Turin metropolitan railway service

Turin metropolitan railway service
Overview
Locale Piedmont Metropolitan City of Turin
Transit type Commuter rail
Number of lines 8
Number of stations 93
Website http://www.sfmtorino.it/
Operation
Began operation 9 December 2012 (2012-12-09)
Operator(s) GTT, Trenitalia
Host railroads GTT, RFI
Technical
System length 455 km (283 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
System map

The Turin metropolitan railway service (Italian: Servizio Ferroviario Metropolitano) is a commuter rail system serving the metropolitan area of Turin, Italy. The system comprises 8 lines operated by Gruppo Torinese Trasporti and Trenitalia, serving 93 stations.

The core of the system, serving most sfm lines, is the passante ferroviario, an underground tunnel running 8 km through the city from north to south, at a maximum depth of 18 meters. The tunnel permits passengers to travel from Torino Stura station to Torino Lingotto station in 15 minutes.[1]

Network

Line Terminals Year opened Last extension Length Stations Operator
Pont Canavese – Chieri 2012 201375 kilometres (47 mi)19GTT
Chivasso – Pinerolo 2012 62 kilometres (39 mi)15Trenitalia
Bardonecchia/Susa – Torino Porta Nuova 2012 201795 kilometres (59 mi)19Trenitalia
Torino Stura – Bra 2012 201660 kilometres (37 mi)17Trenitalia
Torino Stura – Asti 2013 65 kilometres (40 mi)14Trenitalia
Torino Stura – Fossano 2013 75 kilometres (47 mi)12Trenitalia
Torino Dora – Ceres 2012 45 kilometres (28 mi)21GTT
Cavallermaggiore – Alba 2013 2016

(line shortened)

 13 kilometres (8.1 mi)3Trenitalia

Future Projects

Line Terminals Estimated Completion Project Type Status
Cavallermaggiore - Savigliano - Saluzzo2018ExtensionProposed
Grugliasco - Caselle2019ExtensionProposed
sfm5San Luigi-Orbassano - Quaglia-Le Gru - San Paolo - Torino Stura2020New line[2][3]Construction
Torino Rebaudengo Fossata - Torino Lingotto2020New stationsProposed

Rolling stock

  • : Minuetto (GTT)
  • : TAF (Trenitalia)
  • : MDVC and Vivalto (Trenitalia)
  • : Due Piani (Trenitalia)
  • : Minuetto (GTT)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sfmtorino.it/le-linee-sfm/ Le 8 linee SFM Torino - Da Lingotto a Stura in soli 15 minuti
  2. ↑ unknown (May 22, 2016). "Al via i lavori per la Linea 5 del SFM". Tunnel Euralpin Lyon Turin. TELT sas. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ http://www.telt-sas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/MAPPA-SM5.jpg Proposed map of line sfm5

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