Scenic route
Ferrovia Circumetnea
Catania → Riposto · Italy
A 950 mm narrow-gauge line almost encircling Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, crossing black lava fields around Bronte and Randazzo.
- Distance
- 110 km
- Fastest time
- 3 h 30 min
- Average speed
- 31 km/h
- Top speed
- 60 km/h
How this line was checked
- The 87 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 2545716 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 6 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Ferrovia Circumetnea, a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Ferrovia Circumetnea?
The Ferrovia Circumetnea runs 110 km from Catania to Riposto.
How long does the Ferrovia Circumetnea take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h 30 min for the 110 km. That is an average of 31 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 60 km/h.
Who runs the Ferrovia Circumetnea?
Ferrovia Circumetnea, with Vulcano DMU.
How old is the Ferrovia Circumetnea?
The line has been in service since 1895. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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