Vatican City railway station with goods wagons, and showing iron gates closed
Overview
Native name
Ferrovia Vaticana
Status
Operational
Owner
Holy See
Locale
Vatican City and Italy
Termini
Roma San Pietro 41°53′46″N12°27′17″E / 41.8962°N 12.4547°E / 41.8962; 12.4547 (Roma San Pietro railway station)
Vatican City 41°54′04″N12°27′04″E / 41.9010°N 12.4512°E / 41.9010; 12.4512 (Vatican City railway station)
Stations
1
Service
System
Holy See railway
Operator(s)
Ferrovie dello Stato
History
Opened
1934
Technical
Line length
0.68 kilometres (0.42 mi)
Track length
1.19 kilometres (0.74 mi)
Number of tracks
1–2
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
Italy: 3000V DC
Vatican: none
Highest elevation
38 metres (125 ft)
Route map
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Vatican Railway
Legend
km
0.00
end of tunnel
0.10
headshunt in tunnel
0.14
end of platform
0.20
end of freight sidings
0.24
Città del Vaticano
0.29
Vatican City
Italy
border
0.30
end of electrification
0.35
start of viaduct
0.43
Via Aurelia viaduct
0.51
end of viaduct
to Pisa and Viterbo
0.68
junction
(since 2000)
0.86
Roma San Pietro
1.06
end of headshunt
1.28
start of tunnels
to
Roma Ostiense
& Roma Termini
The Vatican Railway (Italian: Ferrovia Vaticana) was opened in 1934 to serve Vatican City and its only station, Vatican City (Città del Vaticano[tʃitˈtaddelvatiˈkaːno], or Stazione Vaticana[statˈtsjoːnevatiˈkaːna]). The main rail tracks are standard gauge and 300 metres (980 ft) long, with two freight sidings, making it the shortest national railway system in the world.[1] Access to the Italian rail network is over a viaduct to Roma San Pietro railway station, and is guaranteed by the Lateran Treaty dating from 1929. The tracks and station were constructed during the reign of Pope Pius XI, shortly after the treaty.
Beginning in 2015, one passenger service runs each Saturday morning with passengers for Castel Gandolfo.
Most other rail traffic consists of inbound freight goods, although the railway has occasionally carried other passengers, usually for symbolic or ceremonial reasons.[2][3]
^Korn, Frank J. 2000. A Catholic's Guide to Rome: Discovering the Soul of the Eternal City. Paulist Press. ISBN 0-8091-3926-X. p. 49.
^Walsh, Michael J. 2005. Roman Catholicism: The Basics. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-26380-8. p. 95.
^Garwood, Duncan. 2006. Rome. Lonely Planet. ISBN 1-74059-710-9. p. 141.
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