Ionian Railway

The Ionian Railway (Ferrovia Jonica) is an Italian 472-kilometre (293-mile) long railway line that connects Taranto, with Sibari, Crotone and Reggio Calabria. The route operates through the regions of Apulia, Basilicata and Calabria. The route largely follows the coast of the Ionian Sea.

Ionian Railway
Train along the line in 2018.
Overview
Statusin use
OwnerRFI
Line number135
LocaleItaly
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Trenitalia
History
OpenedIn stages between 1866 (1866) and 1875 (1875)
Technical
Line length472 km (293 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationElectrified at 3000 V DC (Taranto to Sibari
Melito di Porto Salvo to Reggio Calabria)
Route map
km
elev
 from Brindisi
 from Martina Franca
 Taranto
 to Bari
 Palagiona-Chiatona
 Castellaneta Marina
 Ginosa
 Metaponto
 to Battipaglia via Potenza
 Scanzano Jonico-Montalbano Jonico
 Policoro-Tursi
 Nova Siri-Rotondella
 Rocca Imperiale
 Monte Giordano
 Roseto-Capo Spulico
 Amendolara-Oriolo
 Trebisacce
 Villapiana Lido
 Villapiana-Torre Cerchiara
 Sibari
 to Cosenza
 Corigliano Calabro
 Rossano
 Toscano
 Mirto-Crosia
 Calopezzati
 Pietrapaola
 Mandatoriccio-Campana
 Cariati
 Crucoli
 Cirò
 Torre Melissa
 Strongoli
 Crotone
 Cutro
 Roccabernarda
 Botricello
 Cropani
 Sellia Marina
 Simeri Crichi
 Catanzaro Lido
 to Lamezia Terme
 Squillace
 Montepaone-Montauro
 Soverato
 San Sostene
 Sant'Andrea dell'Jonio
 Badolato
 Santa Caterina dell'Jonio
 Guardavalle
 Monasterace-Stilo
 Riace
 Caulonia
 Roccella Jonica
 Gioiosa Jonica
 Siderno
 Locri
 Sant'Ilario del Jonio
 Ardore
 Bovalino
 Bianco
 Africo Nuovo
 Ferruzzano
 Brancaleone
 Capo Spartivento
 Palizzi
 Bova Marina
 Condofuri
 Marina di San Lorenzo
 Melito di Porto Salvo
 Annà
 Saline di Reggio
 O.G.R di Saline Joniche
 Motta San Giovanni-Lazzaro
 Reggio di Calabria Bocale
 Reggio di Calabria Pellaro
 Reggio di Calabria San Gregorio
 Reggio di Calabria Aeroporto
 Reggio di Calabria O.ME.CA.
 Reggio di Calabria Centrale
 to Battipaglia via Lamezia Terme
km
Source: Italian railway atlas[1]

History

The line was opened in stages between 1866 and 1875.[2]

DateSection
3 June 1866Reggio Calabria - Lazzaro
1 October 1868Lazzaro - Bianco
28 February 1869Taranto – Marconia
18 August 1869Marconia – Trebisacce
6 March 1870Trebisacce – Rossano
16 June 1870Rossano – Cariati
1 February 1871Bianco – Roccella Jonica
1 June 1874Cariati – Crotone
20 May 1875Catanzaro Lido – Monasterace
15 November 1875Crotone – Catanzaro Lido

Developments

On 13 November 1989 the line between Taranto and Sibari was electrified. The line has also been electrified between Melito di Porto Salvo and Reggio Calabria to allow for the operation of a suburban service.

On 12 December 2010 Gabella Grande, Isola Capo Rizzuto, Marconia, San Leonardo di Cutro and Thurio stations were downgraded to halts. On the same date O.G.R di Saline Joniche, Pietrapaola and San Sosthenes stations closed.[3]

On 21 February 2013 the station serving Reggio Calabria Airport opened, linking it to the city. On 9 June 2013 the station Melito di Porto Salvo opened in Annà.

Usage

The line is used by the following service(s):

  • Intercity services Rome - Naples - Salerno - Taranto
  • Intercity services Reggio di Calabria - Siderno - Crotone - Sibari - Taranto
  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Naples - Salerno - Potenza - Metaponto - Taranto
  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Sibari - Monte Giordano - Metaponto
  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Sibari - Crotone - Catanzaro Lido
  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Catanzaro Lido - Roccela Jonica - Reggio di Calabria
  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Melito di Porto Salvo - Reggio di Calabria - Villa San Giovanni

Stations currently without services

The following stations on the Ionian Railway are currently not served by any railway service:

  • Scanzano Jonico-Montalbano Jonico (freight trains only)
  • Sinni (dismissed)
  • Nova Siri-Rotondella (without any train service)
  • Rocca Imperiale (without any train service)
  • Montegiordano (without any train service)
  • Roseto-Capo Spulico (without any train service)
  • Amendolara-Oriolo (without any train service)
  • Toscano (dismissed - regional trains to/from Sibari, Crotone, and Catanzaro Lido call only on the opening days of the Odissea 2000 water park)
  • Pietrapaola (dismissed)
  • Roccabernarda (dismissed)
  • San Sostiene (dismissed)
  • Capo Spartivento (dismissed)

The following former railway stations on the line have been converted to signalling controls:

  • Bosco Pineto
  • Thurio
  • Gabella Grande
  • Isola di Capo Rizzuto
  • San Leonardo di Cutro

References

Footnotes
  1. Railway Atlas 2017, pp. 86, 90, 94, 97, 99, 105.
  2. Prospetto cronologico 1927.
  3. Impianti FS, in "I Treni" n. 333 (January 2011), pp. 6-7

Sources
  • RFI, ed. (December 2003). Fascicolo Linea 135 (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 23 August 2018.
  • Atlante ferroviario d'Italia e Slovenia [Railway atlas of Italy and Slovenia]. Schweers + Wall. 2010. ISBN 978-3-89494-129-1.

See also
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