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Sicilia ferrovia circumetnea
The Ferrovia Circumetnea (roughly translated as "Round-Etna Railway") is a narrow-gauge, 950 mm (3 ft 1 3⁄8 in), regional railway line in Sicily. It was constructed between 1889 and 1895.
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- Sicilia ferrovia circumetnea
- Sicilia ferrovia circumetnea una gita intorno all etna in novembre 2011
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As the name suggests, the 110-kilometre (68-mile) line follows a route which almost completely encircles the Mount Etna volcano. From its terminal in Catania the line starts off westward and loops around Mount Etna in a clockwise direction (as seen on the map), eventually reaching the other terminal at the seaside town of Riposto, approximately 28 kilometres (17 miles) northeast of Catania.
The original terminal was at Catania Porto, although Catania Central (the mainline station) was the last stop for the trains. However, in the 1990s the section from there to Catania Borgo (4 kilometres (2.5 miles) long) was converted to standard gauge and moved underground for most of its length for use as a new metro (Metropolitana di Catania). The original terminus, the Porto station, was also reinstated. The Circumetnea services, therefore, now terminate at Catania Borgo.
The Ferrovia Circumetnea (FCE) also operates the Metropolitana. The offices for both are at Catania Borgo.