Bari–Taranto railway

Bari–Taranto railway
Overview
Statusin use
OwnerRFI
LocaleItaly
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Trenitalia
History
Opened1865 (1865) (Bari - Gioia del Colle)
1868 (1868) (Gioia del Colle - Taranto)
Technical
Line length104 km (65 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationElectrified at 3000 V DC
Route map

km
m asl
from Lecce
0.000
Bari Centrale
7
Bari Quintino Sella
to Barletta and San Paolo (FT)
2.470
Bari Scalo (FAL)
2
Bari Policlinico
(FAL, opened 1992) / (RFI, 1994–2009)
2.549
G.S. Bari Parco Nord
to Bitritto (opened 2023)
3.910
Bari Sant'Andrea
(1950–2020)
28
2020 deviation
4.594
Bari Villaggio del Lavoratore
(opened 2020)
Bari Zona Industriale (FAL)
5.236
Madonna della grotta Nord PES
(opened 2020)
Madonna della Grotta tunnel (1.121 km)
6.426
Madonna della grotta Sud PES
(opened 2020)
8.926
Modugno (FAL) / Modugno Città
(closed 2020)
76
9.597
Modugno
(opened 2020)
10.323
Modugno Campagna
(closed 2020)
89
14.455
14.932
Bitetto-Palo del Colle
128
1994 deviation
Binetto
(FAL)
19.035
Grumo Appula
(FAL/RFI)
189
to Matera (FAL)
26.176
Sannicandro di Bari
(opened 1994) / (old)
254
Le Chiasce
37.399
40.309
Acquaviva delle Fonti
299
A14 - E843
from Rocchetta Sant'Antonio
53.000
Gioia del Colle
355
1997 deviation
60.043
Santa Croce tunnel (3.424 km)
Coratini
316
San Basilio Mottola
265
A14 - E843
63.467
64.599
P.M. Grottalupara
67.936
Madonna del Carmine tunnel (4.036 m)
Castellaneta Città
233
Castellaneta Campagna
222
71.272
72.061
San Francesco tunnel (1.068 m)
73.129
73.529
Castellaneta
(opened 1997)
2008 deviation
A14 - E843
78.725
Palagianello
(opened 2008) / (old)
131
85.693
92.923
Palagiano-Mottola
68
A14 - E843
97.090
Massafra
46
106.487
Bellavista
8
freight link to P.M. Cagioni (opened 2010)
110.613
junction/P.C. Metaponto
112.055
P.M. San Nicola
114.529
Taranto
4
to Brindisi
km
Source: Italian railway atlas

The Bari–Taranto railway is an Italian 104-kilometre (65-mile) long railway line, that connects Bari with Gioia del Colle and Taranto.