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Cecina-Volterra railway line

The line near Saline di Volterra

Overview

Status

in use

Owner

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana

Locale

Tuscany, Italy

Termini

Stations

5

Service

Type

Heavy rail

History

Opened

1863 (Cecina-Saline di Volterra)
1912 (Saline di Volterra-Volterra)

Closed

1958 (Saline di Volterra-Volterra)

Technical

Number of tracks

1

Track gauge

1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in) standard gauge

Electrification

no

Route map

Legend

					from Grosseto
				281.592	Cecina
					to Livorno
				290.123	Riparbella
				297.935	Casino di Terra
					Monterufoli mining line (1972–1928)
				304.584	Ponte Ginori
				311.076	Volterra Saline Pomarance
					start of rack (1912–1958)
					end of rack
				319.121	Volterra

					Zig zag

The Cecina-Volterra railway line is an Italian railway line that connects the coast town of Cecina to Saline di Volterra in Tuscany. Until 1958 it continued up into the medieval hilltop town of Volterra.

History

The construction began in 1860, with the line opening between Cecina and Saline di Volterra. There was a plan announced in 1863 to extend the line to the Central Tuscan railway at Poggibonsi, but this was never realised. The line had a small connection to a mine at Monterufoli, which provided a substantial freight traffic until it was dismantled in 1928. In 1912, a rack railway using the Strub system was opened, connecting Saline di Volterra with Volterra town.^[1] This line was closed in 1958.

Traffic

The line is kept open to provide connections to school for residents of the valley. The line was served by regionale services until early 2020, when they were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These were expected to recommence for the 2020-21 school period but this never happened and replacement bus services have been continued indefinitely.^[2]

Gallery

An ALn 663 railcar near Casino di Terra.
A service on the rack and pinion section, closed since 1958, photographed in 1938.
Another service, this time in 1912, the year this section opened.
The end of the line after the Volterra-Saline di Volterra section was closed in 1958.
Volterra Saline Pomarance station, as seen nowadays.
Saline di Volterra railway station, now named Volterra Saline Pomarance, in 1912.
Volterra Saline Pomarance station with an ALn 663 railcar waiting to depart.

History

Traffic

Gallery

References