| Salerno metropolitan railway service | |||
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 A train and a route map at Arechi station | |||
| Overview | |||
| Locale | Salerno | ||
| Transit type | commuter rail | ||
| Number of lines | 1 | ||
| Number of stations | 6 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 4 November 2013 (2013-11-04) | ||
| Operator(s) | Trenitalia | ||
| Number of vehicles | ALe 501/ALe 502 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Electrification | 3 kV,overhead line | ||
| Average speed | 30 km/h | ||
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TheSalerno metropolitan railway service is a commuter rail system operated byTrenitalia, serving theItalian city ofSalerno. It is composed by a 5.66 km-long line with 6 stations, extending fromthe central station to theArechi Stadium, and is commonly known asMetro Salerno.
The idea to build an urban railway serving Salerno started in the 1980s and, between 1996 and 2004, several institutions signed and renewed agreements for the allocation of funds. The works for the service, officially named "Metropolitan railway system of the Salerno conurbation",[1] started in early 2000s, and the line opened on 4 November 2013.[2] Between April and June 2014 the service was suspended, due to a lack of funds.[3][4][5]
Salerno Duomo-Via Vernieri station,[6] opened in September 2002 on theNaples–Salerno line, was originally built as part of the western section (from Salerno station) of the line. The planned extension will end at a western terminal ofVia Monti (orCentro Storico Alto),[7] also located in Salerno.
A further extension, that will run eastbound from Arechi toPontecagnano station andSalerno Airport, has been planned, with the stations of Fuorni-Zona Industriale, Scavata Case Rosse (both in Salerno), Pontecagnano and Pontecagnano Aeroporto.[7]
The line starts atSalerno station, an interchange hub with regional and long-distance trains, and runs eastbound along theSalerno–Reggio Calabria line with a parallel and electrified single track. The eastern terminus, Arechi, is located between the homonym stadium and theRuggi Hospital. Due to its location in the quarter ofSan Leonardo, it is also known asSan Leonardo-Stadio Arechi.[8]
All the secondary stations have a singleplatform. The ones with twotracks, Torrione, Mercatello and Arechi, have anisland platform.
| Station | Km | Tracks | Notes |
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| Salerno | 0.00 | 11 |  FS interchange service, urban and suburban busessecondary name:Stazione Centrale |
| (Salerno)Torrione | 1.56 | 2 | secondary name:Via P. del Pezzo |
| (Salerno)Pastena | 2.60 | 1 | secondary name:R. Cocchia-Quartieri Italia/Europa |
| (Salerno)Mercatello | 3.25 | 2 | secondary name:Mariconda |
| (Salerno)Arbostella | 4.50 | 1 | secondary name:Via S. Allende |
| (Salerno)Arechi | 5.66 | 2 | secondary name:San Leonardo-Ospedale |
The service, operated by "Minuetto"DMU trains (ALe 501/ALe 502), starts at about 6:21 am and ends at about 23:12. The trains run, with some exceptions, each 30 minutes, for a total of 29 daily departures from each terminus (Salerno and Arechi).[9]
The trains are classified as "Regional" and almost all the journeys are limited to the metro route. Some of them continue towardsMercato San Severino, on theSalerno–Mercato San Severino line, linking the metro with other Salerno's minor stations: Salerno Irno, Fratte and Fratte Villa Comunale.
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