Turin Metropolitan Railway Service

The Turin Metropolitan Railway Service (Italian: Servizio Ferroviario Metropolitano), simply known as SFM, 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.

Turin Metropolitan Railway Service
SFM
Overview
Locale Metropolitan City of Turin
Transit typeCommuter rail
Number of lines8
Number of stations93
Websitehttp://www.sfmtorino.it/
Operation
Began operation9 December 2012 (2012-12-09)
Operator(s)GTT, Trenitalia
Host railroadsGTT, RFI
Technical
System length455 km (283 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
System map

The core of the system, serving most sfm lines, is the passante ferroviario, a 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
Line SFM1
Pont Canavese – Chieri 2012 201375 kilometres (47 mi)19GTT
Line SFM2
Chivasso – Pinerolo 2012 62 kilometres (39 mi)15Trenitalia
Line SFM3
Bardonecchia/Susa – Torino Porta Nuova 2012 201795 kilometres (59 mi)19Trenitalia
Line SFM4
Torino Stura – Bra 2012 201660 kilometres (37 mi)17Trenitalia
Line SFM6
Torino Stura – Asti 2013 65 kilometres (40 mi)14Trenitalia
Line SFM7
Torino Stura – Fossano 2013 75 kilometres (47 mi)12Trenitalia
Line SFMA
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
Line SFM3
Grugliasco - Caselle2019ExtensionProposed
sfm5San Luigi-Orbassano - Quaglia-Le Gru - San Paolo - Torino Stura2020New line[2][3]Construction
Line SFMA
Torino Rebaudengo Fossata - Torino Lingotto2020New stationsProposed

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