The FL5 (until 2012 FR5) is a

regional rail Regional rail, also known as local trains and stopping trains, are passenger rail services that operate between towns and cities. These trains operate with more stops over shorter distances than inter-city rail, but fewer stops and faster serv ...

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 transp ...

, and converges on the city of

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus ( legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

, Italy. The route operates over the infrastructure of the Pisa–Livorno–Rome 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 commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter rail systems are con ...

way. It is estimated that on average about 40,000 passengers travel on an FR5 train each day. The designation FL5 appears only in publicity material (e.g. public transport maps), in the official timetables, and on signs at some stations. The electronic destination boards at stations on the FL5 route show only the designation "R5" for that route.

Route

Civitavecchia Civitavecchia (; meaning "ancient town") is a city and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio. A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located west-north-west of Rome. The harbour is formed by two pier ...

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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''), whi ...

The FL5, a

radial route A radial route is a public transport route linking a central point in a city or town, usually in the central business district (CBD), with a suburb (or satellite) of that city or town. Such a route can be operated by various forms of public tra ...

, runs from the west coast at

in a south easterly direction, via the Pisa–Livorno–Rome railway, to Roma San Pietro, and then around the southern side of Rome's city centre to

Stations

The stations on the FL5 are as follows: *

* Roma Tuscolana Metropolitana di Roma - logo linea A

Roma Ostiense 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 t ...

* Roma Trastevere Ferrovia regionale laziale FL1

* Roma San Pietro Ferrovia regionale laziale FL3

* Roma Aurelia ''(limit of urban service)'' * Maccarese-Fregene * Torre in Pietra-Palidoro * Palo Laziale * Ladispoli-Cerveteri * Marina di Cerveteri *

Santa Severa Santa Severa is a '' frazione'' of the '' comune'' of Santa Marinella, in the province of Rome, Lazio, Italy. It is a small sea resort on the Via Aurelia, c. south of Santa Marinella and north of Rome. It takes its name from the 2nd-century ...

Santa Marinella Santa Marinella is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about northwest of Rome. It includes the beach resort of Santa Severa (the ancient Pyrgi), and a medieval castle. History In a ...

References

External links

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

Route

Stations

See also

References

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