The Martina Franca–Lecce 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
Martina Franca
Martina Franca, or just Martina ( Martinese: ), is a town and ''municipality'' in the province of Taranto, Apulia, Italy. It is the second most populated town of the province after Taranto, and has a population (2016) of 49,086. Since 1975, th ...
with
Francavilla Fontana
Francavilla Fontana ( Francavillese: ) is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Brindisi and region of Apulia, in southern Italy. It is also called the town of the "Imperiali", after the Imperiali, a family of feudal lords who ...
and
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 ...
.
The line was opened in four stages between 1907 and 1925.
On 27 May 1907 the section from Lecce to Francavilla Fontana opened; the line was further extended on 14 August 1924 to Ceglie Messapica. On 5 April 1925 the line reached Cisternino and finally reached Martina Franca on 24 December 1925.
Usage
The line is used by the following service(s):
*Local services (''treno regionale''): Martina Franca – Francavilla Fontana – Novoli – Lecce
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 September 2014.''
External links
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Railway lines in Apulia
Railway lines opened in 1907