Line 2 (Naples metro)
The Servizio ferroviario metropolitano di Napoli ( Italian, Urban Rail Traffic Naples) is a suburban rail system, which is operated analogously German S -Bahn systems around the southern Italian city of Naples by Trenitalia.
History
The construction of the railway line Roma - Formia -Naples a railway tunnel under the city of Naples was built. On this 1925 put into operation four track tunnel stations and other city stations were built, making an urban rail transport was introduced ( from Naples to Villa Literno ).
The system was called the Metropolitana ("U -Bahn " ) and should be in the fascist propaganda to the subway systems of foreign cities remember ( Italy had until 1955 a pure underground, in Rome). However, the city trains operated irregularly, because the track was also used by many fast trains.
Until 1935 the track was electrified with power rail. After the usual in Italy 3 kV overhead line has been introduced.
Today, the city trains reach regional objectives ( Capua, Castellammare di Stabia, Formia and Salerno).
Network
It run four lines that are neither numbered nor called any other way:
- Formia - Naples - Salerno
- Napoli Campi Flegrei - Capua
- Napoli Campi Flegrei - Castellammare di Stabia
- Pozzuoli - Napoli Gianturco (urban line)
The section Pozzuoli - Napoli Gianturco, after which the city 's line is called Linea 2 (" Line 2 " ) referred to the city's subway.
All of these trains are as Metropolitano (M) classified, even some who have only a few intermediate stops.
Rolling stock
At the opening of the line in 1925 were operated with electric power rails railcars of class E.20, off from the Ferrovie Varesine.
In 1935, the line was electrified with catenary, the power rail was dismantled around 1938; the E.20 were shut down and replaced by the newer E.624.
1962-63 came the electric trains of the series ALe 803 and from 1983 the ALe 724, which are still in use.
Other systems
Around Naples offer private Ferrovia Circumvesuviana ferrovia Circumflegrea and Ferrovia Cumana to the German S-Bahn comparable companies.