Circumflegrea railway

Circumflegrea railway
Circumflegrea railway
Overview
Status	in use
Locale	Campania, Italy
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Operator(s)	EAV
History
Opened	1963 (full system completed 1986)
Technical
Line length	27.042 km (16.803 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3 kV DC
Route map

The Circumflegrea railway (sometimes also known as Line 5^[1]) is a commuter railway line that connects Naples city centre with the northern Phlegraean Fields, a suburban area located west of the city. The line is operated by the Ente Autonomo Volturno (EAV) company.

History[edit]

The line was projected in 1946^[2] and works started in 1948.

The construction proceeded very slowly, and the first section (from Napoli Montesanto to Soccavo) was not opened until 1962; the railway was extended in 1968 to Marina di Licola; the last part was built but remained abandoned.^[3]

The complete railway was opened on 11 January 1986.^[4]

Projects[edit]

Construction started of a new short branch between Soccavo and Monte Sant′Angelo, but has stopped due to the lack of funds.

Route[edit]

Stations

Legend

					Montesanto
					Cumana railway

					Piave
					Soccavo
					Traiano

					La Trencia

					Pianura
					Pisani
					Quarto Centro
					Quarto
					Depot
					Quarto Officina
					Villa Literno–Napoli Gianturco railway
					Grotta del Sole
					Licola
					Marina di Licola
					Cuma
					Lido Fusaro
					Cumana railway
					Torregaveta

Service[edit]

Trains run every 20 minutes between Montesanto and Licola; only a few trains continue to the terminus at Torregaveta.^[5]

According to a timetable posted in paper format at the station of Licola, all trains now (2018/11) end there.

References[edit]

^ "Mappa della rete metropolitana Napoli" [Map of the Naples metro network]. Napoli Unplugged. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
^ L. Munzi: Nuovi treni SEPSA. In: ″Italmodel Ferrovie″ Nr. 220 (November 1978), p. 764.
^ L. Munzi: Nuovi treni SEPSA. In: ″Italmodel Ferrovie″ Nr. 220 (November 1978), p. 765.
^ Notizie flash. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 58 (February 1986), p. 6.
^ Timetable Archived 30 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine

Bibliography[edit]

Antonio Bertagnin: SEPSA in rinnovamento. In: ″TuttoTreno″ Nr. 150 (February 2002), p. 14–17.

External links[edit]

Media related to Circumflegrea railway at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Mappa della rete metropolitana Napoli" [Map of the Naples metro network]. Napoli Unplugged. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[2] L. Munzi: Nuovi treni SEPSA. In: ″Italmodel Ferrovie″ Nr. 220 (November 1978), p. 764.

[3] L. Munzi: Nuovi treni SEPSA. In: ″Italmodel Ferrovie″ Nr. 220 (November 1978), p. 765.

[4] Notizie flash. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 58 (February 1986), p. 6.

[5] Timetable Archived 30 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine

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