Niala with ADe.05

  • ADe.05
    Lanusei Railway Station

  • Route at Lanusei

  • Tortoli train station

  • Arbatax train station

Trivia

At Lanusei a circular loop was created to gain height , with which the route crosses itself.

literature

  • Elettrio Corda: Le contrastate vaporiere - 1864/1984: 120 anni di vicende delle strade ferrate sarde: dalle reali alle secondarie, dalle complementari alle statali , Chiarella publishing house, 1984
  • Fernando Pilia: Il trenino verde della Sardegna - Un secolo di storia tra pionieri, banditi, letterati e turisti , Silvana, ISBN 88-366-0474-9

Web links

Commons : Mandas – Arbatax railway line  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christoph Müller: The Trenino Verde threatens to stop In: RailBusiness No. 35, 2014, p. 6.