Casalecchio–Vignola railway

The Casalecchio–Vignola railway is an Italian railway connecting Casalecchio di Reno to Vignola, in Emilia-Romagna.

Casalecchio–Vignola railway
Overview
Native nameFerrovia Casalecchio–Vignola
Statusin use
OwnerFerrovie Emilia Romagna
LocaleEmilia-Romagna, Italy
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Trenitalia Tper
History
Opened1938 (1938)
Technical
Line length24 km (15 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
overhead line

History

For decades, the Casalecchio–Vignola railway was used only as a freight line. Passenger service was reinstated on 13 September 2003 from Casalecchio Garibaldi railway station to Bazzano, Valsamoggia;[1] on 19 September 2004, passenger service was reinstated on the remaining part of the line, between Bazzano and Vignola.[2]

Notes

  1. Notizie flash, in "I Treni" n. 252 (October 2003), p. 9
  2. Notizie flash, in "I Treni" n. 264 (November 2004), p. 6
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