Lecce–Otranto railway

Lecce–Otranto railway
Overview
Status	in use
Owner	RFI
Locale	Italy
Termini	Lecce railway station Otranto railway station
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	Ferrovie del Sud Est
History
Opened	In stages between 1868 (1868) and 1872 (1872)
Technical
Line length	47 km (29 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map km Adriatic railway to Bari Martina Franca–Lecce railway to Martina Franca 0 Lecce 5 San Cesario di Lecce 9 San Donato di Lecce 12 Galugnano 16 Sternatia 19 Zollino Zollino–Gallipoli railway to Gallipoli 24 Corigliano d'Otranto 26 Melpignano 29 Maglie Maglie–Gagliano del Capo railway to Gagliano del Capo 35 Bagnolo del Salento 37 Cannole 41 Giurdignano 47 Otranto This diagram: view talk edit

The Lecce–Otranto railway is an Italian 47-kilometre (29-mile) long railway line, that connects Lecce with Zollino, Maglie and Otranto. The route operates through the region of Apulia.

History

The line was opened in stages between 1868 and 1872.^[1]

Usage

The line is used by the following service(s):

• Local services (Treno regionale) Lecce–Zollino–Nardo–Gallipoli
• Local services (Treno regionale) Zollino– Maglie–Tricase–Gagliano
• Local services (Treno regionale) Maglie–Otranto

See also

• List of railway lines in Italy

References

1. Alessandro Tuzza; et al. "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926" [Chronological overview of the features of the railways opened between 1839 and 31 December 1926]. Trenidicarta.it (in Italian). Alessandro Tuzza. Retrieved 1 January 2011.

This article is based upon a translation of the Italian-language version as at February 2015.

External links

Media related to Maglie–Otranto railway at Wikimedia Commons