Naples–Portici railway
First Italian railway line (opened 1839) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Naples–Portici railway (Italian: ferrovia Napoli–Portici) was the first Italian railway line, built by the Bayard Company and opened in 1839. It now forms part of the Naples–Salerno line.
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Naples–Portici | |||
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Overview | |||
Native name | Napoli–Portici (Italian) Napule–Puortece (Neapolitan) | ||
Locale | Italy (Naples) | ||
Service | |||
Type | first railway in Italy | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1839; 185 years ago (1839) | ||
Naples (Bayard) | 1839–1891 | ||
Naples Porta Nolana | from 1891 | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 7.25 kilometres (4.5 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) | ||
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