Ionian Railway






















































Ionian Railway
Overview
Type Heavy rail
Status in use
Locale Italy
Termini
Taranto railway station
Reggio di Calabria Centrale railway station
Operation
Opened In stages between 1866 (1866) and 1875 (1875)
Owner RFI
Operator(s) Trenitalia
Technical
Line length 472 km (293 mi)
Number of tracks Single track
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification Electrified at 3000 V DC (Taranto to Sibari
Melito di Porto Salvo to Reggio Calabria)



Route map

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from Brindisi











from Martina Franca






Taranto











to Bari






Palagiona-Chiatona






Castellaneta Marina






Ginosa






Metaponto











to Battipaglia via Potenza






Scanzano Jonico-Montalbano Jonico






Policoro-Tursi






Nova Siri-Rotondella






Rocca Imperiale






Monte Giordano






Roseto-Capo Spulico






Amendolara-Oriolo






Trebisacce






Villapiana Lido






Villapiana-Torre Cerchiara






Sibari











to Cosenza






Corigliano Calabro






Rossano






Toscano






Mirto-Crosia






Calopezzati






Pietrapaola






Mandatoriccio-Campana






Cariati






Crucoli






Cirò






Torre Melissa






Strongoli






Crotone






Cutro






Roccabernarda






Botricello






Cropani






Sellia Marina






Simeri Crichi






Catanzaro Lido











to Lamezia Terme






Squillace






Montepaone-Montauro






Soverato






San Sostene






Sant'Andrea dell'Jonio






Badolato






Santa Caterina dell'Jonio






Guardavalle






Monasterace-Stilo






Riace






Caulonia






Roccella Jonica






Gioiosa Jonica






Siderno






Locri






Sant'Ilario del Jonio






Ardore






Bovalino






Bianco






Africo Nuovo






Ferruzzano






Brancaleone






Capo Spartivento






Palizzi






Bova Marina






Condofuri






Marina di San Lorenzo






Melito di Porto Salvo






Annà






Saline di Reggio






O.G.R di Saline Joniche






Motta San Giovanni-Lazzaro






Reggio di Calabria Bocale






Reggio di Calabria Pellaro






Reggio di Calabria San Gregorio






Reggio di Calabria Aeroporto






Reggio di Calabria O.ME.CA.






Reggio di Calabria Centrale






to Battipaglia via Lamezia Terme








Source: Italian railway atlas[1]


The Ionian Railway (Ferrovia Jonica) is an Italian 472-kilometre (293-mile) long railway line that connects Taranto, with Sibari, Crotone and Reggio Calabria. The route operates through the regions of Apulia, Basilicata and Calabria. The route largely follows the coast of the Ionian Sea.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Developments


  • 3 Usage


  • 4 References


  • 5 See also


  • 6 External links





History


The line was opened in stages between 1866 and 1875.[2]















































Date Section
3 June 1866 Reggio Calabria - Lazzaro
1 October 1868 Lazzaro - Bianco
28 February 1869 Taranto – Marconia
18 August 1869 Marconia – Trebisacce
6 March 1870 Trebisacce – Rossano
16 June 1870 Rossano – Cariati
1 February 1871 Bianco – Roccella Jonica
1 June 1874 Cariati – Crotone
20 May 1875 Catanzaro Lido – Monasterace
15 November 1875 Crotone – Catanzaro Lido


Developments


On 13 November 1989 the line between Taranto and Sibari was electrified. The line has also been electrified between Melito di Porto Salvo and Reggio Calabria to allow for the operation of a suburban service.


On 12 December 2010 Gabella Grande, Isola Capo Rizzuto, Marconia, San Leonardo di Cutro and Thurio stations were downgraded to halts. On the same date O.G.R di Saline Joniche, Pietrapaola and San Sosthenes stations closed.[3]


On 21 February 2013 the station serving Reggio Calabria Airport opened, linking it to the city. On 9 June 2013 the station Melito di Porto Salvo opened in Annà.



Usage


The line is used by the following service(s):



  • Intercity services Rome - Naples - Salerno - Taranto

  • Intercity services Reggio di Calabria - Siderno - Crotone - Sibari - Taranto

  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Naples - Salerno - Potenza - Metaponto - Taranto

  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Sibari - Monte Giordano - Metaponto

  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Sibari - Crotone - Catanzaro Lido

  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Catanzaro Lido - Roccela Jonica - Reggio di Calabria

  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Melito di Porto Salvo - Reggio di Calabria - Villa San Giovanni



References





  1. ^ Atlante ferroviario s'Italia e Slovenia [Italian and Slovenian railway atlas)] (1 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2010. pp. 86, 90, 94, 97, 99, 105. ISBN 978-3-89494-129-1..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Alessandro Tuzza; et al. "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926" [Chronological overview of the features of the railways opened between 1839 and 31 December 1926]. Trenidicarta.it (in Italian). Alessandro Tuzza. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2011. External link in |work= (help)


  3. ^ Impianti FS, in "I Treni" n. 333 (January 2011), pp. 6-7



This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at October 2014.



See also


  • List of railway lines in Italy


External links


Media related to Ionian Railway at Wikimedia Commons







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