Classic route
Palermo–Trapani railway
Palermo Centrale → Trapani · Italy
- Distance
- 193 km
- Fastest time
- 3 h 8 min
- Average speed
- 62 km/h
- Operator
- Trenitalia ↗
- Train
- R 21871
- Countries
- Italy
- In service since
- 1881
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The long way round the west of Sicily, by Castelvetrano, Mazara and Marsala: the through line was finished on 5 June 1881, and since the short route by Milo closed in 2013 it is the only one.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 13165574 (30 km), relation 13268165 (158 km) — 188 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 6 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 21725
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
How long is the Palermo–Trapani railway?
The Palermo–Trapani railway runs 193 km from Palermo Centrale to Trapani.
How long does the Palermo–Trapani railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h 8 min for the 193 km. That is an average of 62 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Palermo–Trapani railway?
Trenitalia, with R 21871.
How old is the Palermo–Trapani railway?
The line has been in service since 1881. 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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