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.