The Lecce–Otranto railway is an Italian long
railway
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
line, that connects
Lecce
Lecce ( ); el, label=Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the province ...
with
Zollino
Zollino (Griko: , translit. ; Salentino: ) is a small town and ''comune'' of 2,194 inhabitants in the province of Lecce in Apulia, Italy. It is one of the nine towns of Grecìa Salentina, which still keeps Greek language and traditions.
History
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,
Maglie
Maglie ( Salentino: ; Griko: , translit. ; la, Mallae) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.
History
The Maglie area was settled as early as the Bronze Age and the early Iron Age, and befor ...
and
Otranto
Otranto (, , ; scn, label= Salentino, Oṭṛàntu; el, label=Griko, Δερεντό, Derentò; grc, Ὑδροῦς, translit=Hudroûs; la, Hydruntum) is a coastal town, port and ''comune'' in the province of Lecce (Apulia, Italy), in a fertil ...
. The route operates through the region of
Apulia
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History
The line was opened in stages between 1868 and 1872.
Usage
The line is used by the following service(s):
*Local services (''Treno regionale'') Lecce–Zollino–Nardo–Gallipoli
*Local services (''Treno regionale'') Zollino– Maglie–Tricase–Gagliano
*Local services (''Treno regionale'') Maglie–Otranto
See also
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List of railway lines in Italy
This is a list of all railway lines in Italy.
Active lines
Managed by Ferrovie dello Stato
High–speed lines
* Turin–Milan
* Milan–Verona (under construction)
* Verona–Venice (under construction)
* Venice–Trieste (planning p ...
References
''This article is based upon a translation of the
Italian-language version as at February 2015.''
External links
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Railway lines in Apulia
Railway lines opened in 1868