The Genoa urban railway service is operated by

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on the lines around the city of

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History

The urban railway service in

was opened in 1964 by the

Ferrovie dello Stato Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A. ( "Italian Railways of the State"; previously only Ferrovie dello Stato, hence the abbreviation FS) is Italy's national state-owned railway holding company that manages transport, infrastructure, real estat ...

. It was the second urban railway service after the "metropolitana FS" in

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.Giovanni Cornolò: ''Automotrici elettriche dalle origini al 1983.'' Duegi Editrice, 2011, p. 243. The FS used the modern EMUs ALe 803, projected for

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services. In 1976 they were substituted by their newer evolution, the ALe 801/940. The service suffered because of the overcrowded section between

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and Brignole, so from 1987 the line was doubled building another two tracks, by reusing some old harbor branches. The new bypass was opened on 23 May 1993 and included a new underground station at Piazza Principe. During the years some new stops have been added: in 1994 Costa di Sestri Ponente, and in 2005 San Biagio and

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; in 2006 the old Pra station has been substituted by a new one.Mario Bianchi: ''Novità a Genova.'' In: ''I Treni'' n. 282 (june 2006), p. 18.

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{{Urban public transport in Italy Transport in Genoa Passenger rail transport in Italy 1964 establishments in Italy

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