Florence–Faenza railway

The Florence–Faenza railway, also known as Faentina railway, is a railway line in Italy.

Florence–Faenza railway
Vaglia railway station
Overview
Status	in use
Owner	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line number	93
Locale	Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany, Italy
Termini	Florence Faenza
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	Trenitalia
History
Opened	April 21, 1893
Technical
Line length	101 km (63 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	no
Route map km elev from Firenze S.M.N. from Rome (0.000) Firenze Campo di Marte to Firenze Rifredi (1.208) Le Cure (1.722) 3.126 Firenze San Marco Vecchio (2.146) 3.608 Il Cionfo 6.964 Pian di Mugnone 8.750 Fiesole-Caldine Sant'Andrea a Sveglia (1,192 m) 14.397 Montorsoli Pratolino (3,607 m) 22.735 Vaglia 26.730 Campomigliaio 29.853 San Piero a Sieve 34.616 Borgo San Lorenzo to Pontassieve 43.438 Ronta Croce, Razzolo, Monza (2,336 m) Dell'Appennino (3,793 m) 56.362 Crespino del Lamone Salto del Cavallo (1,294 m) Fantino (1,155 m) Fantino until 1961[1] 64.508 Biforco 66.619 Marradi-Palazzuolo sul Senio 68.958 Popolano di Marradi 72.052 San Martino in Gattara 75.945 San Cassiano 79.074 Sant'Eufemia di Brisighella since 1938[2] until 2012[3] 80.647 Strada Casale since 1949 [4] 83.960 Fognano 87.935 Brisighella from Bologna 100.949 Faenza to Ancona to Lavezzola and to Ravenna km Source: Italian railway atlas[5]

History

The line was opened in several sections as follows:[6]

• Fognano–Faenza on 9 January 1887
• Marradi–Fognano on 26 August 1888
• Florence–Borgo San Lorenzo on 8 April 1890
• Borgo San Lorenzo–Marradi on 21 April 1893

During the Second World War, the railway was heavily damaged by retreating German troops on the Gothic Line which made it unsuitable for railway services until 1954. However, the services were only restored between Faenza and San Piero a Sieve, forcing the Florence-bound trains to reverse at Borgo San Lorenzo into the Borgo San Lorenzo-Pontassieve railway, with the railway services to San Piero a Sieve being withdrawn in the 1970s.

In 1999, the Faentina was entirely refurbished and the track from Borgo San Lorenzo to Florence was reopened via San Piero a Sieve, Vaglia and Fiesole.

Current Services

At present days the railway is served by Regional Trains Faenza-Firenze Santa Maria Novella calling at Brisighella, Fognano, San Cassiano, San Martino in Gattara, Marradi, Biforco, Crespino del Lamone, Ronta, Borgo San Lorenzo, San Piero a Sieve, Vaglia, Fiesole-Caldine and Firenze San Marco Vecchio. Some of these trains make less stops for a faster service calling at Brisighella, Marradi, Ronta, Borgo San Lorenzo, San Piero a Sieve, Vaglia, Fiesole-Caldine and Firenze San Marco Vecchio.

There is also a daily regional train operating, except on Sundays and Public Holidays, between Ravenna and Firenze Santa Maria Novella calling at Godo, Russi, Granarolo Faentino, Faenza, Brisighella, Fognano, San Cassiano, San Martino in Gattara, Marradi, Biforco, Crespino del Lamone, Ronta, Borgo San Lorenzo, San Piero a Sieve, Vaglia, Fiesole-Caldine and Firenze San Marco Vecchio.

During the summer service, the line is also served by two Regional Trains between Firenze Santa Maria Novella and Rimini:

• R34049 Firenze Santa Maria Novella-Rimini calling at: Firenze San Marco Vecchio, Fiesole-Caldine, Vaglia, San Piero a Sieve, Borgo San Lorenzo, Ronta, Marradi, Brisighella, Faenza, Granarolo Faentino, Russi, Godo, Ravenna, Lido di Classe-Lido di Savio, Cervia-Milano Marittima, Cesenatico, Bellaria, Igea Marina and Rimini Viserba (operates on Sundays and Public Holidays)

• R34503 Firenze Santa Maria Novella-Rimini calling at: Firenze Campo Marte, Pontassieve, Rufina, Scopeti, Contea-Londa, Dicomano, Vicchio, Borgo San Lorenzo, Ronta, Crespino del Lamone, Biforco, Marradi, San Martino in Gattara, Brisighella, Faenza, Granarolo Faentino, Russi, Godo, Ravenna, Lido di Classe-Lido di Savio, Cervia-Milano Marittima, Cesenatico, Bellaria and Igea Marina (operates daily).

During October Sundays there are special trains between Florence, Rimini, Faenza and Bologna to Marradi for the Sagra delle Castagne event.

Stations

At present days, the railway line has the following stations:

• Faenza (Terminus)
• Brisighella
• Fognano
• Strada Casale
• San Cassiano
• San Martino in Gattara
• Popolano di Marradi
• Marradi
• Biforco
• Crespino del Lamone
• Ronta
• Borgo San Lorenzo
• San Piero a Sieve
• Campomigliaio
• Vaglia
• Fiesole-Caldine
• Pian di Mugnone
• Firenze San Marco Vecchio
• Firenze Santa Maria Novella (Terminus)

The following stations are only served by 4 train services a day:

• Strada Casale
• Popolano di Marradi
• Campomigliaio (together with some Borgo San Lorenzo-Firenze Campo Marte trains).

The railway station of Pian di Mugnone is only served by a few trains a day between Borgo San Lorenzo and Firenze Campo Marte

The following stations have been dismissed:

• Sant'Eufemia di Brisighella
• Panicaglia
• Fontebuona
• Cercina
• Montorsoli (converted into a signalling control)
• Mimmole
• Salviati

See also

• List of railway lines in Italy

References

Footnotes

1. Ordine di Servizio n. 114 del 1961
2. Ordine di Servizio n. 78 del 1938
3. "Impianti FS". I Treni (351): 8. September 2012.
4. Ordine di Servizio n. 80 del 1949
5. Railway Atlas 2017, pp. 48, 49, 52, 145.
6. Prospetto cronologico 1926.

Sources

• RFI, ed. (December 2003). Fascicolo Linea 93 (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 22 August 2018.
• Atlante ferroviario d'Italia e Slovenia [Railway atlas of Italy and Slovenia]. Schweers + Wall. 2010. ISBN 978-3-89494-129-1.