Bari–Matera

The only railway to the Sassi: a 950 mm oddity climbing the Murgia plateau from Bari to cave-city Matera — every visitor’s first sight of Basilicata.

Stations

1. 0 kmBari Centrale (FAL)
2. 2 kmBari Scalo
3. 3 kmBari Policlinico
4. 10 kmModugno
5. 17 kmPalo del Colle
6. 20 kmBinetto
7. Show 4 more stations

   1. 22 kmGrumo Appula
   2. 24 kmToritto
   3. 32 kmMellitto
   4. 40 kmPescariello
8. 48 kmAltamura
9. 70 kmMatera Serra Rifusa
10. 71 kmMatera Villa Longo
11. 74 kmMatera Centrale
12. 74 kmMatera Sud

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 2156758 (52 km), relation 16657555 (29 km) — 75 km of the route between them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: 98% of this line lies within 250 m of real track, a median 4 m from it
• The operator publishes this line's timetable: Ferrovie Appulo Lucane — 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 Bari–Matera?

The Bari–Matera runs 77 km from Bari to Matera.

How long does the Bari–Matera take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 30 min for the 77 km. That is an average of 51 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 100 km/h.

Who runs the Bari–Matera?

Ferrovie Appulo Lucane, with FAL narrow-gauge railcar.

How old is the Bari–Matera?

The line has been in service since 1915. 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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