Adriatic railway

Adriatic railway (Ancona–Lecce)
Ancona railway station
Overview
StatusOperational
Line number103, 104, 132, 133
LocaleApulia, South-East Italy
Termini
Service
SystemRete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI)
Operator(s)Ferrovie del Sud Est
History
Opened1860
Technical
Line length594 km (369 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationElectrified at 3000 V DC
Route map

km
203.996
Ancona
to Ancona Marittima
Castellano (1569 m) / Vallemiano (4971 m)
209.500
Varano
210.473
Ancona Stadio
214.724
Camerano-Aspio
219.816
Osimo-Castelfidardo
227.498
Loreto
231.809
Porto Recanati
240.591
Potenza Picena-Montelupone
246.701
Civitanova Marche-Montegranaro
253.199
Porto Sant'Elpidio
262.295
Porto San Giorgio-Fermo
272.533
Pedaso
280.583
Cupramarittima
283.969
Grottammare
288.489
San Benedetto del Tronto
293.273
Porto d'Ascoli
302.190
Alba Adriatica-Nereto-Controguerra
305.978
Tortoreto Lido
312.355
Giulianova
321.660
Roseto degli Abruzzi
326.266
Scerne di Pineto
330.730
Pineto-Atri
337.137
Silvi
342.987
Montesilvano
349.969
Pescara
351.309
Pescara Porta Nuova
352.527
Pescara Tribunale
359.097
Francavilla al Mare
364.358
Tollo-Canosa Sannita
Nuovo Riccio (2799 m)
371.883
Ortona
connection RFI-FAS
Moro (2011 m)
Cintioni (2088 m)
378.137
San Vito-Lanciano
San Giovanni (9311 m)
388.379
Fossacesia-Torino di Sangro
Diavolo (5200 m)
398.908
Casalbordino-Pollutri
Sinello (2312 m)
404.972
Porto di Vasto
Vasto (6824 m)
416.405
Vasto-San Salvo
427.034
Montenero-Petacciato
439.437
Termoli
446.279
Campomarino
456.728
Chieuti-Serracapriola
465.204
P.M. Ripalta
472.446
P.M. Lesina
479.869
Poggio Imperiale
484.081
Apricena
495.031
497.579
San Severo
511.961
Rignano Garganico
526.027
Foggia
536.309
Incoronata
545.661
Orta Nova
560.292
Cerignola Campagna
577.692
Trinitapoli-San Ferdinando di Puglia
581.554
Margherita di Savoia-Ofantino
593.919
Barletta
606.513
Trani
614.534
Bisceglie
623.875
Molfetta
630.190
Giovinazzo
636.337
Enziteto Catino
since 1993 [1]
637.074
Bari Santo Spirito
639.055
Bari Palese-Macchie
643.467
Cabina Lamasinata
Bari Lamasinata
644.650
Bari Zona Industriale
645.647
Bari Parco Nord
to Bari Sant'Andrea
648.616
Bari Centrale
650.145
Bari Marconi
since 1992 [2]
650.715
Bari Parco Sud
660.069
Bari Torre a Mare
667.771
Mola di Bari
681.575
Polignano a Mare
689.160
Monopoli
702.989
Fasano
710.146
Cisternino
722.894
Ostuni
731.875
Carovigno
747.836
San Vito dei Normanni
759.539
Brindisi
769.473
Tuturano
776.562
San Pietro Vernotico
783.303
Squinzano
787.504
Trepuzzi
794.332
Surbo
3.571
Surbo Fascio Merci
797.903
Lecce
km
Source: Italian railway atlas[3]

The Adriatic railway (Italian: Ferrovia Adriatica) is the railway from Ancona to Lecce that runs along the Adriatic Coast of Italy, following it almost all of the way. It is one of the main lines of the Italian rail system and links the northern cities with the most important productive areas of central and southern Italy.

The railway was built by the Società per le Strade Ferrate Meridionali (Italian: Company for the Southern Railways, SFM), between 1863 and 1872. In 1906, management of the line was taken over by Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane. In 1933, the southernmost Lecce-Otranto segment of the line was turned over to the Ferrovie del Sud Est, which has maintained it to the present day.

  1. ^ Oltre Santo Spirito. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 144 (January 1994), p. 6–7.
  2. ^ Impianti FS. In: ″I Treni Oggi″ Nr. 131 (November 1992), p. 6.
  3. ^ Railway Atlas 2017, pp. 55, 61, 66, 72, 73, 79–81, 86, 87, 92.