Naples–Aversa railway

The Napoli–Aversa railway (Italian: Linea Napoli-Giugliano-Aversa, also known as Rainbow line as each station is identified by a different colour, Alifana bassa, or sometimes Line 11) is a rapid transit line that connects Naples with its northern suburbs.

Naples-Aversa Metro Line
Piscinola station
Overview
Statusin use
LocaleCampania, Italy
Stations5 (planned total of 15)
Service
TypeRapid Transit
Operator(s)EAV
History
Opened2005 (2005)
Technical
Line length10.5 km (6.5 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification1,5 kV DC
Route map

Route

The line connects Naples (Piscinola station) to the town of Aversa. Only Piscinola station (shared with line 1) is within the municipality of Naples.

Management

The line is managed by Ente Autonomo Volturno (EAV) company.

History

The first section of the line, between Piscinola and Mugnano, was opened in 2005.[1]

In 2009, the line was extended from Mugnano to Aversa Centro, with two intermediate stops in Giugliano and Aversa Ippodromo.[2]

Service

Trains usually travel every 15 minutes, and every 10 minutes during peak hours.[3]

See also

Notes
  1. Metropolitana suburbana. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 273 (September 2005), p. 12.
  2. Augusto Cracco, Alessandro Lutri: Sottoterra da Aversa a Napoli. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 316 (June 2009), p. 30–34.
  3. Timetable Archived 2013-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
Planned extension
Santa Maria
Capua Vetere*
Mainline rail interchange
Macerata Campania*
 Capo Spartimento*
 Teverola ASI*
 Teverola Centro*
 Aversa Centro Aversa railway station
 Aversa Ippodromo
 Giugliano Park and ride
 Melito**
 Mugnano Park and ride
Naples Metro Line 1 1 to Vanvitelli
 Piscinola Scampia Park and ride
Miano**
 Regina Margherita**
 Secondigliano**
 Di Vittorio**
Naples Metro Line 1 1 to Garibaldi
(*) Planned     (**) Under construction
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