Classic route
Livorno–Florence railway
Livorno → Florence · Italy
The Ferrovia Leopolda of the 1840s, still carrying Tuscany's busiest regional run from Livorno and Pisa through Pontedera and Empoli into Florence.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 6065919 — 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 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of RE 4014
- 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 Livorno–Florence railway?
The Livorno–Florence railway runs 96 km from Livorno to Florence.
How long does the Livorno–Florence railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 16 min for the 96 km. That is an average of 76 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Livorno–Florence railway?
Trenitalia, with Regionale Veloce.
How old is the Livorno–Florence railway?
The line has been in service since 1844. 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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