Naples-Portici railway line

Naples-Portici railway line

Infobox rail
railroad_name = Napoli-Portici
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image_size = 250px
image_caption = Inauguration of the Napoli-Portici Railway,
by Salvatore Fergola
locale = Italy
start_year = 1839
end_year =
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length = convert|7.25|km|mi|1
hq_city = Naples

The Napoli-Portici was the first Italian railway line.

Geography

The initial line was a single track of convert|7.25|km|mi|1. It ran from Naples to the royal palace at Portici, at the foot of Mount Vesuvius.

History

Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies initiated construction of the line in 1836. It opened on October 3 1839.


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