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Railway line in southern Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bari–Barletta railway is a regional railway line in Apulia, Italy, managed by the private company Ferrotramviaria.
Bari–Barletta railway | |||
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Overview | |||
Status | in use | ||
Line number | FR | ||
Locale | Apulia, Italy | ||
Termini | |||
Stations | 14 | ||
Service | |||
Type | commuter rail | ||
Operator(s) | Ferrotramviaria | ||
Rolling stock | Alstom ELT 200 EMU | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1965 | ||
Technical | |||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
Electrification | 3,000 V DC, overhead lines | ||
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The line was opened in 1965, replacing an old, narrow gauge, tramway line, operated with steam locomotives.[1]
Since the 1990s the line has been refurbished, converting a portion to double track, as follows: in November 2004 from Bitonto to Ruvo, in April 2005 from Palese to Bitonto, and in January 2006 from Fesca to Palese.[2]
Since 22 December 2008 the section of the line within the city of Bari has been shared with the metropolitan railway service.[3] Since then, the line operation, known before as Ferrovia Bari Nord ("Bari northern railway"), has been called Ferrovie del Nord Barese ("Bari region northern railways").
At around 11:30am local time, on 12 July 2016, a head-on collision between two passenger trains occurred on the single track section of the line near Andria, north of Bari. At least 23 people were killed and dozens more injured.[4]
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