Battipaglia–Metaponto railway

Battipaglia–Metaponto railway
Overview
Type Heavy rail
Status in use
Locale Italy
Termini Battipaglia railway station
Metaponto railway station
Operation
Opened In stages between 1863 (1863) and 1880 (1880)
Owner RFI
Operator(s) Trenitalia
Technical
Line length 198 km (123 mi)
Number of tracks Single track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification Electrified at 3000 V DC
Route map
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from Salerno
 Battipaglia
to Reggio Calabria
 Eboli
 Campagna-Serre-Persano
 Tuoro-Serradarce
 Ceglie Messapica
 Sicignano degli Alburni
to Lagonegro
 Buccino-San Gregorio Magno
 Ponte San Cono
 Romagnano-Vietri-Salvitelle
 Balvano-Ricigliano
 Bella Muro
 Baragiano-Ruoti
 Franciosa
 Picerno
 Tito
 Potenza Centrale
to Foggia
 Vaglio Basilicata
 Brindisi di Montagna
 Trivigno
 Albano di Lucania
 Campomaggiore-Pietrapertosa
 Calciano
 Grassano-Garaguso-Tricarico
 Salandra-Grottole
from Matera
 Ferrandina-Pomarico-Miglionico
 Pisticci
 Bernalda
from Reggio Calabria
 Metaponto
 to Taranto

The Battipaglia–Metaponto railway is an Italian 198-kilometre (123-mile) long railway line, that connects Rome, Naples and Battipaglia with Potenza, Metaponto and Taranto. The route operates through the regions of Campania and Basilicata.

History

The line was opened in stages between 1863 and 1880.[1]

DateSection
14 June 1863Battipaglia - Eboli
1 December 1874Eboli- Contursi
15 June 1875Metaponto - Pisticci
30 September 1875Contursi–Romagnano
15 November 1875Pisticci–Ferrandina
10 April 1876Ferrandina–Grassano
3 June 1877Romagnano–Balvano
1 August 1877Grassano–Calciano
6 November 1877Balvano–Baragiano
15 January 1880Baragiano–Picerno
1 September 1880Picerno–Potenza
27 December 1880Potenza–Calciano

In 1944 the deadliest accident in Italian railway history, the Balvano train disaster, happened on this line, claiming the lives of around five hundred people.

Upgrades

Between 1986 and 1993 the railway was closed to allow for major works to upgrade the line, during which it was electrified. Electric trains however didn't start using the line until 31 March 1994.[2] In 1995 a service was launched using Eurostar ETR 450.

Usage

The line is used by the following service(s):

  • Intercity services Rome - Naples - Salerno - Potenza - Taranto
  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Naples - Salerno - Potenza - Metaponto - Taranto

See also

References

  1. ↑ Alessandro Tuzza; et al. "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926" [Chronological overview of the features of the railways opened between 1839 and 31 December 1926]. Trenidicarta.it (in Italian). Alessandro Tuzza. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  2. ↑ I treni, n. 167, January 1996.

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