Viareggio–Florence railway

Viareggio–Florence railway
Overview
Statusin use
OwnerRFI
LocaleTuscany, Italy
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Trenitalia
History
Opened21 December 1890 (1890-12-21)
Technical
Line length100 km (62 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
overhead line
Route map

km
23.010
Viareggio
opened in 1936
4 m
Viareggio
(old station)
4 m
14.231
Massarosa-Bozzano
4 m
8.145
Nozzano
16 m
6.410
Montuolo junction
Montuolo
15 m
0.000
43.750
Lucca
15 m
to Aulla
to Pontedera
38.565
Tassignano-Capannori
16 m
34.631
Porcari
16 m
29.799
Altopascio
15 m
25.125
Montecarlo-San Salvatore
30 m
20.643
Pescia
48 m
16.990
Borgo a Buggiano
40 m
13.697
Montecatini Centro
26 m
12.870
Montecatini Terme-Monsummano
26 m
5.498
Serravalle Pistoiese
76 m
0,000
33.573
Pistoia
63 m
25.686
Montale-Agliana
49 m
19.670
Prato Borgonuovo
17.627
Prato Porta al Serraglio
67 m
16.386
Prato Centrale
65 m
0.000
Firenze Santa Maria Novella
48 m
Source: Italian railway atlas

The Viareggio–Florence railway (Italian: Ferrovia Viareggio-Firenze) is a line built between 1848 and 1890 connecting the Tuscan cities of Florence, Prato, Pistoia, Lucca and Viareggio. The first section from Florence to Pistoia (which was in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany at the time) was named in honour of Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies, wife of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, who had already been honoured in the naming of the Leopolda railway from Florence to Livorno. It is fully electrified at 3,000 V DC. Passenger traffic is managed by Trenitalia.