Irpinia Express

Closed in 2010, revived for excursions: the 1895 Ofanto-valley line threads 119 km of viaducts, vineyards and hill villages from Avellino to lonely Rocchetta junction.

Stations

1. 0 kmAvellino
2. 7 kmSalza Irpina
3. 8 kmParolise-Candida
4. 10 kmMontefalcione
5. 14 kmPercianti-Arianiello
6. 17 kmMontemiletto
7. Show 22 more stations

   1. 20 kmLapio
   2. 22 kmTaurasi
   3. 24 kmLuogosano-San Mango sul Calore
   4. 26 kmPaternopoli
   5. 29 kmCastelvetere
   6. 32 kmCastelfranci
   7. 36 kmMontemarano
   8. 40 kmCassano Irpino
   9. 43 kmMontella
   10. 48 kmBagnoli Irpino
   11. 54 kmNusco
   12. 57 kmCampo di Nusco
   13. 60 kmSant' Angelo dei Lombardi
   14. 63 kmLioni
   15. 67 kmLioni Valle delle Viti
   16. 69 kmMorra De Sanctis-Teora
   17. 73 kmSanzano-Occhino
   18. 78 kmConza-Andretta-Cairano
   19. 80 kmCairano
   20. 86 kmCalitri-Pescopagano
   21. 90 kmRapone-Ruvo-San Fele
   22. 93 kmSan Tommaso del Piano
8. 98 kmMonticchio
9. 100 kmAquilonia
10. 104 kmMonteverde
11. 109 kmPisciolo
12. 117 kmRocchetta Sant'Antonio-Lacedonia

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 OpenStreetMap relation 2442342: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 7 m from it
• The operator publishes this line's timetable: Fondazione FS, 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 Irpinia Express?

The Irpinia Express runs 119 km from Avellino to Rocchetta Sant’Antonio.

How long does the Irpinia Express take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h 30 min for the 119 km. That is an average of 34 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 60 km/h.

Who runs the Irpinia Express?

Fondazione FS, with heritage ALn 668.

How old is the Irpinia Express?

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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