Circumflegrea railway

Circumflegrea railway
Circumflegrea railway
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Naples metropolitan railway service
Operator	EAV
History
Opened	1963 (full system completed 1986)
Technical
Line length	27.042 km (16.803 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3 kV DC
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	de facto terminus
	since 2012
	Source: Italian railway atlas
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The Circumflegrea railway (sometimes also known as Line 5^[2]) is a commuter railway line that connects Naples city centre with the northern Phlegraean Fields, a suburban area located west of the city. The line is operated by the Ente Autonomo Volturno (EAV) company.

History

The line was projected in 1946^[3] and works started in 1948.

The construction proceeded very slowly, and the first section (from Napoli Montesanto to Soccavo) was not opened until 1962; the railway was extended in 1968 to Marina di Licola; the last part was built but remained abandoned.^[4]

The complete railway was opened on 11 January 1986.^[5]

Projects

Construction commenced on a new branch line connecting Soccavo and Monte Sant'Angelo stations. This project, part of the planned Line 7, aims to link the existing Circumflegrea and Cumana railway lines, enhancing connectivity in the region.^[6]

The branch extends from Soccavo station, incorporating approximately 500 metres (1,600 ft) of trench work and a 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) double-track tunnel. Soccavo station has been upgraded to serve as an interchange, featuring a new platform, extended underpasses, modernized systems, and a new entrance with a green area.

Monte Sant'Angelo station, opened in 2025, designed by British-Indian architect Anish Kapoor, is notable for its distinctive entrances resembling fissures in the ground. These structures, made of corten steel and aluminum, have sparked discussions due to their unique design.

Service

Trains run every 20 minutes between Montesanto and Licola; only a few trains continue to the terminus at Torregaveta.^[7]

According to a timetable posted in paper format at the station of Licola, all trains now (2018/11) end there.

Route

Station	Opened	Transfers and notes
Montesanto	1962	Cumana railway
Piave	1962
Soccavo	1962
Traiano	1965
La Trencia	1968
Pianura	1968
Pisani	1968
Quarto Centro	1968
Quarto	1968
Quarto Officina	1968
Grotta del Sole	1968
Licola	1968

References

↑ Atlante ferroviario d'Italia e Slovenia [Railway atlas of Italy and Slovenia] (in Italian). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2010. pp. 69–70, 76–7, 82, 147–53, 155. ISBN 978-3-89494-129-1.
↑ "Mappa della rete metropolitana Napoli" [Map of the Naples metro network]. Napoli Unplugged. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
↑ L. Munzi: Nuovi treni SEPSA. In: ″Italmodel Ferrovie″ Nr. 220 (November 1978), p. 764.
↑ L. Munzi: Nuovi treni SEPSA. In: ″Italmodel Ferrovie″ Nr. 220 (November 1978), p. 765.
↑ Notizie flash. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 58 (February 1986), p. 6.
↑ "Infraflegrea project | Webuild Group". webuildgroup. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
↑ Timetable Archived 30 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine

Bibliography

Antonio Bertagnin: SEPSA in rinnovamento. In: ″TuttoTreno″ Nr. 150 (February 2002), pp. 14–17.

External links

Media related to Circumflegrea railway at Wikimedia Commons

[Eisenbahnatlas-1] Atlante ferroviario d'Italia e Slovenia [Railway atlas of Italy and Slovenia] (in Italian). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2010. pp. 69–70, 76–7, 82, 147–53, 155. ISBN 978-3-89494-129-1.

[2] "Mappa della rete metropolitana Napoli" [Map of the Naples metro network]. Napoli Unplugged. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[3] L. Munzi: Nuovi treni SEPSA. In: ″Italmodel Ferrovie″ Nr. 220 (November 1978), p. 764.

[4] L. Munzi: Nuovi treni SEPSA. In: ″Italmodel Ferrovie″ Nr. 220 (November 1978), p. 765.

[5] Notizie flash. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 58 (February 1986), p. 6.

[6] "Infraflegrea project | Webuild Group". webuildgroup. Retrieved 16 March 2025.

[7] Timetable Archived 30 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine

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