| Naples–Foggia railway |
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| Owner | RFI |
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| Locale | Apulia, Campania, Italy |
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| Termini | |
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| Operator(s) | Trenitalia |
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| Opened | 1867 |
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| Line length | 194 km (121 mi) |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Electrification | 3000 V DC |
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km
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197.540
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Napoli Centrale
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13 m
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188.551
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Casoria-Afragola
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63 m
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Casoria (old)
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Naples–Caivano tramway
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Naples–Frattamaggiore tramway
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183.819
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Frattamaggiore-Grumo Nevano
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52 m
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182.114
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Sant'Antimo-Sant'Arpino
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51 m
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1928 deviation
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178.320
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Aversa
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38 m
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174.660
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Gricignano
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20 m
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to Maddaloni-Marcianise marshalling yard
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168.941
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Marcianise
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29 m
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165.720
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Recale
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53 m
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163.400
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Caserta end of double track
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61 m
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155.801
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Maddaloni Superiore
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141 m
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150.668
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Valle di Maddaloni
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103 m
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144.228
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Frasso Telesino-Dugenta
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53 m
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137.623
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Amorosi-Melizzano
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40 m
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to Telese Bagni, closed 1959
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132.788
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Telese-Cerreto
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51 m
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128.648
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Solopaca
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57 m
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120.815
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San Lorenzo Maggiore
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74 m
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116.562
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Ponte-Casalduni
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Mascambroni tunnel
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107.080
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110 m
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106.394
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San Vitale tunnel (4164 m)
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Vitulano-Foglianise (old)
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102.230
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EAV line from Cancello
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Benevento
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122 m
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94.729
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Paduli sul Calore
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138 m
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88.920
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Apice tunnel
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87.758
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158 m
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82.688
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Corsano
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190 m
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73.902
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Montecalvo-Buonalbergo-Casalbore
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273 m
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Cristina tunnel (1433 m)
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69.508
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| Castelfranco in Miscano | | (opened 1939) |
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354 m
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Starza tunnel (2600 m)
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62.654
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Ariano Irpino
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479 m
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Ariano tunnel (3205 m)
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58.075
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Pianerottolo d'Ariano
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547 m
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52.367
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Savignano-Greci
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474 m
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46.076
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Montaguto-Panni
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395 m
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42.229
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Orsara di Puglia
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359 m
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40.129
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Colle Lamia tunnel
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Bovino-Deliceto (old, closed 2016)
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Bovino-Deliceto start of double track
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260 m
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29.490
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| beginning of Ponte Albanito | | deviation (opened 2016) |
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Troia-Castelluccio Sauri (closed 2016)
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201 m
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25.487
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| end of Ponte Albanito | | deviation (opened 2016) |
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| beginning of Cervaro deviation | | (opened 2012) |
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16.450
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Ponte Albanito (old)
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16.125
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Ponte Albanito
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124 m
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from Potenza
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8.647
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Cervaro (closed 2012)
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79 m
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| end of Cervaro deviation (opened 2012) | | old line closed 2016 |
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7.923
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P.M. Cervaro | (crossing loop | | opened 2012) |
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6.211
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2.950
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Cervaro link | double track 1941–1964 | | single track since 2015 |
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from Manfredonia
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0.000
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Foggia
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64 m
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to Lucera
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| Source: Italian railway atlas
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The Naples–Foggia railway is an Italian railway line connecting Naples, in Campania, with Foggia, in Apulia, crossing the Apennines at the saddle of Ariano through a series of tunnels.
The railway infrastructure is managed by the Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, which classifies it as one of its primary lines. It is part of a westward extension of Pan-European Corridor VIII.
It is being developed as a line with features of high-speed rail with the doubling of single-track sections and the raising of line speeds to between 180 km/h and 200 km/h. These improvements are intended to allow connections between Naples and Bari in two hours and between Rome and Bari in three hours in 2026.