Potenza metropolitan railway service | |||
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Overview | |||
Locale | Potenza | ||
Transit type | commuter rail | ||
Number of lines | 1 | ||
Number of stations | 11 | ||
Daily ridership | 400 per day (2008) [1] | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 2007 | ||
Operator(s) | Ferrovie Appulo Lucane | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 20 km (12.4 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 950mm | ||
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The opening of the service took place on 1 November 2007 [2] on a 950 mm narrow gauge line built in the 1930s from Potenza to Avigliano.
Improvement of the service began in 2015, with projects including elimination of level crossings, increased frequency, modernisation of stations and the construction of a new terminus station Gallitello. [3]