Classic route
Ionian Railway
Taranto → Reggio Calabria · Italy
Ionian Railway in pictures
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- Distance
- 470 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 5 h 57 min
- Average speed
- 79 km/h
- Operator
- Trenitalia ↗
- Train
- IC 558 · Intercity
- Countries
- Italy
- In service since
- 1875
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Six hours down the instep and toe of Italy, from Taranto by Metaponto, Sibari and Crotone to the Strait of Messina; the sections were joined into one railway in 1875.
The Ferrovia Jonica runs 472 km down the instep and the toe of Italy, from Taranto through Sibari and Crotone to Reggio Calabria, crossing Apulia, Basilicata and Calabria. For most of that distance it keeps to the shore of the Ionian Sea.
How this line was checked
- The 298 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 13431830 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 98.5% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 5 m); the longest stretch away from it is 3.5 km
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IC 558
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Along the way
- Taranto
- Sibari
- Crotone
- The Ionian shore of Calabria
- Reggio Calabria
How long is the Ionian Railway?
The Ionian Railway runs 470 km from Taranto to Reggio Calabria.
How long does the Ionian Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 5 h 57 min for the 470 km. That is an average of 79 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Ionian Railway?
Trenitalia, with IC 558, Intercity.
How old is the Ionian Railway?
The line has been in service since 1875. 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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