Cancello–Benevento railway

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Cancello–Benevento railway
Overview
Statusin use
OwnerRete Ferroviaria Italiana
LocaleCampania, Italy
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Trenitalia
History
Opened9 March 1891
Technical
Line length103 km (64 mi)
Number of tracks2 (Cancello–Sarno), otherwise 1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC (Cancello–Codola)
Route map

Legend
km
Rome–Cassino–Naples railway
to Rome
Benevento–Cancello railway (EAV)
to Benevento
 Cancello
Rome–Cassino–Naples railway
to Naples
4.182
(0.022)
 Bivio Nola
(1.804)
 Nola Interporto
Naples–Nola–Baiano railway (SFSM)
to Naples│to Baiano
12.256
 Nola
18.984
 Palma-San Gennaro
27.625
 Sarno
Naples–Ottaviano–Sarno railway
(SFSM) to Naples│to Sarno
Naples–Salerno high-speed railway
to Salerno
31.950
 Lavorate
(
opened
1937
)[1]
Nocera Inferiore–Mercato
San Severino railway
to Nocera
35.402
 Codola
36.740
 Lanzara-Fimiani
(
opened
1936
)[2]
37.916
 Castel San Giorgio-Roccapiemonte
40.293
 Valle di Mercato San Severino
Salerno–Mercato San Severino railway
to Salerno
43.664
 Mercato San Severino
48.118
 Montoro-Forino
52.766
 Borgo
57.260
 Montoro Superiore
61.962
 Solofra
Turci tunnel (
2425 m
2652 yd
)
65.534
 Serino
67.490
 San Michele di Serino
Rocchetta Sant'Antonio–Avellino railway
to Rocchetta Sant'Antonio
73.706
0.000
 Avellino
3.536
 Montefredane
(
opened
1948
)[3]
8.000
 Prata-Pratola
14.542
 Altavilla Irpina
18.818
 Chianche-Ceppaloni
22.384
 Montorsi
(
opened
1940
)[4]
27.324
 Benevento Porta Rufina
28.650
 Benevento Arco Traiano
(
opened
1994
)[5]
Naples–Foggia railway
to Foggia
29.786
 Benevento
Naples–Foggia railway to Naples &
Benevento–Cancello railway (EAV) to Cancello
Benevento–Campobasso railway
to Campobasso
km
Source: Italian railway atlas[6]
This diagram:

The Cancello–Benevento railway is a railway line in Campania, Italy.

History

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The line was opened in several sections as it follows:[7]

  • Cancello–Nola on 3 June 1846
  • Nola–Sarno on 17 January 1856
  • Sarno–Mercato San Severino on 17 February 1861
  • Mercato San Severino–Montoro on 1 August 1869
  • Montoro–Avellino on 31 March 1879
  • Avellino–Prata on 2 September 1886
  • Prata–Benevento on 9 March 1891

See also

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Ordine di Servizio n. 97 del 1937
  2. ^ Ordine di Servizio n. 125 del 1936
  3. ^ Ordine di Servizio n. 125 del 1948
  4. ^ Ordine di Servizio n. 53 del 1940
  5. ^ Nuova fermata. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 150 (July-August 1994), p. 4.
  6. ^ Railway Atlas 2017, pp. 78, 88, 151, 153, 154.
  7. ^ Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926

Sources

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  • RFI, ed. (December 2003). Fascicolo Linea 128 (Cancello–Benevento) (in Italian). Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.
  • Atlante ferroviario d'Italia e Slovenia [Railway atlas of Italy and Slovenia]. Schweers + Wall. 2010. ISBN 978-3-89494-129-1.