Taranto–Brindisi railway

Taranto–Brindisi railway

Taranto railway station
Overview
System Trenitalia
Status Operational
Locale Apulia, Italy
Termini Taranto railway station
Brindisi railway station
Stations 10
Operation
Opened 1886
Operator(s) Trenitalia
Technical
Line length 70 km (43 mi)
No. of tracks Double track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification Electrified at 3000 V DC
Route map
Legend
to Reggio Calabria
to Bari
0.0 Taranto
to Bari via Martina Franca
3.9 Nasisi
12.9 Monteiasi-Montemesola
18.4 Grottaglie
24.2 Villa Castelli
from Martina Franca
33.4 Francavilla Fontana
to Lecce
38.9 Oria
47.4 Latiano
54.6 Mesagne
from Bari
69.1 Brindisi
to Lecce

The Taranto - Bridisi railway is an Italian 70-kilometre long railway line, connecting Taranto with Brindisi and then running on to Lecce.

The line was opened in three stages in 1886. On 6 January 1886 the section from Taranto to Latiano opened, then with effect from 25 August 1886 the line was further extended from Latiano to Mesagne, and lastly on 30 December 1886 the final length from Mesagne to Brindisi came into use.

Usage

The line is used by the following service(s):

Gallery

External links

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