Rome and Fiuggi Rail Road
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The Rome and Fiuggi Rail Road is a former railway line built on the east part of Rome, Italy. It consisted of 78.13 km of rail from Rome to Fiuggi.
[edit] History
On March, 1907 the Superior Council of Public Works gave favourable opinion (mandatory advice of Government Committee) to built the line, designed by Antonio Clementi.
Works were started in 1913 by the "Società per le Ferrovie Vicinali" (SFV), and the first section of the railway was opened for service on June, 12, 1916, from Rome to San Cesareo and Genazzano, together with the branch line San Cesareo-Frascati. The railway used a narrow-gauge of 950 mm, with electric traction and high-voltage direct current (850 V).
In Rome, the "SFV Station" was built on the right part of Roma Termini station, on the Esquiline Hill side.
The service was first and third class, with four couples of daily trains.
On May, 6, 1916 the branch line Genazzano-Fiuggi was opened for service. From Rome to Fiuggi the trip-time was two hours and 45 minutes, with a train departure every half hour.
Others branch line were opened for service on July 14, 1917, the Fiuggi-Alatri-Frosinone and Fiuggi-Vico nel Lazio-Guarcino.
In 1943/1944 the Roma-Fiuggi railway was partly destroyed by Allied bombing. In 1945 the line was opened again for service. In 1982 the branch line Genazzano-Fiuggi was closed, followed in 1983 by the line Pantano-Genazzano.
[edit] The route today
Nowadays 18.413 km of the railway are in service as Rome's urban service from Roma-Laziali Station (right side of Roma Termini Station) to Pantano. Part of it will be used for the future become the metro C line of Rome Metro.
