The Venice–Trieste railway is a railway line in
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
.
History
The section between
Venice
Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are li ...
and
San Giorgio di Nogaro
San Giorgio di Nogaro (, locally ) is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about south of Udine. As of 31 December 2004, it had ...
was opened as a local railway from the private company
Società Veneta
The Società Veneta (SV) was an Italian public transport company running trains and tramways. Its initial full name was the Società Veneta per le e costruzioni pubbliche (''Società Veneta for public business and construction''), though from 18 ...
in several sections between 1885 and 1888. Later it was decided to prolonge this line through the international border to
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, also referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Habsburg Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe#Before World War I, Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. A military ...
; in 1894 the Austrian section between
Cervignano and
Monfalcone
Monfalcone (; Venetian language#Regional variants, Bisiacco: ; ; ; archaic ) is a town and (municipality) in the Province of Gorizia, Regional decentralization entity of Gorizia in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northern Italy, located on the Gulf of Tr ...
was opened by the
Friauler Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, the border section between San Giorgio and Cervignano followed three years later.
Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926
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After the First World War
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
all the line came to Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
, and it became a principal railway, managed by the state company Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A. (; ; previously only Ferrovie dello Stato, hence the initialism FS) is Italy's national state-owned railway holding company that manages transport, infrastructure, real estate services and other services in ...
.
See also
* 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
Bibliography
* RFI - Fascicolo Linea 52 (Venezia Santa Lucia–Latisana)
* RFI - Fascicolo Linea 63 (Latisana–Trieste Centrale)
External links
Railway lines in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Railway lines in Veneto
Railway lines opened in 1897
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