The FL6 (until 2012 FR6) is a regional rail route. It forms part of the network of the Lazio regional railways ( it, ferrovie regionali del Lazio), which is operated by

Trenitalia Trenitalia is the primary train operator in Italy. A subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, itself owned by the Italian government, the company was established in 2000 following a European Union directive on the deregulation of rail tra ...

, and converges on the city of

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, Italy. The route operates over the infrastructure of the Rome–Cassino–Naples railway. Within the territory of the ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' of Rome, it plays the role of a

commuter rail Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting Commuting, commuters to a Downtown, central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter r ...

way. It is estimated that on average about 50,000 passengers travel on an FL6 train each day. The designation FL6 appears only in publicity material (e.g. public transport maps), in the official timetables, and on signs at some stations. The electronic

destination board A split-flap display, or sometimes simply a flap display, is a digital electromechanical display device that presents changeable alphanumeric text, and occasionally fixed graphics. Often used as a public transport timetable in airports or r ...

s at stations on the FL6 route show only the designation "R" and the relevant train number.

Route

Roma Termini 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 ...

↔ Cassino The FL6, a

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, runs from

, on the southern perimeter of Rome's city centre, in a south easterly direction, via the Rome–Cassino–Naples railway, to Cassino.

Stations

The stations on the FL6 are as follows: *

* Capannelle Ferrovia regionale laziale FL4

* Ciampino Ferrovia regionale laziale FL4

Tor Vergata Tor Vergata University of Rome, also known as the University of Rome II ( it, Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata"), is a public research university located in Rome, Italy. Located in the southeastern suburb of Rome, the university combine ...

* Colle Mattia * Colonna Galleria *

Zagarolo Zagarolo is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Rome, in the region of Lazio of central Italy. It lies southeast of Rome, and it borders the municipalities of Colonna, Gallicano nel Lazio, Monte Compatri, Palestrina, Rome, San Cesar ...

* Labico *

Valmontone Valmontone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome. Geography The historic part of the town is situated on a tuffaceous hill, above sea level, part of a mor ...

* Colleferro-Segni-Paliano * Anagni-Fiuggi *

Sgurgola Sgurgola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about west of Frosinone. Sgurgola borders the following municipalities: Anagni, Ferentino, Gorga, Morolo M ...

Morolo Morolo (locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about west of Frosinone. Morolo borders the following municipalities: Ferentino, Gorga, Sgurgola, Sup ...

* Ferentino-Supino *

Frosinone Frosinone (, local dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is located about south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of the ...

Ceccano Ceccano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, central Italy, in the Latin Valley. History The town had its origins as an ancient Volscian citadel that surrendered to the Romans in 330 BC (424 Ab Urbe Condita).''The History ...

* Castro-Pofi-Vallecorsa * Ceprano-Falvaterra * Isoletta-San Giovanni Incarico *

Roccasecca Roccasecca is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Frosinone, in the Lazio region of central Italy. It is the birthplace of Thomas Aquinas. History The history of Roccasecca is tightly bound to its strategic position, a "dry '' rocca''" at ...

* Piedimonte-Villa Santa Lucia-Aquino * Cassino

Scheduling

The FL6 route is included in the Trenitalia official timetable M80 Roma–Cassino–Caserta–Napoli. , FL6 services operated between Roma Termini and Cassino on a clock-face schedule once every hour in each direction. The full trip between these two stations is long, and takes about two hours.

References

External links

ATAC
– official site
ATAC map
–

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depicting all routes in the Rome railway network ''This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at November 2012.'' {{Urban rail transport in Rome Ferrovie regionali del Lazio

Route

Stations

Scheduling

See also

References

External links