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The Sicilian railroad network, which was largely created in the 70 years between the Unification of Italy and the first decade of Mussolini's government, underwent little change since then until after World War II when, especially with the so-called Scalfaro decree, the disposal of some lines that were deemed too costly in terms of the ratio of revenue to yield began despite the fact that they ...
Sicily had at one time an extensive narrow gauge railway network. The design work was begun under at the time of the provisional management of the Southern Railways, continued by the Rete Sicula (Sicilian Railways) and built by Ferrovie dello Stato (Italian State Railways), [1] which spread over the territory of five provinces: Palermo, Trapani, Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Enna; today the FS ...
This is the list of the railway stations in Sicily owned by: Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), a branch of the Italian state company Ferrovie dello Stato; [1]
Map of Italian high-speed and higher speed rail network. RFI (Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, Italian Rail Network), a state owned infrastructure manager which administers most of the Italian rail infrastructure. The Italian railway system has a length of 19,394 km (12,051 mi), of which 18,071 km (11,229 mi) standard gauge.
The Ferrovia Circumetnea (roughly translated as "Round-Etna Railway") is a narrow-gauge, 950 mm (3 ft 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 in), regional railway line in Sicily. It was constructed between 1895 and 1898. As the name suggests, the 110-kilometre (68-mile) line follows a route which almost completely encircles the Mount Etna volcano.
Pages in category "Railway lines in Sicily" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Catania Metro;
In November 1993 a new branch was opened, on the tracks of the railway to Trapani, running diesel railcars type ALn 668. The first two stops were San Lorenzo-Colli and Tommaso Natale. [3] In 1994 stops at Francia and Cardillo-Zen were opened. [4] In 2001 a new tunnel station (Palazzo Reale-Orleans) was opened, serving the city centre. [5]
Siracusa is the main railway station of the Italian city of Syracuse (It.: Siracusa), in Sicily. Like Palermo Centrale, Catania Centrale and Messina Centrale it is one of the most important stations in Sicily. It is owned by the Ferrovie dello Stato, the national rail company of Italy.