Heritage route
Irpinia Express
Avellino → Rocchetta Sant’Antonio · Italy
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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.
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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