Benevento–Campobasso railway
| Benevento-Campobasso railway | |
|---|---|
The Benevento-Campobasso railway map | |
| Overview | |
| Termini | |
| History | |
| Opened | 1881 |
| Closed | 2013 (re-opened in 2017 as a heritage railway) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 84 km (52 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | no |
| Operating speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
The Benevento–Campobasso railway (also known as the Samnium railway) is a secondary Italian railway line in Campania and Molise connecting Benevento with Campobasso of Samnium. Planned as an alternative to the Naples–Foggia railway to connect the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Adriatic Sea, but later deemed very slow and therefore uncompetitive, it has never been affected by large volumes of traffic.
The main interchange centres with other lines are the two terminuses; at the Bosco Redole railway station there is also the junction to Isernia, but this station has been closed.