Bologna–Florence high-speed railway

The high-speed line Bologna -Florence from Florence, the capital of the Italian region of Tuscany, Bologna, capital of Emilia -Romagna region. Since its commissioning on 13 December 2009, the travel time between the two cities is 37 minutes.

The route is an important part of the TEN- axis # 1 and thus of great importance for international traffic between Rome and Munich. Bologna Train Station plays a key node, which stores the branches Streckenast to Milan the TEN- axis.

Total run around 71.8 km of the 78 km route in ten tunnels 274-18713 m length. The tunnels are each performed two tracks with a single tube - effective cross-section of 82 m². The largest distance between two emergency exits is 4.7 km.

Connection

Bologna

In the city of Bologna existing tracks are being used currently. In the future, high-speed trains Bologna supposed to happen in a new tunnel and keep Centrale at an underground station ( under construction) under the existing above-ground station Bologna.

Florence

Also in Florence in 2012 still existing tracks are used. Preparations for the new underground railway station Firenze Belfiore have already begun, he should be in a 7 -km-long tunnel, crosses under the Florence of the North (Firenze Castello) to east (Campo di Marte ).

The station is designed according to plans by Sir Norman Foster. A tram and S-Bahn trains will connect the new station of high speed, with the existing Central Station and the city center. 2006, the completion of the station for 2010 was planned.

Italian speed record

In a test run on February 3, 2009, an ETR -500 unit to an Italian speed record on rails. The train reached in the tunnel under the Monte Bibele a speed of 362 km / h