Battipaglia–Metaponto railway

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. It's a commonly used trans-apennine linkage.

Battipaglia–Metaponto railway
Overview
TypeHeavy rail
Statusin use
LocaleItaly
TerminiBattipaglia railway station
Metaponto railway station
Operation
OpenedIn stages between 1863 (1863) and 1880 (1880)
OwnerRFI
Operator(s)Trenitalia
Technical
Line length198 km (123 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationElectrified at 3000 V DC
Route map
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from Salerno
to Reggio Calabria
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
to Foggia
Vaglio Basilicata
Brindisi di Montagna
Trivigno
Albano di Lucania
Campomaggiore-Pietrapertosa
Calciano
Salandra-Grottole
from Matera
Pisticci
Bernalda
from Reggio Calabria
to Taranto

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 8017 convoy Battipaglia-Potenza, happened on this line with over 500 victims.

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
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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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