Bologna–Pistoia railway

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The Bologna–Pistoia railway is a major Italian rail line crossing the Apennines to connect the Emilia-Romagna city of Bologna with Pistoia in Tuscany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway line
alsoKnownAs Porrettana railway
belongsToCorridor regional rail services between Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany
connects Bologna
Pistoia
constructionStarted 1851
country Italy
crosses Apennine Mountains
linked to: Apennines
electrification 3 kV DC overhead line
electrified yes
endStation Bologna Centrale railway station
Pistoia railway station
hasBridgeOver Reno river
linked to: Reno River
hasGradient steep gradients in Apennine section
hasStructure Porretta railway tunnel
historicalRole important north–south route before opening of Direttissima Bologna–Florence line
historicalSignificance first trans-Apennine railway connection between northern and central Italy
length about 99 km
lineNumber Porrettana
locatedIn Apennines
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Emilia-Romagna
Tuscany
opened 1864
operator Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
owner Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
partOf Bologna node of Italian railways
Italian railway network
passesThrough Porretta Terme
Sambuca Pistoiese
Sasso Marconi
Vergato
primaryPassengerOperator Trenitalia
regionServed Metropolitan City of Bologna
Province of Pistoia
safetySystem Italian SCMT train protection system
startPoint Bologna
status in operation
terrainType mountain railway
trackConfiguration single track on most of the route
usedFor freight transport
passenger transport
usesGauge standard gauge

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Bologna Centrale railway station isPartOf Bologna–Pistoia railway