Naples metropolitan railway service
The Trenitalia-owned Line 2 Montesanto station
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The EAV (Ente Autonomo Volturno)-owned Circumvesuviana train at Baiano station
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| Overview | |
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| Owner |
Trenitalia Ente Autonomo Volturno |
| Locale | Naples, Italy |
| Transit type | Commuter Rail |
| Number of lines | Trenitalia: 1 EAV: 11 (total: 12) |
| Number of stations | Trenitalia: 11 EAV: 156 (total: 167) |
| Daily ridership | ? |
| Annual ridership | ? |
| Headquarters | Trenitalia: Rome Ente Autonomo Volturno: Naples, via Cisterna dell'Olio 44 |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | Trenitalia: 1925 EAV: 1860 |
| Operator(s) | Trenitalia, Circumvesuviana, SEPSA, MetroCampania NordEst |
| Number of vehicles | See below |
| Headway | Trenitalia: Every 6 minutes EAV: ? |
| Technical | |
| System length | Trenitalia: 15km EAV: 287 km |
| Track gauge | 950mm Narrow gauge (Circumvesuviana) 1,435mm Standard gauge (others) |
Naples Metropolitan Railway service are two independent companies that operate a commuter rail system in Naples. The first one, Trenitalia, operates line 2 from Pozzuoli Solfatara to Gianturco station in East of Naples. The other one, EAV, operates the Circumvesuviana, Cumana, Circumflegrea and MetroCampania NordEst. In Italy, Naples is the only city possessing two independent metropolitan railway service companies.
Line 2 also has same regional extensions which reach Formia, Capua, Castellamare and Salerno.
See: Line 2 (Naples metro) The construction of the line, part of the ″direttissima″ Rome–Naples, was begun in 1911 and after a suspension during World War I, it was completed in 1925 between Pozzuoli and Piazza Garibaldi, electrified with third rail. Two years later the ″direttissima″ was completed, and the electrical rail service was extended towards Villa Literno and Gianturco.[1]
In November 1935 the line was also electrified with overhead line; the third rail was discontinued in 1938.[2]
In 1997, the line was numbered as Line 2, while the proper metro line became Line 1. The two lines were connected with a pedestrian tunnel between Museo and Cavour in 2002. Operation of Line 2 was transferred to Metronapoli SpA, a newly established in which Trenitalia held a 38% stake, but it was transferred back to Trenitalia in November 2005, when Trenitalia sold its Metronapoli shares to the municipal government.
Nowadays the line is crossed by urban trains, and also by regional trains that reach Formia (westbound) and Capua, Castellammare and Salerno (eastbound).
See: Circumvesuviana
The Ferrovia Alifana is a former railroad company of southern Italy. It held public passenger service on the rail line connection Naples to Piedimonte d'Alife (now Piedimonte Matese). In 2005 it was acquired by the MetroCampania NordEst (MCNE), another public company responsible of passenger transport in northern Campania.
The company was inaugurated on March 30, 1913, with a first service held on the line Naples P.zza Carlo III Station-Santa Maria Capua Vetere/S.Andrea dei Lagni-Biforcazione-Capua (43 km), with 11,000 V 25 Hz monophase AC electric traction. Service from Caiazzo to Piedimonte began in 1914, held with steam locomotives. A line from Naples/Secondigliano to Santa Maria Capua Vetere was opened later. Gauge was 935 mm for both lines.
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