Turin Metropolitan Railway Service

The Turin Metropolitan Railway Service (Italian: Servizio Ferroviario Metropolitano), simply known as SFM, is a commuter rail system serving the metropolitan area of Turin, Italy. The system comprises 8 lines operated by Gruppo Torinese Trasporti and Trenitalia, serving 93 stations.

Turin Metropolitan Railway Service
SFM
Overview
LocalePiedmont Metropolitan City of Turin
Transit typeCommuter rail
Number of lines8
Number of stations93
Websitehttp://www.sfmtorino.it/
Operation
Began operation9 December 2012 (2012-12-09)
Operator(s)GTT, Trenitalia
Infrastructure manager(s)GTT, RFI
Technical
System length455 km (283 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
System map

The core of the system is the passante ferroviario, a tunnel running 8 km through the city from north to south at a maximum depth of 18 meters. The tunnel allows passengers to travel from Torino Stura station to Torino Lingotto station in 15 minutes.[1]

Network

Line Terminals Year opened Last extension Length Stations Operator
Line SFM1
Line SFM1
Pont CanaveseChieri 2012 201375 kilometres (47 mi)19GTT
Line SFM2
Line SFM2
ChivassoPinerolo 2012 62 kilometres (39 mi)15Trenitalia
Line SFM3
Line SFM3
Bardonecchia/SusaTorino Porta Nuova 2012 95 kilometres (59 mi)19Trenitalia
Line SFM4
Line SFM4
Torino SturaAlba 2012 201660 kilometres (37 mi)17Trenitalia
Line SFM6
Line SFM6
Torino SturaAsti 2013 65 kilometres (40 mi)14Trenitalia
Line SFM7
Line SFM7
Torino SturaFossano 2013 75 kilometres (47 mi)12Trenitalia
Line SFMA
Line SFMA
Torino DoraCeres 2012 45 kilometres (28 mi)21GTT
CavallermaggioreBra 2013 2020

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13 kilometres (8.1 mi)3Trenitalia

Future Projects

Line Terminals Estimated Completion Project Type Status
Cavallermaggiore - Savigliano - SaluzzoExtensionProposed
Line SFM3
Line SFM3
Grugliasco - CaselleExtensionProposed
sfm5San Luigi-Orbassano - Quaglia-Le Gru - San Paolo - Torino SturaNew line[2][3]Construction
Line SFMA
Line SFMA
Torino Rebaudengo Fossata - Torino LingottoNew stationsProposed

Rolling stock

  • Line SFM1: Minuetto (GTT)
  • Line SFM2: TAF (Trenitalia)
  • Line SFM3: MDVC and Vivalto (Trenitalia)
  • Line SFM4: Due Piani (Trenitalia)
  • Line SFMA: Minuetto (GTT)

References

  1. http://www.sfmtorino.it/le-linee-sfm/ Le 8 linee SFM Torino - Da Lingotto a Stura in soli 15 minuti
  2. unknown (May 22, 2016). "Al via i lavori per la Linea 5 del SFM". Tunnel Euralpin Lyon Turin. TELT sas. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  3. http://www.telt-sas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/MAPPA-SM5.jpg Proposed map of line sfm5

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