Naples–Salerno railway

Legend Naples Passante railway line 0.00 Napoli Piazza Garibaldi/Napoli Centrale To Rome via Formia, Rome via Cassino and Benevento 1.00 Napoli Gianturco Rome–Naples and Naples–Salerno high-speed lines 1.50 Napoli Galileo Ferraris (under construction) Autostrada A3 - European route E45 Naples–Sorrento line 5.00 Napoli San Giovanni–Barra 7.00 Pietrarsa–San Giorgio a Cremano 9.00 Portici–Ercolano 12.00 Torre del Greco 18.00 Santa Maria la Bruna 21.00 Torre Annunziata Città Torre Annunziata Marittima / from Cancello (closed) 23.00 Torre Annunziata Centrale to Gragnano Autostrada A3 - European route E45 Naples–Sorrento line 25.00 Pompei Scavi 26.00 Pompei 28.00 Scafati 32.00 Angri 36.00 Pagani 37.00 Nocera Inferiore to Mercato San Severino from Caserta / Naples–Salerno high-speed line 40.00 Nocera Superiore Autostrada A3 - European route E45 46.00 Cava de' Tirreni 50.00 Vietri sul Mare–Amalfi 51.992 Salerno Duomo–Via Vernieri from Mercato San Severino 54.00 Salerno to Reggio Calabria

The Naples–Salerno railway line is a major railway line in the Italian rail network, forming a link in the main trunk line to southern Italy. The first nine kilometres from Naples to Portici was the first railway in Italy, opened on 3 October 1839. It was extended to Torre Annunziata Centrale on 2 August 1842, Nocera Inferiore on 19 May 1844.^[1] The line was extended to Cava de' Tirreni on 31 July 1858, Vietri sul Mare on 1 August 1860 and Salerno on 20 May 1866.^[2]

Passenger traffic is denser between Angri and Salerno, as the towns between Naples and Scafati are also served by the intensive commuter services on the Circumvesuviana. High-speed and long distant trains between Naples/Rome and Salerno operate over the Naples–Salerno high-speed line, which opened in May 2008.^[3][4]

Notes

1. ^ Kalla-Bishop, P. M. (1971). Italian Railways. Newton Abbott, Devon, England: David & Charles. pp. 15–16. 
2. ^ "Chronological overview of the opening of railway lines from 1839 to 31 December 1926" (in Italian). Trenidicarta.it. http://www.trenidicarta.it/aperture.html. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 
3. ^ New Napoli–Salerno line completed. Today's Railways Europe. March 2008. p. 9. 
4. ^ Linea Monte Vesuvio opens. Today's Railways Europe. July 2008. p. 52. 

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