Palermo metropolitan railway service
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Trains at Punta Raisi
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| Overview | |||
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| Locale | Palermo | ||
| Transit type | commuter rail | ||
| Number of lines | 2 | ||
| Number of stations | 16 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 1990 | ||
| Operator(s) | Trenitalia | ||
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| System length | 39.1 km (24.3 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 3 kV DC, overhead line | ||
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The Palermo metropolitan railway service is a commuter rail system operated by Trenitalia. It serves the city of Palermo in Sicily, Italy.
There are two lines:
Both lines are served by a train every 30 minutes, although on the Palermo Centrale – Punta Raisi line some stops are served by half of the trains.
For a complete list of Palermo Metro stations, see: List of Palermo metropolitan railway stations.
The first section of the Palermo "metropolitana" was opened in 1990, a month before the beginning of Italia 90, the football World Cup. The line had only six stations: Palermo Centrale, Vespri, Palermo Notarbartolo, Federico, Fiera and Giachery. The line used the tracks of the old Palermo – Trapani railway, running across the city until Notarbartolo station, and from there it followed the branch to the port, along which new stops were built.
This line was also used to reach the Stadio Renzo Barbera (Stadio della Favorita) football stadium.
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. In 1994 stops at Francia and Cardillo-Zen were opened.
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