Type Heavy rail Line length 103 km (64 mi) Owner Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Status in use Number of tracks Single track Locale Italy Terminis Lecce, Martina Franca | |
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Opened 1907 (1907) (Lecce - Francavilla Fontana)
1925 (1925) (Francavilla Fontana - Martina Franca) Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) | ||
The Martina Franca–Lecce railway is an Italian 103-kilometre (64-mile) long railway line, that connects Martina Franca with Francavilla Fontana and Lecce.
The line was opened in four stages between 1907 and 1925. On 27 May 1907 the section from Lecce to Francavilla Fontana opened; the line was further extended on 14 August 1924 to Ceglie Messapica. On 5 April 1925 the line reached Cisternino and finally reached Martina Franca on 24 December 1925.
Usage
The line is used by the following service(s):
References
Martina Franca–Lecce railway Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA