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Bari–Taranto railway

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Bari–Taranto railway
Overview
Statusin use
OwnerRFI
LocaleItaly
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Trenitalia
History
Opened1865 (1865) (Bari - Gioia del Colle)
1868 (1868) (Gioia del Colle - Taranto)
Technical
Line length104 km (65 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationElectrified at 3000 V DC
Route map

Legend
km
m asl
 from Lecce
from Taranto (FSE)
0.000
 Bari Centrale
7
 Bari Quintino Sella
to Barletta and San Paolo (FT)
2.470
to Foggia
 Bari Scalo (FAL)
2000
 Bari Policlinico
(FAL, opened 1992) / (RFI, 1994–2009)
2.549
 G.S. Bari Parco Nord
to Bitritto (opened 2023)[1]
3.910
 Bari Sant'Andrea
(1950[2]–2020)[3][4]
28
 2020 deviation[3][4]
4.594
 Bari Villaggio del Lavoratore
(opened 2020)[3][4]
 Bari Zona Industriale (FAL)
5.236
 Madonna della grotta Nord PES
(opened 2020)[3][4]
Madonna della Grotta tunnel (1.121 km)
6.426
 Madonna della grotta Sud PES
(opened 2020)[3][4]
Autostrada A14 - E843
8.926
 Modugno (FAL) / Modugno Città
(closed 2020)[3][4]
76
9.597
 Modugno
(opened 2020)[3][4]
10.323
 Modugno Campagna
(closed 2020)[3][4]
89
14.455
14.932
 Bitetto-Palo del Colle
128
1994 deviation
 Binetto
(FAL)
19.035
 Grumo Appula
(FAL/RFI)
189
to Matera (FAL)
26.176
 Sannicandro di Bari
(opened 1994) / (old)
254
 Le Chiasce
37.399
40.309
 Acquaviva delle Fonti
299
 A14 - E843
from Rocchetta Sant'Antonio
53.000
 Gioia del Colle
355
1997 deviation
60.043
Santa Croce tunnel (3.424 km)
 Coratini
316
 San Basilio Mottola
265
A14 - E843
 63.467
64.599
 P.M. Grottalupara
67.936
Madonna del Carmine tunnel (4.036 m)
 Castellaneta Città
233
 Castellaneta Campagna
222
71.272
72.061
San Francesco tunnel (1.068 m)
73.129
73.529
 Castellaneta
(opened 1997)
2008 deviation
A14 - E843
78.725
 Palagianello
(opened 2008) / (old)
131
85.693
92.923
 Palagiano-Mottola
68
A14 - E843
97.090
 Massafra
46
106.487
 Bellavista
8
freight link to P.M. Cagioni (opened 2010)
to Reggio Calabria
110.613
 junction/P.C. Metaponto
112.055
 P.M. San Nicola
114.529
 Taranto
4
to Bari (FSE)
 to Brindisi
km
Source: Italian railway atlas[5]
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The Bari–Taranto railway is an Italian 104-kilometre (65-mile) long railway line, that connects Bari with Gioia del Colle and Taranto.

History

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The line was opened in two stages between 1865 and 1868.[6] On 1 June 1865 the section from Bari to Gioia del Colle opened; the line was further extended on 15 September 1868 to Taranto.[6]

Following the passing of Law no. 324 of 15 July 1906, which approved "the Conventions for the redemption of the Strade Ferrate Meridionali", the line was nationalised by the Italian State and became part of the Ferrovie dello Stato.

Electrification at 3 kV DC, was activated on 4 June 1980.[7]

Route upgrade

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Work has been carried out to upgrade and double the line since 1994. The first section opened on 31 May 1994 between Acquaviva delle Fonti and Bitetto–Palo del Colle.[8]

On 14 September 1997, the double track between Gioia del Colle and Palagianello opened. The line was rerouted which saw the closure of stations of Coratini, Mottola-San Basilio, Castellaneta Campagna and Castellaneta Città.[9][10]

On 20 December 2004 the line was doubled between Acquaviva delle Fonti and Gioia del Colle, and on 27 May 2007 between Palagiano and Bellavista.[11]

On 27 May 2007, the doubling between Palagiano and Bellavista was activated.[12]

On 22 June 2008, the line was doubled between Grottalupara and Palagiano, which included a new alignment avoiding the centre of Palagianello and the opening of a new station.[13]

On 31 May 2009 the line was doubled between Bari Centrale and Bari Sant'Andrea, which led to the closure of Bari Policlinico station.[14]

On 26 July 2020, the doubling of the deviation between the former Bari Sant'Andrea station and Bitetto–Palo del Colle was opened, including the new stops of Bari Villaggio del Lavoratore and Modugno.[3][4] With the completion of these works, the entire line is double track.

Usage

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The line is used by the following service(s):

  • High speed services (Frecciabianca) Milan - Parma - Bologna - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Taranto
  • Intercity services Rome - Foggia - Bari - Taranto
  • Intercity services Bologna - Rimini - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Taranto
  • Night train (Intercity Notte) Milan - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Taranto - Brindisi - Lecce
  • Local services (Treno regionale) Bari - Gioia del Colle - Taranto
  • Local services (Treno regionale) Gravina in Puglia - Altamura - Gioia del Colle - Taranto

See also

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ RFI - CT BA 28/2023
  2. ^ Service Order no. 37 of 1950
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Service Order". Circolare territoriale (BA 10/2020). Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Lepore, Gabriele (26 July 2020). "RFI, Bari - Taranto: attivata la variante di Modugno" (in Italian). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  5. ^ Railway Atlas 2017, pp. 81, 85, 86.
  6. ^ a b Prospetto cronologico 1927.
  7. ^ "Notizia flash". I Treni (in Italian) (187): 5. September 1980.
  8. ^ "Novità fra Bari e Taranto". I Treni (in Italian). XV (152). Salò: Editrice Trasporti su Rotaie: 4. September 1994. ISSN 0392-4602.
  9. ^ "Notizia flash". I Treni (in Italian) (187): 4. November 1997.
  10. ^ "Raddoppio sulla Bari - Taranto" (in Italian). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Impianti FS". I Treni (in Italian) (267): 6–7. February 2005.
  12. ^ "Impianti FS". I Treni (in Italian) (296): 6. September 2007.
  13. ^ "Impianti FS". I Treni (in Italian) (306): 6. July 2008.
  14. ^ "Impianti FS". I Treni (in Italian) (317): 6. July 2009.

Sources

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