Roma–Giardinetti | |||
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![]() A train atPorta Maggiore in 2010 | |||
Overview | |||
Status | Operational (partial closure) | ||
Owner | ATAC | ||
Locale | Rome, Italy | ||
Termini | |||
Stations | 19 (7 closed) | ||
Website | ATAC | ||
Service | |||
Type | Light rail | ||
Operator(s) | ATAC | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1916 | ||
Closed | 2015 (Centocelle-Giardinetti) | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in) | ||
Electrification | 1,650VDC,overhead lines | ||
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TheRoma–Giardinetti railway is a narrow-gauge street runningtram-train railway inRome, Italy. It connectsLaziali (a regional train station some 800 metres (2,625 ft) fromTermini's main concourse) with Giardinetti to the east just past theGrande Raccordo Anulare, Rome's orbital motorway.[1] It is run byATAC, the company responsible for public transportation in the city, which also operates theRome Metro.[2]
The present railway is the only part of the old and longerRome–Fiuggi–Alatri–Frosinone railway to be in service. The latest shortening of the line occurred in 2008 with the closing of the Giardinetti–Pantano section, which has now become part of theMetro Line C.[3]
The line had been due to be dismantled in 2016 to be replaced with a bus lane along Via Casilina,[4] but in March 2015 it was announced that the line would instead be retained and modernised.[5]
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