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Rome–Fiumicino Railway
The Rome–Fiumicino railway is an urban railway line in Rome. History The railway link between Rome and Fiumicino was officially opened on 6 May 1878, when a branch of the Livorno–Rome railway (also called the ''ferrovia Tirrenica''—"Tyrrhenian Railway"), which was completed in 1859. It ran from Ponte Galeria station to Fiumicino, where a station was located for passenger traffic and there was a connection for freight traffic to the river port, ending at Fiumicino Porto Canale goods yard. Electrification with overhead line at 3000 V DC was activated on 14 November 1938. Goods traffic began to decline from the 1960s, due to the decline of the Fiumicino river port. In 1990, rail traffic ended on the link to the river port, but it was another ten years before it was closed. However, the line began to assume a certain importance for passenger traffic with the opening of Fiumicino Airport. A study was carried out in September 1960 into the possible doubling of the line and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiumicino Airport Railway Station
Fiumicino Aeroporto railway station, or Fiumicino Airport railway station ( it, Stazione di Fiumicino Aeroporto), is sited within the Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport ( it, Aeroporto Leonardo da Vinci di Fiumicino) (IATA code: FCO) in Fiumicino, Lazio, central Italy. Opened in 1990, the station is the southwestern terminus of the Rome–Fiumicino railway. The airport and station are also known as Rome-Fiumicino Airport ( it, Aeroporto di Roma-Fiumicino), because the airport is the main airport for Rome. The station is managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). Train services are operated by Trenitalia. Each company is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company. RFI classifies the station as category "Gold". Location Fiumicino Aeroporto railway station is situated at Via Generale Felice Santini 11–14, directly opposite Terminal 1. Features The station has a passenger building and train hall that houses the platforms and ticket machines. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiber
The Tiber ( ; it, Tevere ; la, Tiberis) is the third-longest river in Italy and the longest in Central Italy, rising in the Apennine Mountains in Emilia-Romagna and flowing through Tuscany, Umbria, and Lazio, where it is joined by the River Aniene, to the Tyrrhenian Sea, between Ostia and Fiumicino. It drains a basin estimated at . The river has achieved lasting fame as the main watercourse of the city of Rome, which was founded on its eastern banks. The river rises at Mount Fumaiolo in central Italy and flows in a generally southerly direction past Perugia and Rome to meet the sea at Ostia. Known in ancient times (in Latin) as ''flavus'' ("the blond"), in reference to the yellowish colour of its water, the Tiber has advanced significantly at its mouth, by about , since Roman times, leaving the ancient port of Ostia Antica inland."Tiber River". ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. 2006 However, it does not form a proportional delta, owing to a strong north-flowing sea current ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fara Sabina
Fara in Sabina, also spelled Fara Sabina, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Lazio, located about northeast of Rome and about southwest of Rieti. History The area was inhabited in prehistoric times, as attested by several archaeological findings from the mid-Palaeolithic and late Bronze Ages. Between the 9th and the 6th centuries BC, a settlement of the Sabines, identified with the city of ''Cures'', existed here, continuing into Roman Empire times. Remains from it include the baths, a small theatre and terraces for agriculture. The origins of the modern town date from Lombard times (late 6th century AD), as it has been supposed from the presence of the Lombard word ''fara'' ("family clan") in the name. A castle is known from 1006 and, from 1050, Fara was a possession of the Abbey of Farfa, which is located in the present municipal territory. Later it was a fief of the Orsini. During World War II, the POW camp P.G. 54 was located at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roma Termini Railway Station
Roma Termini (in Italian, ''Stazione Termini'') is the main railway station of Rome, Italy. It is named after the district of the same name, which in turn took its name from ancient Baths of Diocletian (in Latin, ''thermae''), which lie across the street from the main entrance. Overview The station has regular train services to all major Italian cities, as well as daily international services to Munich, Geneva, and Vienna. With 33 platforms and over 180 million passengers each year, Roma Termini is the second largest railway station in Europe after Paris Gare du Nord. Termini is also the main hub for public transport inside Rome. Two Rome Metro lines (A and B) intersect at Termini metro station, and a major bus station is located at Piazza dei Cinquecento, the square in front of the station. However, the main tram lines of the city cross at Porta Maggiore, some 1,500 metres east of the station. On 23 December 2006, the station was dedicated to Pope John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roma Ostiense Railway Station
Roma Ostiense is a railway station in Piazza dei Partigiani serving the Ostiense district of Rome, Italy, a short distance from the Porta San Paolo. It is run by the Rete Ferroviaria Italiana arm of the Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane group and the urban rail lines FR1, FR3, and FR5 run through the station. It is linked with the Piramide Metro B station and the Roma Porta San Paolo station on the Rome-Lido railway line. History To commemorate the forthcoming visit of Adolf Hitler to Rome in 1938, the current Ostiense station was built, replacing an existing rural railway station, with the aim of creating a monumental station to receive the German dictator. A new road was also built to connect the station with Porta San Paolo - this was initially named Via A. Hitler but, after World War II, it became Viale delle Cave Ardeatine, as a way of commemorating the victims of Nazi occupation. Hitler's visit to Rome is cinematically recreated in director Ettore Scola's film '' Una g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonardo Express
The Leonardo Express is an airport rail service linking the center of Rome with its largest airport, Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, in the region of Lazio, central Italy. The service is operated by Trenitalia, and takes 32 minutes to travel the between its two stops. The service open in December 1989, with nonstop and stop services available. See also *Malpensa Express * Roma Express *History of rail transport in Italy *Rail transport in Italy The Italian railway system is one of the most important parts of the infrastructure of Italy, with a total length of of which active lines are 16,723 km. The network has recently grown with the construction of the new high-speed rail netw ... References {{Reflist, 1 External links Leonardo Express' Timetables Airport rail links Passenger rail transport in Italy Transport in Rome Fiumicino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonardo Da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport
Rome–Fiumicino International Airport "Leonardo da Vinci" ( it, Aeroporto Internazionale di Roma–Fiumicino "Leonardo da Vinci"; ) is an international airport in Fiumicino, Italy, serving Rome. It is the busiest airport in the country, the eleventh-busiest airport in Europe and the world's 49th-busiest airport with over 43.5 million passengers served. It covers an area of . The airport served as the main hub for Alitalia, formerly the flag carrier and largest Italian airline, which terminated operations on 15 October 2021. It is now the main international hub for Alitalia's successor ITA Airways. As of 2022, it has won the “Best Airport Award” in the category of hubs with over 40 million passengers, issued by Airports Council International (ACI) Europe, for three years in a row. History Early years During construction the remains of Caligula's Giant Ship were found. The airport was officially opened on 15 January 1961, with two runways, replacing the smaller Rome Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overhead Line
An overhead line or overhead wire is an electrical cable that is used to transmit electrical energy to electric locomotives, trolleybuses or trams. It is known variously as: * Overhead catenary * Overhead contact system (OCS) * Overhead equipment (OHE) * Overhead line equipment (OLE or OHLE) * Overhead lines (OHL) * Overhead wiring (OHW) * Traction wire * Trolley wire This article follows the International Union of Railways in using the generic term ''overhead line''. An overhead line consists of one or more wires (or rails, particularly in tunnels) situated over rail tracks, raised to a high electrical potential by connection to feeder stations at regular intervals. The feeder stations are usually fed from a high-voltage electrical grid. Overview Electric trains that collect their current from overhead lines use a device such as a pantograph, bow collector or trolley pole. It presses against the underside of the lowest overhead wire, the contact wire. Current collectors ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiumicino
Fiumicino () is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 80,500 (2019). It is known for being the site of Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, the busiest airport in Italy and the eleventh-busiest in Europe. History Etymology The name literally means ''little river''. The town of "Fiumicino" should not be confused with its namesake, Fiumicino, a small river near Rimini. Recent history Fiumicino became a ''comune'' in 1992; previously it was part of the municipality of Rome, being almost totally included in the former Municipio XIV. On 24 August 2013, a small mud volcano popped up at the centre of the via Coccia di Morto roundabout. Geography Located by the Tyrrhenian coast. Fiumicino borders the municipalities of Anguillara Sabazia, Cerveteri, Ladispoli and Rome. It is on the northern side of the mouth of the river Tiber, next to Ostia. It includes the hamlets (''frazioni'') of Aeroporto "Leonardo da Vinci", Ara Nova (o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
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Fiumicino Porto Canale Railway Station
Fiumicino () is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 80,500 (2019). It is known for being the site of Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, the busiest airport in Italy and the eleventh-busiest in Europe. History Etymology The name literally means ''little river''. The town of "Fiumicino" should not be confused with its namesake, Fiumicino, a small river near Rimini. Recent history Fiumicino became a ''comune'' in 1992; previously it was part of the municipality of Rome, being almost totally included in the former Municipio XIV. On 24 August 2013, a small mud volcano popped up at the centre of the via Coccia di Morto roundabout. Geography Located by the Tyrrhenian coast. Fiumicino borders the municipalities of Anguillara Sabazia, Cerveteri, Ladispoli and Rome. It is on the northern side of the mouth of the river Tiber, next to Ostia. It includes the hamlets (''frazioni'') of Aeroporto "Leonardo da Vinci", Ara Nova (o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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