Taranto–Brindisi railway

The Taranto–Bridisi railway is an Italian 70-kilometre long railway line, connecting Taranto with Brindisi.

Taranto–Brindisi railway
Taranto railway station
Overview
Status	Operational
Line number	135
Locale	Apulia, Italy
Termini	Taranto railway station Brindisi railway station
Stations	12
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
History
Opened	1886
Technical
Line length	70 km (43 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Electrified at 3000 V DC
Route map km elev to Reggio Calabria to Bari 0.000 Taranto to Bari via Martina Franca 3.999 Nasisi opened 1916 [1] 12.977 Monteiasi-Montemesola 18.483 Grottaglie 24.265 Villa Castelli from Martina Franca 33.464 Francavilla Fontana to Lecce 38.989 Oria 47.409 Latiano 54.652 Mesagne 59.506 Brindisi Cittadella della Ricerca opened 2016 [2] 66.632 Brindisi Perrino opened 2016 [2] from Bari 69.169 Brindisi to Lecce km Source: Italian railway atlas[3]

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 finally on 30 December 1886 the final length from Mesagne to Brindisi came into use.[4]

Usage

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

• Night train (Intercity Notte) Milan - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Taranto - Brindisi - Lecce
• Local services (Treno regionale) Taranto - Francavilla Fontana - Brindisi

Gallery

• 
  Brindisi in 1870, before this line was opened
• 
  Taranto railway station in 2006
• 
  Francavilla Fontana railway station in 2009
• 
  A night train at Brindisi before continuing to Taranto
• 
  FS Class E.464 used in this line

References

Footnotes

1. Ferrovie dello Stato, Ordine di Servizio n. 46, 1916
2. Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, Circolare territoriale BA 7/2016
3. Railway Atlas 2017, pp. 89, 87.
4. Prospetto cronologico 1927.

Sources

• RFI, ed. (December 2003). Fascicolo Linea 135 (Taranto–Brindisi) (in Italian). Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.
• 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 23 August 2018.
• Atlante ferroviario d'Italia e Slovenia [Railway atlas of Italy and Slovenia]. Schweers + Wall. 2010. ISBN 978-3-89494-129-1.