Roma – Lido railway line

Roma Porta San Paolo - Cristoforo Colombo
MA300 train in Roma Porta San Paolo
Route length:	28.3 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	1500 V DC  =
Legend Line B from Rebibbia / Jonio Porta San Paolo / Piramide since 08/10/1924 Railway lines Rome – Viterbo , Pisa – Rome and Rome – Fiumicino Garbatella 1990 Basilica of San Paolo Marconi EUR Magliana since 1955 Line B to Laurentina Magliana Ostiense 1924-1955 Magliana depot Tor di Valle since 1960 Torrino August 10, 1924-1972 Autostrada A90 GRA Mezzocammino 08 / 10 / 1924–? Vitinia since 08/10/1924 Casal Bernocchi-Centro Giano since August 9th, 1971 Acilia since 08/10/1924 Acilia Sud Under construction Ostia Antica since 08/10/1924 Lido di Ostia Nord since 2000 Marina di Ostia August 10, 1924-1944 Lido di Ostia Centro since June 4th, 1951 Stella Polare since 08/18/1948 Castel Fusano since 07/30/1949 Cristoforo Colombo since June 20th, 1959

The railway line Roma Porta San Paolo – Cristoforo Colombo is a railway line that connects the Roman station Porta San Paolo with Lido di Ostia , Rome's coastal district , in suburban traffic . The route is 28.3 kilometers long, has 13 stops and transports an average of 90,000 people per day. The operator is ATAC , the municipal transport company for the city of Rome.

In the city center, the line uses a separate double-track line that runs parallel to Line B of the Rome Metro between Porta San Paolo and Magliana , which offers several direct transfer options. There are direct crossings from Porta San Paolo train station to the Piramide metro station and Ostiense long-distance train station .

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The operating hours are from 5:08 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. daily. At peak times, there are 8 trains per hour. It comes close to the rhythm of a subway. There is usually a 15-minute cycle on weekdays. The route is heavily used on weekdays by commuters and on weekends and in the summer holidays by bathers on the way to Ostia's beaches. Therefore, the aim is to increase the number of cycles during peak times. The average travel time is 37 minutes.

During the night, the line is replaced by the N3 bus, which runs from Piazza Venezia to the Cristoforo Colombo station .

history

A railway connection between Rome and Ostia became necessary at the end of the 19th century when the population of Ostia increased rapidly. A first project to build a railway to the sea was proposed by the Roman engineer Felipe Costa in 1868 and approved by the Papal States. With the end of the Papal States in 1870, the project was abandoned. Later a tram line was planned. Since no benefit was expected, the plans were discarded. There were several attempts between 1900 and the outbreak of the First World War.

In 1916 a law (No. 550 of April 27th) was ratified by the government setting the criteria for construction and a grant of 12,864 lire per kilometer. The work was interrupted by the war and only continued on December 20, 1918. The official commencement ceremony took place a few days later in the presence of King Victor Emmanuel III. instead of.

Due to pressure from Benito Mussolini , the opening took place on August 10, 1924. From this day onwards, 10 pairs of trains ran each day, which took 50 minutes for the route. On April 21, 1925, the line was electrified and the second lane was inaugurated. The travel time has thus been reduced to 30 minutes. The heyday of the railroad was the 1930s. At that time, they promoted the development of the city of Ostia. During the Second World War between 1943 and 1944, the railway line was destroyed by Allied bombing.

The line was repaired immediately after the liberation of Rome. Since September 21, 1944, the line has been operated by steam locomotives. From December 24, 1945, electric locomotives ran again. The old train station in Marina di Ostia was abandoned in 1944 and demolished in 1949. Part of the track system is used to park work trains and track construction machines. The Lido di Ostia Centro train station , which opened on June 4, 1951, was built 300 meters away . The line was extended and the stations Stella Polare (August 18, 1948) and Castel Fusano (July 30, 1949) were built. In 1955, through trains were set up on the newly opened first line of the Metropolitana di Roma to the Termini underground station under the Roma Termini station, Rome's main train station.

On August 25, 1960, the Cristoforo Colombo station was opened, which was double-tracked with the rest of the line. In the same year the Tor di Valle train station was opened and in the summer of 1972 the Casal Bernocchi station followed to connect newly developed residential areas. Since August 4, 1986, all trains to Ostia started again at Porta San Paolo station . Passers-through to Termini metro station were discontinued after line B of the metro was extended northward beyond Termini. As a result of construction, the terminus was withdrawn from 1989 to EUR Magliana station, where it was necessary to change to line B of the subway. The extensive construction work at Porta San Paolo station ended in 1996. Since then, trains have started and ended there again. The previous connection via the underground line to Termini station was not re-established.

In 2016, it was decided to reduce the frequency during rush hour to eight minutes. However, due to the outdated and repair-prone rail vehicles, this could hardly be adhered to. Privatization has therefore been discussed since 2014. The French RATP Dev in particular shows interest in modernization and operation.

In the summer of 2018, the city council announced a project study: the suburban railway is to be connected to metro line B1 to form the new metro line E. This would mean that trains would run back to Termini and beyond to the northern suburbs of Rome.

Web links

• official homepage of Atac
• Routing

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Antonio Preiti: Roma-Lido, privatizzare la linea per uscire dall'incubo. In: Corriere della Sera . January 15, 2016, accessed November 8, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Roma Lido ai francesi per 250 milioni? In: Roma Today. May 14, 2014, accessed November 8, 2017 . 
3. ↑ Valeria Costantini: Roma-Lido, la guerra da 400 milioni I francesi di Ratp contro la Regione. In: Corriere della Sera . January 30, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017 . 
4. ↑ Trasporti pubblici, Linea E da Ostia a Jonio: la trasformazione della Roma Lido in metropolitana. In: romatoday.it, July 13, 2018, accessed September 9, 2018 (Italian)