Naples–Aversa railway

Naples-Aversa Metro Line
Naples-Aversa Metro Line
	Piscinola station
Overview
Status	in use
Locale	Campania, Italy
Stations	5
Service
Type	Rapid Transit
Operator(s)
History
Opened	2005
Technical
Line length	10.5 km (6.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,5 kV DC
Route map

The Napoli–Aversa railway (Italian: Linea Napoli-Giugliano-Aversa), also known as Rainbow line as each station is identified by a different colour, or Alifana bassa, is a rapid transit line that connects Naples with its northern suburbs.

Route[]

The line connects Naples (Piscinola station) to the town of Aversa. Only Piscinola station (shared with line 1) is within the municipality of Naples.

Management[]

The line is managed by [it] (EAV) company.

History[]

The first section of the line, between Piscinola and Mugnano, was opened in 2005.^[1]

In 2009, the line was extended from Mugnano to Aversa Centro, with two intermediate stops in Giugliano and Aversa Ippodromo.^[2]

Service[]

Trains usually travel every 15 minutes, and every 10 minutes during peak hours.^[3]

Notes[]

^ Metropolitana suburbana. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 273 (September 2005), p. 12.
^ Augusto Cracco, Alessandro Lutri: Sottoterra da Aversa a Napoli. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 316 (June 2009), p. 30–34.
^ Timetable Archived 2013-05-30 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Metropolitana suburbana. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 273 (September 2005), p. 12.

[2] Augusto Cracco, Alessandro Lutri: Sottoterra da Aversa a Napoli. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 316 (June 2009), p. 30–34.

[3] Timetable Archived 2013-05-30 at the Wayback Machine

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