Scenic route
Trenino Verde Mandas–Arbatax
Mandas → Arbatax · Italy
At 159 km the longest tourist railway in Italy, this narrow-gauge line climbs to 868 m through the wild Ogliastra mountains to the sea at Arbatax.
How this line was checked
- The 148 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 1808857 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within 55 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 17 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
Questions and answers
How long is the Trenino Verde?
The Trenino Verde runs 159 km from Mandas to Arbatax.
How long does the Trenino Verde take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 5 h for the 159 km. That is an average of 32 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 50 km/h.
Who runs the Trenino Verde?
ARST, with ADe railcar.
How old is the Trenino Verde?
The line has been in service since 1893. 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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