Genoa – Ventimiglia railway line

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Genoa – Ventimiglia
Single-track line at Cervo Zug with electric locomotive of the FS class E.656 (6th series)
Single-track line at Cervo
Zug with electric locomotive of the FS series E.656 (6th series)
Line of the Genoa – Ventimiglia railway line
Route number (RFI) : 74 (Genoa – Savona)
75 (Savona – Ventimiglia)
Course book series (IT) : 25th
Route length: 147 km
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system : Overhead line 3 kV  =
Route - straight ahead
from Pisa Centrale
Station, station
1.1 Genova Brignole
Gleisdreieck - straight ahead, to the left, from the left
to Genova Piazza Principe Sotterranea
Station, station
0.0 Genova Piazza Principe
Station, station
0.2 Genova Sampierdarena
Gleisdreieck - straight ahead, to the right, from the right
to Milan and Turin
Gleisdreieck - straight ahead, to the right, from the right
to Genova Sampierdarena Smistamento
Stop, stop
2.1 Genova Cornigliano
Stop, stop
3.7 Genova Genova Sestri Ponente Aeroporto
Stop, stop
6.3 Genova Pegli
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Castelluccio junction
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Freight railway to Borzoli
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Genova Prà
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Genova Votri Mare
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Station, station
11.0 Genova Voltri
Stop, stop
15.0 Genova Vesima
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18.2 Arenzano station until 2003
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21.4 Cogoleto
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28.6 Varazze
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31.1 Celle Ligure
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33.9 Albisola
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from San Giuseppe di Cairo
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39.1 Savona
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from Savona Marittima
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Station without passenger traffic
40.5 Savona Parco Doria
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43.3 Quiliano - Vado / Vado ZI
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Bergeggi
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49.8 Spotorno - Noli / Spotorno
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Noli
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Varigotti
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Station, station
58.4 Finale Ligure Marina
Stop, stop
65.8 Borgio Verezzi station until 1997
Station, station
68.7 Pietra Ligure
Station, station
72.0 Loano
Stop, stop
73.7 Borghetto Santo Spirito
Stop, stop
75.0 Ceriale
Station, station
80.9 Albenga
Station, station
87.1 Alassio
Stop, stop
90.3 Laigueglia
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94.2 (old) Andora
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98.7 Cervo - San Bartolomeo al Mare
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104.1 Diano Castello
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101.7 Diano Marina
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106.8 Imperia Oneglia
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108.97 Imperia
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109.0 Imperia Porto Maurizio
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112.2 S. Lorenzo - Cipressa
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120.5 S. Stefano - Riva Ligure
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124.9
123.8
Taggia arm
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131.0
131.7
Sanremo
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136.4 Ospedaletti
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Stop, stop
142.6 Bordighera
Stop, stop
145.2 Vallecrosia
Station, station
147.3 Ventimiglia
   
to Breil-sur-Roya
Route - straight ahead
to Marseille

The Genoa – Ventimiglia line is a main line of the Italian State Railways Ferrovie dello Stato (FS). It leads from the Ligurian capital Genoa along the Riviera di Ponente to the state border with France and connects Genoa with the provincial capitals Savona and Imperia . In addition to the domestic trains, long-distance trains between Italy and France also run on the route. At the border station of Ventimiglia both the Italian and the French domestic trains end. The original, single-track line was in many places directly on the seashore and was considered one of the most scenic railway lines in Italy. The double-track upgraded line, which has been partially realized, runs largely in tunnels in the hinterland.

Original route

An InterCity with E.656 (5th series) in the middle of Laigueglia (1993)
Overhead lines of the railway line next to the Loano promenade

The route is characterized by difficult geographical conditions. The foothills of the Ligurian Alps and the Ligurian Apennines meet the sea on the Riviera di Ponente without a continuous coastal plain; existing coastal strips are densely built up.

The route was originally laid out as a single track and ran over large parts directly on the seashore, in shorter coastal tunnels or through localities. It was therefore one of the most scenic routes in Italy. However, the routing in the coastal towns, which are often characterized by tourism and which were cut by the tracks and partially separated from the sea, led to urban planning problems. At the sea, the route was exposed to coastal erosion .

Coming from Genoa, the line reached Savona in 1868 ; Continuous operation to Ventimiglia was started in 1872. Initially, the operation was carried out with steam locomotives .

electrification

In the first half of the 20th century, the line was electrified with three-phase current (3600 volts, 16 2/3 Hz). After the French state railway SNCF decided to convert the route from Ventimiglia to Marseille from direct current (1500 volts) to alternating current (25000 volts, 50 Hz), it was discussed to re-electrify the route west of Savona with this same power system. This would have given Italian industry, in particular the TIBB locomotive factory in Vado Ligure , a test track for this system. However, the project was not carried out. In May 1964 the section between Genoa and Savona, on January 8, 1967 that from Savona to Ventimiglia, was converted to the Italian direct current system (3000 volts).

Expansion and re-routing

New tunnel stop in Sanremo
Comparison of the former route and the new route
Long-distance cycle path on the former railway line in
Cipressa (2012)

It soon became apparent that a single-track route did not meet the operational requirements. However, expansion to double track proved difficult. Until 1968, only the sections of the line in the municipality of Genoa, the one west of Ospedaletti and an eight-kilometer section between Loano and Albenga could receive a second track. In 1968 the opening of a new, double-track line between Genova Vesima and Varazze , and in 1969 between Genova Voltri and Genova Vesima. In 1977 the route between Varazze and Finale Ligure followed , in 2001 between San Lorenzo al Mare and Ospedaletti and on December 11, 2016 the new route between San Lorenzo al Mare and Andora . Large parts of these new lines run in tunnels; the original line has been abandoned on these sections. Due to the minimum curve radius of 2000 meters and the maximum gradient of 3 ‰, the maximum speed between San Lorenzo and Andora could be increased from 80–90 km / h to 180 km / h.

In the long term, a realignment between Andora and Finale Ligure is also planned - this would make the route consistently double-lane and faster, but would have lost its scenic charm.

Between Ospedaletti and San Lorenzo al Mare, the Pista ciclabile del Ponente ligure long-distance cycle path was created on the old route .

Incidents

On January 17, 2014, an Intercity on the Milan – Ventimiglia route hit a landslide in the Andora municipality; the route therefore had to be closed for several weeks.

Web links

Commons : Genoa – Ventimiglia railway line  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Impianti FS. In: I Treni No. 255 (January 2004), p. 8.
  2. ^ Impianti FS. In: I Treni No. 180 (March 1997), p. 7.
  3. Joachim von Rohr: Ligurian three-phase summer 1963. EK-Verlag, Freiburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-88255-469-4 , p. 31.
  4. Mario Bianchi: Attivo il raddoppio Andora - San Lorenzo. In: ferrovie.it. December 13, 2016, accessed August 1, 2017 (Italian).
  5. Website on the Pista ciclabile del Ponente ligure , accessed on August 1, 2017.