Rome–Civita Castellana–Viterbo Railway
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The Rome–Civita Castellana–Viterbo railway is a regional railway line connecting
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Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
, with
Viterbo Viterbo (; Viterbese: ; lat-med, Viterbium) is a city and ''comune'' in the Lazio region of central Italy, the capital of the province of Viterbo. It conquered and absorbed the neighboring town of Ferento (see Ferentium) in its early history ...
, capital city of the
Province of Viterbo Viterbo ( it, provincia di Viterbo) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Viterbo. Geography Viterbo is the most northerly of the provinces of Lazio. It is bordered to the south by the Metropolitan City of Rome ...
. The long line, also known in Rome as the ''Roma Nord'' line, after its former
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, is part of Rome's metropolitan and regional railway network.


Route

* Piazzale Flaminio
Viterbo Viterbo (; Viterbese: ; lat-med, Viterbium) is a city and ''comune'' in the Lazio region of central Italy, the capital of the province of Viterbo. It conquered and absorbed the neighboring town of Ferento (see Ferentium) in its early history ...
The ''Roma Nord'', 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 ...
, has its urban terminus at Piazzale Flaminio, on the northern perimeter of Rome's city centre. From there, it runs in a northerly direction, parallel to the Via Flaminia, as far as
Civita Castellana Civita Castellana is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Viterbo, north of Rome. Mount Soracte lies about to the south-east. History Civita Castellana was settled during the Iron Age by the Italic people of the Falisci, who called it "F ...
, and then to its ultimate destination,
Viterbo Viterbo (; Viterbese: ; lat-med, Viterbium) is a city and ''comune'' in the Lazio region of central Italy, the capital of the province of Viterbo. It conquered and absorbed the neighboring town of Ferento (see Ferentium) in its early history ...
. Locally, it is derisively referred to as the "Freccia Viterbese".


See also

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History of rail transport in Italy History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...
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List of railway stations in Lazio This is the list of the railway stations in Lazio owned by: * Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, a branch of the Italian state company Ferrovie dello Stato; * ATAC SpA. RFI stations ATAC stations See also *Railway stations in Italy *Ferrovie dell ...
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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 ...
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Transport in Rome Rome has an extensive internal transport system and is one of the most important road, rail and air hubs in Italy. Rome banned diesel vehicles from its roads for the first time on Tuesday 14 January 2020. The local transport authority said the o ...


References


External links


ATAC
– official site
ATAC map
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depicting all routes in the Rome railway network {{DEFAULTSORT:Rome-Civita Castellana-Viterbo railway Railway lines in Lazio Transport in Rome Railway lines opened in 1932