Martina Franca–Lecce railway

Railway line in Italy

Overview

Status

in use

Owner

RFI

Locale

Italy

Termini

Service

Type

Heavy rail

Operator(s)

Ferrovie del Sud Est

History

Opened

1907 (1907) (Lecce - Francavilla Fontana)
1925 (1925) (Francavilla Fontana - Martina Franca)

Technical

Line length

103 km (64 mi)

Number of tracks

Single track

Track gauge

1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Route map

Legend

Bari–Martina Franca–Taranto railway
to Taranto│to Bari

Taranto–Brindisi railway to Taranto

Francavilla Fontana

Taranto–Brindisi railway to Brindisi

Sava

Manduria

Erchie-Torre Santa Susanna

San Pancrazio Salentino

Novoli-Gagliano del Capo railway
to Gagliano del Capo

Adriatic railway to Brindisi & Bari

Lecce

Lecce–Otranto railway to Otranto

This diagram:

The Martina Franca–Lecce railway is an Italian 103-kilometre (64-mile) long railway line, that connects Martina Franca with Francavilla Fontana and Lecce.

The line was opened in four stages between 1907 and 1925. On 27 May 1907 the section from Lecce to Francavilla Fontana opened; the line was further extended on 14 August 1924 to Ceglie Messapica. On 5 April 1925 the line reached Cisternino and finally reached Martina Franca on 24 December 1925.

Usage

The line is used by the following service(s):

Local services (treno regionale): Martina Franca – Francavilla Fontana – Novoli – Lecce

References

Alessandro Tuzza; et al. "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926" [Chronological overview of the features of the railways opened between 1839 and 31 December 1926]. Trenidicarta.it (in Italian). Alessandro Tuzza. Retrieved 1 January 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

External links

[REDACTED] Media related to Martina Franca–Lecce railway at Wikimedia Commons

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