Heritage route
Trenino Verde Macomer–Bosa Marina
Macomer → Bosa Marina · Italy
Trenino Verde in pictures
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- Distance
- 46 km
- Fastest time
- 2 h
- Average speed
- 23 km/h
- Top speed
- 40 km/h
- Operator
- ARST
- Train
- ADe railcar · 950 mm
- Countries
- Italy
- In service since
- 1888
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The Trenino Verde’s second living branch: 46 km of 950 mm track twisting off Macomer’s basalt plateau down to the palm-lined seafront at Bosa Marina.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1808855 — 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 4 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: ARST — 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
How long is the Trenino Verde?
The Trenino Verde runs 46 km from Macomer to Bosa Marina.
How long does the Trenino Verde take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h for the 46 km. That is an average of 23 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 40 km/h.
Who runs the Trenino Verde?
ARST, with ADe railcar, 950 mm.
How old is the Trenino Verde?
The line has been in service since 1888. 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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