Turin Metropolitan Railway Service

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Turin Metropolitan Railway Service
SFM
Simbolo SFM.svg
Overview
LocalePiedmont Metropolitan City of Turin
Transit typeCommuter rail
Number of lines8
Number of stations93
Websitehttp://www.sfmtorino.it/
Operation
Began operation9 December 2012 (2012-12-09)
Operator(s)GTT, Trenitalia
Infrastructure manager(s)GTT, RFI
Technical
System length455 km (283 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
System map

Torino - mappa servizio ferroviario metropolitano 2017.svg

The Turin Metropolitan Railway Service (Italian: Servizio Ferroviario Metropolitano), simply known as SFM, is a commuter rail system serving the metropolitan area of Turin, Italy. The system comprises 8 lines operated by Gruppo Torinese Trasporti and Trenitalia, serving 93 stations.

The core of the system is the passante ferroviario, a tunnel running 8 km through the city from north to south at a maximum depth of 18 meters. The tunnel allows passengers to travel from Torino Stura station to Torino Lingotto station in 15 minutes.[1]

Network[]

Line Terminals Year opened Last extension Length Stations Operator
Line SFM1
 – Chieri 2012 2013 75 kilometres (47 mi) 19 GTT
Line SFM2
 Chivasso – Pinerolo 2012 62 kilometres (39 mi) 15 Trenitalia
Line SFM3
 Bardonecchia/Susa – Torino Porta Nuova 2012 95 kilometres (59 mi) 19 Trenitalia
Line SFM4
 Torino Stura – Alba 2012 2016 60 kilometres (37 mi) 17 Trenitalia
Line SFM6
 Torino Stura – Asti 2013 65 kilometres (40 mi) 14 Trenitalia
Line SFM7
 Torino Stura – Fossano 2013 75 kilometres (47 mi) 12 Trenitalia
Line SFMA
 – 2012 45 kilometres (28 mi) 21 GTT
– 2013 2020

(line suppressed)

13 kilometres (8.1 mi) 3 Trenitalia

Future Projects[]

Line Terminals Estimated Completion Project Type Status
Cavallermaggiore - Savigliano - Saluzzo Extension Proposed
Line SFM3
 Grugliasco - Caselle Extension Proposed
sfm5 San Luigi-Orbassano - Quaglia-Le Gru - San Paolo - Torino Stura New line[2][3] Construction
Line SFMA
 Torino Rebaudengo Fossata - Torino Lingotto New stations Proposed

Rolling stock[]

  • Line SFM1: (GTT)
  • Line SFM2: TAF (Trenitalia)
  • Line SFM3: and (Trenitalia)
  • Line SFM4: (Trenitalia)
  • Line SFMA: (GTT)

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.sfmtorino.it/le-linee-sfm/ Le 8 linee SFM Torino - Da Lingotto a Stura in soli 15 minuti
  2. ^ unknown (May 22, 2016). "Al via i lavori per la Linea 5 del SFM". Tunnel Euralpin Lyon Turin. TELT sas. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  3. ^ http://www.telt-sas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/MAPPA-SM5.jpg Proposed map of line sfm5

External links[]

Media related to Turin metropolitan railway service at Wikimedia Commons

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