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The idea of a railway along the Ligurian coast began in March 1857 with what was called the Railway of the Ligurian Riviera (Italian: Ferrovia delle Riviere Liguri) with the inauguration of a project for a railway from the Var river in Nice—then the border of the Kingdom of Sardinia and France—to the Magra river—which then marked the border Sardinia of and Duchy of Modena.
The original Italian ETR 200 trainset of the speed world record (203 km/h or 126 mph) in 1938, now preserved as historical train, was re-numbered ETR 232 in the 1960s FS' Frecciarossa 1000 high speed train at Milano Centrale railway station, with a maximum speed of 400 km/h (249 mph), [17] is one of the fastest trains in Europe.
Most railway stations in Italy are maintained and operated by RFI, a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Group. A minor part of them are operated by private and regional companies, conceded by the state. [1] [2]
Region train running to Deiva Marina After crossing the promontory of Portofino, the line follows the Gulf of Tigullio , serving the tourist resorts from Santa Margherita Ligure to Riva Trigoso . This is the beginning of the Ligurian section, which is authorised for operations at higher speeds since the doubling of the line in recent times.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This is a list of all railway lines in Italy. Active lines Managed by Ferrovie dello Stato ...
Liguria and the Italian Riviera La Riviera italienne, travel poster for ENIT, ca. 1920. Christ of the Abyss at San Fruttuoso Abbey, Camogli Dolphin at the Aquarium of Genoa. The Italian Riviera or Ligurian Riviera (Italian: Riviera ligure [riˈvjɛːra ˈliːɡure]; Ligurian: Rivêa lìgure [ɾiˈveːa ˈliɡyɾe]) is the narrow coastal strip in Italy which lies between the Ligurian Sea and ...
Modern Italian light signals (segnali permanentemente luminosi) are of the "searchlight" type that can show red, yellow and green through a single aperture. As in British practice, signals are normally placed to the left of the track that they govern and have a black circular background with a white border (vela). In some cases, signals are ...