Terni–Sulmona railway
| Terni–Sulmona railway | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| Status | Functioning | ||
| Locale | Italy | ||
| Termini |
Terni railway station Sulmona railway station |
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| Stations | 20 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | 30 October 1883 | ||
| Owner | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana | ||
| Operator(s) |
Trenitalia (L'Aquila–Sulmona route) Umbria Mobilità (former Ferrovia Centrale Umbra, Terni–L'Aquila route) |
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| Rolling stock | FCU ALn 776 (Terni–L'Aquila route), Pesa Atribo "Swing" (L'Aquila–Sulmona route) | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 164 km (102 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Single track | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Electrification | none | ||
| Operating speed | varies from 110 km/h (68 mph) to 55 km/h (34 mph) | ||
| Highest elevation | 989.28 m (3,245.7 ft) | ||
| Maximum incline | 3.5 % | ||
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The Terni–Sulmona railway is a regional railway line in central Italy, managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana. It links three regions, Umbria, Lazio and Abruzzo, and three provincial capitals: Terni, Rieti and L'Aquila. Together with the Sulmona–Isernia railway it forms a north–south corridor through the Apennines in central Italy. Its route is the result of two unfinished railways that had to meet in Rieti: the Pescara–L'Aquila–Rome line, and the Terni–Avezzano–Roccasecca line.
After the Italian unification and the widespread start of railway constructions, many talks started about how to link the Abruzzo region to its new capital, Rome. It was decided that the railway would start from Pescara, reach Sulmona and L'Aquila, then cross the Apennine Mountains at the Sella di Corno pass and then reach Rieti, where the line had to continue towards Rome. Rieti also should have been the starting point of a branch to Avezzano, that – together with the Avezzano–Roccasecca railway – would have linked Abruzzo with the railway to Naples, which was Abruzzo's capital under the Kingdom of Two Sicilies.
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