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Potenza metropolitan railway service

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Potenza metropolitan railway service
Overview
LocalePotenza
Transit typecommuter rail
Number of lines1
Number of stations11
Daily ridership400 per day (2008)[1]
Operation
Began operation2007
Operator(s)Ferrovie Appulo Lucane
Technical
System length20 km (12.4 mi)
Track gauge950mm
System map


History

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Map of route in red, with RFI main lines shown in grey

The opening of the service took place on 1 November 2007 [2] on a 950 mm narrow gauge line built in the 1930s from Potenza to Avigliano.

Future projects

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Improvement of the service began in 2015, with projects including elimination of level crossings, increased frequency, modernisation of stations and the construction of a new terminus station Gallitello.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Basilica Notizie: Potenza, servizio metropolitana leggera sarà definitivo". Blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Basilica Notizie: Potenza, servizio metropolitana leggera sarà definitivo". Blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Metropolitana a Potenza arrivano i finanziamenti". La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. Retrieved 2 March 2018.