Type Heavy rail Opened 1897 (1897) Number of tracks 2 | Status in use Line length 153 km (95 mi) Owner Rete Ferroviaria Italiana | |
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Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) | ||
The Venice–Trieste railway is a railway line in Italy.
History
The section between Venice and San Giorgio di Nogaro was opened as a local railway from the private company Società Veneta in several sections between 1885 and 1888. Later it was decided to prolonge this line through the international border to Austria-Hungary; in 1894 the Austrian section between Cervignano and Monfalcone was opened by the Friauler Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, the border section between San Giorgio and Cervignano followed three years later.
After the First World War all the line came to Italy, and it became a principal railway, managed by the state company Ferrovie dello Stato.
References
Venice–Trieste railway Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA