Rome–Ancona railway

Ancona–Orte
Ancona–Orte
Overview
Status	Operational
Line number	105, 106, 114
Locale	Italy
Termini	Ancona; Orte;
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	Italian railway system
Operator(s)	RFI (2001–present); FS (1905–2001); RA (1885–1905); SFR (1866–1885)
History
Opened	1866
Technical
Line length	212 km (132 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (Ancona–Montecarotto, P.M. 228–Fabriano, Foligno–Campello, Terni–Orte); otherwise 1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3 kV DC
Operating speed	180 km/h (110 mph)
Route map
Route map
	to Naples (via Formia),
	Naples (via Cassino) and Nettuno
	to Rieti, Antrodoco and San
	Benedetto del Tronto, not built
	Lazio
	Umbria
	97.320
	98.770
	from Sulmona and L'Aquila
	FCU from Perugia
	Campello sul Clitunno
	(start of double track)
	Ponte Parrano di Nocera Umbra
	(opened 1947)
	Umbria
	Marche
	228.208
	228.054
	P.M. 228 crossing loop
	(end of double track)
	252.541
	252.657
	Castelplanio-Cupramontana
	(start of double track)
	Castelferretti-Falconara
	Aeroporto delle Marche
	Carbonifera junction,
	to Bologna
	(1936–1944, reopened
	1946, now closed)
	285.429
	195.299
	Ancona tramways (closed 1949)
	and to Ancona Marittima
	Source: Italian railway atlas

The Rome–Ancona railway (or Ancona–Orte railway) is a rail line in central Italy connecting the city of Ancona with Orte, and therefore with the capital city, Rome. The line crosses the Apennine Mountains from the Adriatic Sea to the Tyrrhenian Sea, passing through Foligno, Spoleto, and Terni.