Rome–Cassino–Naples railway

The Rome–Cassino–Naples railway is a railway in Italy, the first of the three existing railway lines between the capitals of Latium and Campania to be opened when it was completed by the Società per le strade ferrate romane in 1863. The line is now fully electrified at 3 kV DC. It is now mainly used by regional trains, some trains to and from the Adriatic coast and a few night trains. The Rome–Naples high-speed railway line (which was largely opened on 19 December 2005) generally follows the same route.

Rome–Cassino–Naples railway

Route map 0.000 Roma Termini to Viterbo, Pisa, Fiumicino to Pescara, Naples (HS), Florence (slow) and (HS) 4.257 Roma Casilina to Naples (via Formia) 9.982 Capannelle opened 1939 Grande Raccordo Anulare – E80 13.921 (0.000) Ciampino to Velletri, Albano and Frascati Castelli Romani tramway 20.570 Tor Vergata opened 2000 Autostrada A1 to the south - E821 25.715 Colle Mattia 28.258 Colonna Galleria opened 1941 Rome–Fiuggi–Alatri–Frosinone railway (closed 1984) Autostrada A1 - E45 Rome–Fiuggi–Alatri–Frosinone railway (closed 1983) 34.852 Zagarolo / Zagarolo Scalo reversing loop 36.880 Palestrina closed 1990 39.922 crossing loops 42.468 Labico 45.555 Valmontone 49.922 crossing loops Autostrada A1 - E45 Rome–Naples HSR from Velletri closed 1966 53.588 Colleferro-Segni-Paliano Rome–Naples HSR 62.506 Anagni-Fiuggi Rome–Naples HSR 67.436 Sgurgola 67.941 Sgurgola junction Rome–Naples HSR 72+146 Morolo Autostrada A1 - E45 77.227 Ferentino-Supino Rome-Fiuggi-Alatri-Frosinone railway (Frosinone interurban), closed 1935 85.479 Frosinone SFV / FS Roma-Fiuggi-Alatri-Frosinone railway (closed 1935) Autostrada A1 - E45 91.972 Ceccano 100.618 Castro-Pofi-Vallecorsa 110.595 Ceprano-Falvaterra 112.617 Isoletta-San Giovanni Incarico from Avezzano 120.993 Roccasecca 124 m a.s.l. Aquino-Castrocielo-Pontecorvo (closed 2000) 128.988 Piedimonte-Villa Santa Lucia-Aquino (opened 2000) Piedimonte-Villa Santa Lucia (closed 2000) 137.982 Cassino 143.459 Fontanarosa-Cervaro closed 1949 147.592 Rocca d'Evandro-San Vittore to HSR / to Venafro Lazio Campania 154.990 Mignano Monte Lungo 162.544 Tora-Presenzano from Isernia 169.585 Vairano-Caianello 176.228 Riardo-Pietramelara Autostrada A1 - E45 Rome–Naples HSR 181.960 Teano from Gaeta, closed 1957 189.256 Sparanise Rome–Naples HSR 195.290 Pignataro Maggiore 202.395 Caserta north junction no 2 from HSR Volturno river 204.560 Capua Caserta belt railway MCNE line from Piedimonte Matese 209.403 Santa Maria Capua Vetere old course of the Alifana railway Autostrada A1 - E45 from Naples (via Aversa) 215.680 Caserta to Foggia 221.440 Maddaloni Inferiore Maddaloni junction to Maddaloni-Marcianise Smistamento from Maddaloni-Marcianise Smistamento MCNE line to Benevento 227.457 Cancello to Avellino to Torre Annunziata, closed 2014 Autostrada A30 – E841 Acerra Scalo Acerra industrial railway 234.605 Acerra Regi Lagni 238.010 Casalnuovo Circumvesuviana Railway Naples–Baiano Casalnuovo Autostrada A16 - E842 Naples–Baiano railway Naples–Salerno HSR Autostrada A1 – E45 Circumvesuviana Naples-Baiano (old disused route) from Rome (via Aversa-Formia) and Foggia Circumvesuviana Naples-Baiano from Salerno from Salerno Napoli Gianturco Circumvesuviana Naples-Baiano 248.800 Napoli Centrale/Napoli Piazza Garibaldi Naples–Salerno railway Source: Italian railway atlas

History

The first part of the line to be opened was at the southern end, built by the Royal Neapolitan Railway Company and was opened between Naples, Cancello and Caserta on 20 December 1843 and was the second line opened in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies after the Naples–Portici line opened in 1839. It operated from a terminal at Napoli Porta Nolana, now used by the Circumvesuviana Railway. This line was extended to Capua on 26 May 1844. A branch line was opened from Cancello to Nola in 1846 and extended to Sarno in 1856.

The northern part of the line was opened between a station at Porta Maggiore (southwest of the modern Termini station) and Ciampino on 14 July 1856 as part of the Rome–Frascati line by the Società Pio Latina ("Latin Pius Railway"), a French company named in honour of Pope Pius IX, who had overturned the Vatican's previous opposition to innovations such as railways in the Papal States. This line was extended to the new Roma Termini station on 22 October 1863.

In 1860 the Società Pio Latina and the Società Pio Centrale—the builder of the Rome–Civitavecchia railway, opened in 1859—combined to form the Società per le strade ferrate romane ("Roman Railway Company"), which then absorbed the Royal Neapolitan Railway Company. It opened an 80 kilometres (50 mi) section from Roma Termini to Ceprano–Falvaterra (including the Porta Maggiore–Ciampino section) on 1 December 1862. The 42 kilometres (26 mi) Capua–Tora–Presenzano section had been opened on 14 October 1861 and the final 52 kilometres (32 mi) section between Ceprano–Falvaterra and Tora–Presenzano was opened on 25 February 1863.

Branches and connections

• Ciampino to Frascati, Albano Laziale and Velletri
• Roccasecca to Avezzano (Roccasecca–Avezzano line)
• Rocca d'Evandro to Isernia and Campobasso ( Rocca d'Evandro–Venafro line )
• Vairano-Caianello to Isernia and Campobasso (Termoli–Campobasso–Carpinone–Isernia–Vairano line)
• Sparanise to Gaeta (Sparanise–Gaeta line)—currently suspended
• Santa Maria Capua Vetere to Piedimonte Matese
• Caserta to Benevento and Aversa
• Cancello to Benevento, Salerno and Torre Annunziata

See also

• List of railway lines in Italy