Bologna–Florence high-speed railway

Bologna–Florence high-speed railway
Bologna–Florence high-speed railway
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRete Ferroviaria Italiana
LocaleItaly
Service
SystemItalian high-speed rail system
History
Opened5 December 2009
Route map

91.478
Bologna Centrale
Bologna belt railway
line to Portomaggiore
(6.433)
Bologna San Ruffillo
(5.205)
84.031
Bologna Passante tunnel
(exit)
83.763
Pianoro tunnel
(10,481 m)
(4.724)
Connecting tunnel*
(4.527)
signalling border
(0.206)
Subterranean grade separation
shown above-ground for clarity
(0.000)
78.487
Emilia junction
72.920
Pianoro tunnel
(exit)
72.220
Sadurano tunnel
(3,855 m)
68.352
68.290
Monte Bibele tunnel
(9,243 m)
60.166
Idice crossover
59.047
52.920
Raticosa tunnel
(10,450 m)
48.341
48.268
Scheggianico tunnel
(3,558 m)
44.712
44.445
Firenzuola tunnel
(15,285 m)
43.834
San Pellegrino crossover
29.165
28.948
Borgo Rinzelli tunnel
(717 m)
28.231
27.323
Morticine tunnel
(654 m)
26.630
24.192
San Piero a Sieve crossover
29.165
Vaglia tunnel
(18,713 m)
5.611
Signaling boundary
5.442
5.372
Firenze Castello
2.766
Firenze Rifredi
Firenze Belfiore
(under construction)
0.000
Firenze Santa Maria Novella
to Rome
(traditional and high-speed)
Source: Italian railway atlas

The Bologna–Florence high-speed railway is a link in the Italian high-speed rail network. It is part of Corridor 1 of the European Union's Trans-European high-speed rail network, which connects Berlin and Palermo. Full commercial operations commenced on 5 December 2009. High-speed passenger trains take 37 minutes over the route compared to about 59 minutes previously.

The line's northern end is at Bologna Centrale railway station and it connects with the Milan–Bologna high-speed line and lines to Venice (Padua–Bologna railway) and Verona (Verona–Bologna railway), respectively. Its southern end is at Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station and it connects with the Florence–Rome high-speed line. It is largely used by high-speed passenger trains, while the majority of goods trains have continued to use the old Bologna–Florence railway, known as the Direttissima. Since 2018, high speed freight services have also been run upon the line.