Rome–Formia–Naples railway

Rome–Formia–Naples railway
Rome–Formia–Naples railway
Overview
Statusin use
OwnerRFI
LocaleItaly
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Trenitalia
Technical
Line length214 km (133 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
Route map

km
0.000
Roma Termini
58 m
to Viterbo, Pisa and Fiumicino
via Roma Tuscolana
4.257
Roma Casilina
49 m
to Naples (via Cassino), Frascati,
Albano and Velletri
Castelli Romani tramway
11.195
Torricola
87 m
16.576
Divino Amore
23.950
Pomezia-Santa Palomba
124 m
33.500
Campoleone
126 m
Albano–Nettuno railway
to Nettuno and to Albano
39.874
Carano
(opened 1941)
49.780
Cisterna di Latina
61.018
Latina
from Velletri (closed 1958)
70.221
Sezze Romano
to Priverno (closed 1958)
from Priverno (closed 1985)
85.391
Priverno-Fossanova
to Terracina
Mont'Orso tunnel
102.901
Monte San Biagio-Terracina Mare
109.616
Fondi-Sperlonga
Vivola tunnel
(7455 m)
122.502
Itri
from Gaeta (closed 1966)
128.423
Formia-Gaeta
131.214
Sparanise–Gaeta railway,
old route (closed 1932)
138.478
Minturno-Scauri
to Sparanise (old route, closed 1943)
Cellole
149.567
Cellole junction, to Sparanise (new route,
opened 1949, closed 1957)
153.456
Sessa Aurunca-Roccamonfina
Monte Massico tunnel
164.832
Falciano-Mondragone-Carinola
Volturno river
173.090
Cancello Arnone
180.348
0.000
Villa Literno
5.860
Albanova
9.556
San Marcellino-Frignano
from Foggia
to Cancello
14.335
Aversa
182.114
Sant'Antimo-Sant'Arpino
51 m
183.819
Frattamaggiore-Grumo Nevano
52 m
Casoria
(old)
188.551
Casoria-Afragola
63 m
Napoli Centrale
km
Source: Italian railway atlas

The Rome–Formia–Naples railway—also called the Rome–Naples Direttissima in Italian ("most direct")–is part of the traditional main north-south trunk line of the Italian railway network. It was opened in 1927 as a fast link as an alternative to the existing Rome–Naples via Cassino line, significantly reducing journey times. High-speed trains on the route use the parallel Rome–Naples high-speed railway, which was partially opened in December 2005, and fully in December 2009.