Circumvesuviana
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Industry | Transport |
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Founded | Naples, Italy (1890) |
Fate | merged into Ente Autonomo Volturno, 2012 |
Headquarters | Naples , Italy |
Area served | Bay of Naples |
Services | Local Public Transport Railway |
Number of employees | 1590 |
Website | www |
Circumvesuviana (Italian pronunciation:
The Circumvesuviana railway covers a wide catchment area of over 2 million people, distributed in 47 municipalities, including Scafati, San Valentino Torio and Sarno in the province of Salerno and Avella and Baiano in the province of Avellino. The network forms an important commercial artery, and provides services to the tourist destinations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
All routes start from the
On 27 December 2012 the original company was absorbed by the Ente Autonomo Volturno. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the network was used by 25 million passengers annually.[1]
Lines
All lines are powered by electric
Lines | Opening | Length | Stations | Route | Stops | Travel time |
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Naples – Baiano | 1885 | 38 km (24 mi) | 28 | Porta Nolana - Nola - Baiano | 28 | 59 minutes |
Naples – Sarno | 1891 | 38 km (24 mi) | 28 | Porta Nolana - Ottaviano- Sarno | 28 | 65 minutes |
Naples – Poggiomarino | 1904 | 35 km (22 mi) | 25 | Porta Nolana -Scafati - Poggiomarino | 25 | 57 minutes |
Naples – Sorrento | 1932 | 47 km (29 mi) | 35 | Porta Nolana - Torre Annunziata - Sorrento | 35 | 68 minutes |
Branch Botteghelle – San Giorgio |
2001 | 8 km (5 mi) | 7 | Porta Nolana - Centro Direzionale - San Giorgio[2] | 11 | 15 minutes |
Branch Pomigliano d'Arco – Acerra |
2005 | 3 km (1.9 mi) | 4 | Porta Nolana - Pomigliano - Acerra[3] | 16 | 28 minutes |
Rolling stock
The network uses two types of rolling stock, both electrically powered: FE220 units, T21 and "Metrostar" articulated trains. Power is supplied by
The FE220 cars are usually coupled together to form a two- or three-car multiple units, painted white with red doors and ends. The FE220 trains come in two different variations.
Twenty-six ETR211 "Metrostar" three-car articulated units were introduced
Notes
- ^ "Circumvesuviana, in 142 chilometri la via crucis della mobilità in Campania". la Repubblica. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ path in common with the Napoli - Baiano to the station Botteghelle.
- ^ path in common with the Napoli - Baiano to the station Pomigliano d'Arco.
- ^ "Ecco "Metrostar", il nuovo treno della Circumvesuviana". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
See also
- Metropolitana di Napoli
- List of suburban and commuter rail systems
External links
- Official Circumvesuviana site (In Italian, last updated 2002)
- Unofficial site (mostly in Italian with a summary in English)
- Current schedules on the EAV site (In Italian, but schedules are numeric once you select a line)