Rome–Ancona railway

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Ancona–Orte
Overview
StatusOperational
Line number105, 106, 114
LocaleItaly
TerminiAncona
Orte
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemItalian railway system
Operator(s)RFI (2001–present)
FS (1905–2001)
RA (1885–1905)
SFR (1866–1885)
History
Opened1866
Technical
Line length212 km (132 mi)
Number of tracks2 (Ancona–Montecarotto, P.M. 228–Fabriano, Foligno–Campello, Terni–Orte)
otherwise 1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
Operating speed180 km/h (110 mph)
Route map

Legend
km
elev
0.000
 Roma Termini
58 m
 Roma San Lorenzo
from Fiumicino, Pisa and
to Naples (via Formia),
Naples (via Cassino) and
to Pescara and Naples (HS)
4.505
 Roma Tiburtina
25 m
7.183
 Roma Nomentana
(opened 1983)
25 m
Aniene
10.330
(opened 1981)
24 m
 Roma marshalling yard
12.772
(opened 1995)
25 m
Grande Raccordo Anulare
16.379
27 m
to Florence (HS)
A1
25.582
24 m
30.994
(opened 1981)
24 m
37.130
34 m
to Rieti, Antrodoco and San
Benedetto del Tronto, not built
48.521
32 m
52.835
33 m
56.784
43 m
60.810
39 m
A1
Tiber
Florence–Rome (HS)
69.737
47 m
Tiber
73.837
45 m
Tiber
Florence–Rome (HS)
Orte Sud link from Florence–Rome (HS)
82.503
 Orte
52 m
to Florence
Tiber
A1 – E35-E45
Lazio
Umbria
border
88.341
67 m
91.884
83 m
old route, closed 1998
92.583
Santa Croce tunnel (3,660 m)
96.243
97.320
98.770
93 m
Left arrow from Sulmona and L'Aquila
Right arrow FCU from Perugia
111.479
 Terni
(end of double track) 129 m
123.591
 Giuncano
353 m
126.627
Balduini tunnel (1.642 m)
128.269
Balduini
431 m
133.927
380 m
140.709
SSIF / RFI
304 m
(closed 1968)
146.724
257 m
150.607
(start of double track)
232 m
Clitunno
157.086
214 m
165.971
 Foligno
(end of double track) 239 m
to Terontola
170.146
270 m
175.429
321 m
179.245
360 m
184.601
396 m
189.460
Ponte Parrano di Nocera Umbra
(opened 1947[1])
440 m
194.796
484 m
201.893
462 m
FS–FAC link (closed)
207.729
RFI / FAC
463 m
(closed 1945)
211.601
 Fossato tunnel crossing loop
211.782
Fossato tunnel (1,908 m)
Umbria
Marche
border
213.690
216.950
(opened 1942[2])
423 m
 Fabriano
(old )
(closed 2013)
223.903
(start of double track) 325 m
old route, closed 2009
225.520
Fabriano tunnel (1.717 m)
227.237
228.208
228.054
P.M. 228 crossing loop
(end of double track)
276 m
232.018
240 m
, bridge over Giano
bridge over Esino
bridge over Esino
bridge over Sentino
239.397
(opened 1916[3])
195 m
bridge over Esino
242.739
Della Rossa tunnel (1,228 m)
243.967
bridge over Esino
246.295
158 m
252.541
252.657
(start of double track)
125 m
start of deviation, opened 2017[4]
bridge over Esino
bridge over Esino
end of deviation, opened 2017
258.430
97 m
261.240
(opened 1949[5])
86 m
267.403
69 m
273.990
 Jesi Interporto
(opened 2018[6])
37 m
278.185
22 m
bridge over Esino
– E55
280.961
283.787
Carbonifera junction,
to Bologna
(1936–1944[nb 1][7], reopened
1946,[8] now closed)
283.828
(opened 2004[9])
from Bologna
285.429
195.299
4 m
198.307
4 m
200.557
(opened 2002[10])
1 m
(closed 1944)
(closed 1949)
0.000
 Ancona ATMA (closed 1949) / RFI
3 m
to Lecce
(closed 1949)
and
km
Source: Italian railway atlas[11]
This diagram:

The Rome–Ancona railway (or Ancona–Orte railway) is a rail line in central Italy connecting the city of Ancona with Orte, and therefore with the capital city, Rome. The line crosses the Apennine Mountains from the Adriatic Sea to the Tyrrhenian Sea, passing through Foligno, Spoleto, and Terni.

History[]

A map of railway lines in Italy in 1870, with the Ancona–Orte line completed.
Track Opened[12]
Falconara Marittima–Ancona 17 November 1861[nb 2]
Rome-Orte 1 April 1865[nb 3]
Orte–Foligno 4 January 1866
Foligno–Falconara Marittima 29 April 1866

Plans for a railway line between Rome and the Adriatic coast began in 1846 in the Papal state, after the death of Pope Gregory XVI, who strongly opposed rail. The construction of the new railway was authorized on 7 November 1846 by the new Pope Pius IX, to link Rome with the main port on the Adriatic sea, Ancona.[13] The aim was also to reach Bologna and Modena, and thus to connect the Papal state to Lombardy and Veneto railway network.

The project was initially named Strada Ferrata «Pio Centrale» in honor of the Pope, but was finished only on 29 April 1866, under the newly born Kingdom of Italy. Works were slowed by the process of Italian unification, lack of funds, and complications due to the difficult terrain. However, the partially completed line was opened since 1865, with trains operated by Società per le strade ferrate romane (SSFR).

The line was interrupted by Papal army in 1870 in an attempt to fight back the Italian army invading Rome. The line was soon reactivated once Rome became capital of the Kingdom. The state took control of the line after the failure of SSFR. The line was subsequently incorporated into the Adriatic network and managed by Società Italiana per le strade ferrate meridionali (Italian company for southern railways), which doubled tracks between Rome and Orte in 1890.

The management of the line was moved to Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) in 1905. In 1907, the section between Ancona and Falconara Marittima was doubled. The electrification of the line was completed on 28 October 1935, and travel time fell from about 7 to 4 hours. The line was severely damaged during the Second World War and was completely reopened in 1946.

  • Act establishing the start of works, 7 November 1846

  • Tender for construction materials (1859)

  • Timetable from December 1866

Operation[]

Regional and Intercity trains are operated on the line by Trenitalia. The capacity is severely limited by single track sections. Of the total length of 299 km, 125 km are single track.

See also[]

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ km 283.614
  2. ^ Part of Bologna–Ancona railway.
  3. ^ Part of Florence–Rome railway.

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ Ordine di Servizio (in Italian). Ferrovie dello Stato (69). 1947.CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  2. ^ Ordine di Servizio (in Italian). Ferrovie dello Stato (56). 1942.CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  3. ^ Ordine di Servizio (in Italian). Ferrovie dello Stato (146). 1916.CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  4. ^ "Circolare Territoriale RFI DTP AN 13/2017" (in Italian). Rete Ferroviaria Italiana. 9 July 2017.
  5. ^ Ordine di Servizio (in Italian). Ferrovie dello Stato (15). 1949.CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  6. ^ "Circolare Territoriale RFI DTP AN 24/2018" (in Italian). Rete Ferroviaria Italiana. 23 December 2018.
  7. ^ "NP-4 Ancona". Ricordi di Rotaie - Volume 2: Nodi principali & nodi complementari. 2001. p. 59. ISBN 88-87243-43-3.
  8. ^ Ordine di Servizio (in Italian). Ferrovie dello Stato (30 del 1946).CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  9. ^ "Impianti FS". I Treni (in Italian). XXVI (267): 6–7. February 2005. ISSN 0392-4602.
  10. ^ "Impianti FS". I Treni (in Italian). XXIII (241): 7. October 2002. ISSN 0392-4602.
  11. ^ Railway Atlas 2017, pp. 55, 60, 64, 65, 69, 147, 149.
  12. ^ Prospetto cronologico 1926.
  13. ^ Ministero del commercio e dei Lavori Pubblici, Ragguaglio di quanto è stato operato dal 1859 al 1863 (railways section), Rome, Tipografia della Reverenda Camera Apostolica, 1864.

Sources[]

  • Rete Ferroviaria Italiana. Fascicolo linea 105 (Ancona–Foligno)
  • Rete Ferroviaria Italiana. Fascicolo linea 106 (Foligno–Orte)
  • Tiberi, Gianfranco (1989). Gli investimenti ferroviari: 150 anni di altalena, in La tecnica professionale. Roma: CIFI.
  • Turchi, Gian Guido (1979). La ferrovia Roma-Ancona dalla "Pio centrale" al "Pendolino", in Ferrovie italmodel. Verona: Edizioni EMME.
  • Tuzza, Alessandro, ed. (1927). "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926" (in Italian). Ufficio Centrale di Statistica delle Ferrovie dello Stato/Trenidicarta.it. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  • Atlante ferroviario d'Italia e Slovenia [Railway atlas of Italy and Slovenia]. Schweers + Wall. 2010. ISBN 978-3-89494-129-1.}
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