Bari–Barletta railway
Overview
Statusin use
Line numberFR
LocaleApulia, Italy
Termini
Stations14
Service
Typecommuter rail
Operator(s)Ferrotramviaria
Rolling stockAlstom ELT 200 EMU
History
Opened1965
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3,000 V DC, overhead lines
Route map

The Bari–Barletta railway is a regional railway line in Apulia, Italy, managed by the private company Ferrotramviaria.

History

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]

References

  1. Hans Jürgen Rosenberger, Gian Guido Turchi: Puglia: lavori da Nord a Sud-Est. In: I Treni Nr. 294, June 2007. Editrice Trasporti su Rotaie, p. 27.
  2. Hans Jürgen Rosenberger, Gian Guido Turchi: Puglia: lavori da Nord a Sud-Est. In: I Treni Nr. 294, June 2007. Editrice Trasporti su Rotaie, p. 27.
  3. Suburbana a Bari. In: I Treni Nr. 312, February 2009. Editrice Trasporti su Rotaie, p. 7.
  4. "Italy train crash: 'Twelve killed' near Bari". BBC News. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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