The Società per le strade ferrate romane (''Roman Railways'', SFR) was an Italian railway company from 1865 to 1885.

History

1860

The ''Società Generale delle Strade Ferrate Romane'' (

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: ''General Roman Railways'') was formed in 1860 from a merger of the ''Società Pio Centrale'' (''Central Pius Railway''), builder of the

Rome–Civitavecchia railway The Rome–Civitavecchia railway line is one of the oldest railways in Italy, constructed in what was then the Papal States, opening in 1859 and is 72.6 km long. The line now forms part of the Pisa–Livorno–Rome railway, Pisa–Rome line. ...

and the ''Società Pio Latina'' (''Latin Pius Railway''), builder of the Rome–Frascati railway. Shortly afterwards it absorbed the ''Royal Neapolitan Railway Company'', builder of the Naples–Caserta railway.

1865

On 1 July 1865 the ''Roman Railways'' were established with of line, comprising from the ''General Roman Railway Company'', of line from the ''Livornese Railway Company'' (Italian: ''Società delle Ferrovie Livornesi'') and from the ''Central Railway Company of Tuscany'' (Italian: ''Società per la Ferrovia Centrale Toscana''). At its establishment its network included the Rome–Cassino–Naples line, the Florence–Empoli–Pisa–Livorno line, the Florence–Pistoia–Pisa line, the Pisa–La Spezia–Massa line and the uncompleted Florence–Rome and Pisa–Livorno–Rome lines. It subsequently also built the Rome–Ancona line.

1869

It transferred the Florence–Pistoia–Pisa line and the Pisa–La Spezia–Massa line to the Società per le strade ferrate dell'Alta Italia (''Upper Italian Railways'') in 1869.

1885

On 1 July 1885 its network was taken over by the Rete Mediterranea (''Mediterranean Network'') and the Rete Adriatica (''Adriatic Network''), with the coastal line from

La Spezia La Spezia (, or ; ; , in the local ) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy. La Spezia is the second-largest city in the Liguria ...

Pisa Pisa ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Tuscany, Central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for the Leaning Tow ...

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

and

Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...

and the line from Pisa to Florence via Empoli going to the ''Rete Mediterranea'' and the lines from Rome to

Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...

and

Ancona Ancona (, also ; ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region of central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona, homonymous province and of the region. The city is located northeast of Ro ...

going to the ''Rete Adriatica''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Societa per le Strade Ferrate Romane Defunct railway companies of Italy