Bologna–Florence railway

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The Bologna–Florence railway is a major Italian rail line crossing the Apennine Mountains to connect the northern city of Bologna with Florence in central Italy, serving as a key corridor between northern and southern Italy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway line
belongsToCorridor north–south Italian rail axis
connectsCity Bologna
Florence
constructionStart early 20th century
country Italy
crosses Apennine watershed
electrification 3 kV DC overhead line
electrified yes
endStation Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station
engineeringSignificance major early 20th-century Italian railway engineering project
function key north–south rail corridor in Italy
gauge 1,435 mm
hasBridge multiple viaducts in the Apennines
hasJunction Prato
San Benedetto Val di Sambro
hasStructure Apennine Base Tunnel
historicalImportance first direct rail crossing of the Apennines between Bologna and Florence
historicalRole main link between northern and central Italy before high-speed line
importance strategic freight corridor between Po Valley and central Italy
knownFor Apennine Base Tunnel
lineNumber 65
lineType conventional railway line
locatedIn Apennine Mountains
linked to: Apennines
maximumInclineApprox 26 per mille
opened 1934
operator Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
originalBuilder Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
owner Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
parallelTo Bologna–Florence high-speed railway
partOf Italian railway network
passesThrough Emilia-Romagna
Tuscany
primaryPassengerOperator Trenitalia
regionServed central Italy
northern Italy
linked to: Northern Italy
safetySystem Italian train protection systems
servedBy intercity trains
regional trains
startStation Bologna Centrale railway station
status in operation
trackConfiguration double track
trafficType freight
passenger
tunnelLengthApprox 18.5 kilometres
usesRailGauge standard gauge

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Bologna Centrale railway station isPartOf Bologna–Florence railway
Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station railwayLine Florence–Bologna railway
linked to: Bologna–Florence railway
Italian railway network notableHighSpeedLine Bologna–Florence high-speed railway
linked to: Bologna–Florence railway
Florence–Prato–Bologna line partiallyParallelTo Direttissima Bologna–Florence railway
linked to: Bologna–Florence railway
Florence–Prato–Bologna line partiallyParallelTo Bologna–Florence high-speed railway
linked to: Bologna–Florence railway
Milan–Bologna railway connectsTo Bologna–Florence railway
Bologna–Florence railway parallelTo Bologna–Florence high-speed railway
linked to: Bologna–Florence railway
Bologna–Padua railway linkedWith Bologna–Florence railway
Bologna–Rimini railway connectsTo Bologna–Florence railway
Bologna–Ferrara railway connectsTo Bologna–Florence railway
Casalecchio di Reno hasTransportConnection Bologna–Florence railway
Prato Centrale railway station railwayLine Bologna–Florence railway
Prato Porta al Serraglio railway station railwayLine Bologna–Florence railway (indirect connection via network)
linked to: Bologna–Florence railway