Railway line Rome-Formia-Naples

Rome-Formia-Naples
Route number (RFI) :	117 (Rome – Formia) 122 (Formia – Aversa – Naples) 129 (Villa Literno – Napoli)
Course book series (IT) :	85
Route length:	214 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	3 kV  =
Legend 0.000 Roma Termini terminus from and to Pescara and Naples (high-speed route) , to Florence and Florence (high-speed line) from and to Viterbo , Pisa and Fiumicino 4.257 Roma Casilina to Cassino , to Frascati , to Albano and to Velletri 12.195 Torricola Grande Raccordo Anulare - European Route 80 23,950 Pomezia - Santa Palomba 33,500 Campoleone to Nettuno and Albano Albano – Nettuno 39.874 Carano since 1941 49.780 Cisterna di Latina 61.018 Latina from Velletri until 1958 70.221 Sezze Romano after Priverno until 1958 from Priverno until 1985 85.391 Priverno - Fossanova to Terracina Mont'Orso (7531 m) 102.901 Monte San Biagio 109.616 Fondi - Sperlonga Vivola (7321 m) 122.502 Itri until 2009 station from Gaeta until 1966 128.423 Formia - Gaeta terminus 138.478 Minturno Scauri to Sparanise old route until 1943 Garigliano border Lazio - Campania Cellole Abz Cellole to Sparanise new route (1949–1957) 153.456 Sessa Aurunca - Roccamonfina 164.832 Falciano - Mondragone - Carinola Volturno 173.090 Cancello Arnone 180.348 (0.000) Villa Literno (5,860) Albanova (9,556) San Marcellino - Frignano to and from Foggia (14.335) Aversa to Naples 188.682 Giugliano - Qualiano Ferrovia Circumflegrea (SEPSA) 196.087 Quarto di Marano since 1939 201,339 Pozzuoli solfatara 204.983 Bagnoli- Agnano Terme since 1927 Ferrovia Cumana (SEPSA) RFI-SEPSA connecting track 206.815 Cavalleggeri Aosta since 1957 207.448 Napoli Campi Flegrei 207.898 Napoli Piazza Leopardi since 1929 209.892 Napoli Mergellina 211.550 Napoli Piazza Amedeo 213,050 Napoli Montesanto transition to the SEPSA lines 214,370 Napoli Piazza Cavour 215.971 Napoli Piazza Garibaldi Transfer to Central Station and Circumvesuviana Napoli Gianturco since 1927 to Foggia and to Cassino to Salerno

The Rome – Formia – Naples line is part of the traditional north-south connection of the Italian railway network. It was opened in 1927 as a faster connection and alternative to the Rome – Cassino – Naples railway line and enabled significantly reduced travel times.

history

Problems with the Rome – Cassino – Napoli railway led to proposals for the construction of a new line along the coast as early as 1871. The railway line established by the Società Pio Latina via Cassino was not designed as a direct connection with Naples , but intended to open up the smaller towns along the route. In some places this resulted in a very winding route, which was particularly prone to failure in the Sacco valley due to landslides and floods. The old route was also built to avoid the coastal Pontine Marshes , which were a major obstacle at the time. The result of this route was a route with inclines and declines that were problematic for the steam locomotives used at the time.

The construction of a coastal line was decided by law on July 29, 1879, provided that it received connections to the Terracina – Priverno and Gaeta – Formia – Sparanise railway lines . The obligation was confirmed by a law of July 5, 1882. The project was always controversial: it was supported by railway workers, for example by railway engineers like Alfredo Cottrau . But it was criticized by politicians such as Francesco Saverio Nitti .

The final plan for the construction of the line was only worked out in 1902 and then approved in 1905. The Ferrovie dello Stato assumed responsibility for the project . Construction began in 1907 but lasted until 1927, as several long tunnels were required, such as the Monte Orso and Vivola tunnels , which are both approximately 7.5 km long.

The line was run underground under the city of Naples . On this section electrified with busbars, urban transport ( Servizio ferroviario metropolitano di Napoli ) was set up.

See also

• Servizio ferroviario metropolitano di Napoli

Web links

• Dates and stations of the railway line

Individual evidence

1. ^ Ordine di Servizio 107 - 1941
2. ^ Impianti FS. In: I Treni No. 322 (January 2010), pp. 6-7.
3. ↑ Ordine di Servizio 55 - 1939
4. ^ A. Taverna: Storia delle ferrovie italiane (History of the Italian railways) ( Italian ).
5. ↑ Alfredo Cottrau: La direttissima Napoli-Roma; studiata in modo da usufruire di alcuni tratti dell'attuale linea ferroviaria Cottrau ( Italian ) 1883.
6. ^ Francesco Saverio Nitti: Napoli e la questione meridionale ( Italian ). Pierro, 1903.