Rome–Cassino–Naples railway

The railway line Rome - Cassino - Naples was the first of the three existing railway lines between the capitals of the regions of Lazio and Campania, which was opened. The line is now completely electrified with 3 kV DC. The trunk is used after the opening of the high-speed line Rome-Naples mainly by regional trains, some trains them to connections to the Adriatic coast, as well as by night trains. The high-speed line Rome - Naples ( the track was largely opened on 19 December 2005) generally follows the same corridor.

On the route runs until Cassino line number 6 ferrovia Regional Lazio.

History

The first part of the route was at the southern end opened between Napoli Cancello and Caserta on 20 December 1843 built by the Royal Neapolitan Railway and was the second stretch in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies by the railway line Naples - Portici in 1839. Created by the Station Naples Porta Nolana operated, which is now used by the Circumvesuviana. This line was extended to Capua on 26 May 1844. A branch line was opened from Cancello to Nola in 1846 and expanded by Sarno in 1856.

The northern part of the line was opened between a Porta Maggiore (southwest of Termini station ) on July 14, 1856 named as part of the railway line Rome - Frascati of the Società Pio Latina, a French railway company in honor of Pope Pius IX and Ciampino. , which compared to the previous behavior of the Vatican regarding innovations, such as railways in the Papal States, defied. The line was extended on October 22, 1863 at the new railway station Roma Termini.

In 1860 the Società Pio Latina and the Società Pio - Centrale had the railway line Rome - Civitavecchia was built, united and formed now the Società per le strade ferrate romane, which then also took over the Royal Neapolitan railway company. On 1 December 1862 section of a further 80 kilometers from Rome Termini Ceprano - Falvaterra ( including the section Porta Maggiore -Ciampino) was opened. 42 miles from Capua about Torah Presenzano followed on 14 October 1861. The last 52 km between Ceprano - Falvaterra and Torah Presenzano completed the rail link on 25 February 1863.