The railway begins at Lucca railway station, crossing the Via Pesciatina, which until 1957 housed the metric gauge track of the Lucca–Monsummano electric tramway to Pescia. After passing the suburb of San Pietro a Vico the line reaches Ponte a Moriano, the terminus of the first stretch of the railway to be built and once home to a both a factory connected to the railway station as well as the Lucca–Ponte a Moriano steam tramway.
In almost flat territory the line passes the now-closed Piaggione station and another siding, this time to a factory owned by Italian paper company Lucart. The railway calls at two stations serving the town of Borgo a Mozzano before passing under a purpose-built fornix in the Ponte della Maddalena and following the Serchio river to the spa town of Bagni di Lucca.
The line continues uphill serving stops at Fosciandora-Ceserana, Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Villetta San Romano, Poggio-Careggine-Vagli and Camporgiano.
Arriving at Piazza al Serchio the line comes to the outer reaches of the Garfagnana region from which it takes its traditional name. In memory of the steam locomotives that formerly operated on the Lucca–Aulla railway, an FS Class 940 locomotive is preserved here as a monument.
From here the railway passes through the Lupacino tunnel which at 7,515 metres (4.670 mi) is the longest of the line. Onwards to Minucciano-Pieve-Casola and the town of Equi Terme the line reaches the steepest incline of its route heading onwards to Monzone-Monte dei Bianchi-Isolano.
Heading onwards through the Lunigiana further stops pass through Gragnola and on through the territory of Fivizzano with stops at Rometta-Soliera and Gassano. From here the line passes former explosives factory sidings to enter a new track layout introduced in 2008 to reach the end of the line at Aulla.
Technical specificationedit
The line is non-electrified single-track and operates under a remotely managed control system based in Pisa. It is equipped with an electric signalling block system and uses Sistema Controllo Marcia Treno (SCMT) throughout.[3] The SCMT equipment was activated in sections: on 24 October 2021 between Piazza al Serchio and Aulla,[4] on 27 June 2022 between Lucca and Fornaci di Barga[5] and finally on 1 September 2022 between Piazza al Serchio and Fornaci di Barga[6] with the subsequent decommissioning of the previous Sistema Supporto Condotta SSC earth subsystem.
27 July 1911: Bagni di Lucca–Castelnuovo di Garfagnana
4 December 1911: Aulla–Gragnola
25 March 1912: Gragnola–Monzone
1 August 1930: Monzone–Equi Terme
21 April 1940: Castelnuovo di Garfagnana–Piazza al Serchio
3 February 1944: Minucciano–Equi Terme
21 March 1959: Piazza al Serchio–Minucciano
A further modification to the line was made on 18 February 2008 with the opening of new tracks between Pallerone and Aulla Lunigiana linking up with Parma–La Spezia railway.[8]
^Salento, Angelo; Pesare, Giuseppe (4 July 2015). From Liberalisation to Appropriation: The Trajectory of Italian Railways. London: Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
^Editrice Trasporti su Rotaie, ed. (April 2008). "Aulla riunificata". I Treni (in Italian). Salò. XXIX (303): 6. ISSN 0392-4602.
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The Lucca Aulla railway also known as the Garfagnana railway is an Italian railway branch line Running from the city of Lucca the line crosses the Garfagnana and Lunigiana regions to join the Parma La Spezia railway in Aulla Lucca Aulla railwayOverviewStatusin useOwnerRFILocaleTuscany ItalyTerminiLuccaAullaServiceTypeHeavy railOperator s TrenitaliaHistoryCommenced1892 1892 Completed1959 1959 TechnicalLine length89 km 55 mi Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeRoute mapLegendto Pisa and Viareggio0 000 LuccaLucca Pontedera line 1944to FlorenceLucca Monsummano tramway 1957Molino Pardini sidings5 233 San Pietro a VicoLucca Ponte a Moriano tramway 19549 085 Ponte a Moriano13 508 Piaggione 200214 902 Lucart paper company sidings16 417 Diecimo Pescaglia19 914 Borgo a MozzanoPonte della Maddalena23 303 Bagni di Lucca26 050 Calavorno 200328 008 Ghivizzano Coreglia28 484 Tronchetti sidings 2015 1 Piano di Coreglia Ponte all Ania31 931 Fornaci di Bargaformer Europa Metalli sidings35 274 Barga Gallicano38 090 Castelvecchio Pascoli41 763 Fosciandora Ceserana44 924 Castelnuovo GarfagnanaPonte sul Corfino railway bridge47 816 Pontecosi49 813 Villetta San Romanogalleria Capriola 1ª51 271 Poggio Careggine Vagligalleria Capriola 2ª53 243 Camporgiano57 383 Piazza al SerchioLupacino tunnel 7 515 m 65 717 Minucciano Pieve CasolaUgliancaldo tunnel 3 195 m 70 081 Equi TermeAulella stream72 644 Monzone Monte dei Bianchi IsolanoAulella stream76 112 Gragnola78 597 Fivizzano Gassano81 344 Fivizzano Rometta Soliera83 246 Serricciolo 200286 016 Palleroneformer explosives factory sidingsnew routing 2008 Bibola tunnel opened 2008 Bibola tunnel 2008 to La Spezia 2005to La Spezia 2005 89 273 99 693 Aulla 200889 923 98 598 Aulla Lunigiana opened 2005to Parma new track opened 2005 to Parma old track 2005This diagram viewtalkeditThe railway is managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana RFI and passenger traffic is operated by Trenitalia both of which are subsidiaries of Italy s state owned rail company Ferrovie dello Stato FS 2 Contents 1 Route 2 Technical specification 3 History 4 References 5 External linksRoute editThe railway begins at Lucca railway station crossing the Via Pesciatina which until 1957 housed the metric gauge track of the Lucca Monsummano electric tramway to Pescia After passing the suburb of San Pietro a Vico the line reaches Ponte a Moriano the terminus of the first stretch of the railway to be built and once home to a both a factory connected to the railway station as well as the Lucca Ponte a Moriano steam tramway In almost flat territory the line passes the now closed Piaggione station and another siding this time to a factory owned by Italian paper company Lucart The railway calls at two stations serving the town of Borgo a Mozzano before passing under a purpose built fornix in the Ponte della Maddalena and following the Serchio river to the spa town of Bagni di Lucca nbsp Passing two disused stations and a junction leading to a paper mill the line continues to Fornaci di Barga railway station where further sidings previously served the Europa Metalli plant now operated by KME Group Two further stops serve the town of Barga Barga Gallicano railway station and Castelvecchio Pascoli railway station the latter named for the famous Italian poet Giovanni Pascoli The line continues uphill serving stops at Fosciandora Ceserana Castelnuovo di Garfagnana Villetta San Romano Poggio Careggine Vagli and Camporgiano nbsp Arriving at Piazza al Serchio the line comes to the outer reaches of the Garfagnana region from which it takes its traditional name In memory of the steam locomotives that formerly operated on the Lucca Aulla railway an FS Class 940 locomotive is preserved here as a monument From here the railway passes through the Lupacino tunnel which at 7 515 metres 4 670 mi is the longest of the line Onwards to Minucciano Pieve Casola and the town of Equi Terme the line reaches the steepest incline of its route heading onwards to Monzone Monte dei Bianchi Isolano Heading onwards through the Lunigiana further stops pass through Gragnola and on through the territory of Fivizzano with stops at Rometta Soliera and Gassano From here the line passes former explosives factory sidings to enter a new track layout introduced in 2008 to reach the end of the line at Aulla Technical specification editThe line is non electrified single track and operates under a remotely managed control system based in Pisa It is equipped with an electric signalling block system and uses Sistema Controllo Marcia Treno SCMT throughout 3 The SCMT equipment was activated in sections on 24 October 2021 between Piazza al Serchio and Aulla 4 on 27 June 2022 between Lucca and Fornaci di Barga 5 and finally on 1 September 2022 between Piazza al Serchio and Fornaci di Barga 6 with the subsequent decommissioning of the previous Sistema Supporto Condotta SSC earth subsystem History editThe line opened in various stages 7 15 February 1892 Lucca Ponte a Moriano 15 July 1898 Ponte a Moriano Borgo a Mozzano 8 June 1899 Borgo a Mozzano Bagni di Lucca 27 July 1911 Bagni di Lucca Castelnuovo di Garfagnana 4 December 1911 Aulla Gragnola 25 March 1912 Gragnola Monzone 1 August 1930 Monzone Equi Terme 21 April 1940 Castelnuovo di Garfagnana Piazza al Serchio 3 February 1944 Minucciano Equi Terme 21 March 1959 Piazza al Serchio MinuccianoA further modification to the line was made on 18 February 2008 with the opening of new tracks between Pallerone and Aulla Lunigiana linking up with Parma La Spezia railway 8 References edit Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Direzione Circolazione 6 September 2015 Circolare Territoriale FI 7 2015 in Italian Salento Angelo Pesare Giuseppe 4 July 2015 From Liberalisation to Appropriation The Trajectory of Italian Railways London Society for the Advancement of Socio Economics Retrieved 1 September 2023 Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Direzione Circolazione Fascicolo Linea 95 in Italian dicembre 2003 ed Retrieved 21 October 2021 Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Direzione Circolazione 24 October 2021 Circolare Territoriale FI 7 2021 in Italian Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Direzione Circolazione 27 June 2022 Circolare Territoriale FI 5 2022 in Italian Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Direzione Circolazione 9 September 2022 Circolare Territoriale FI 8 2022 in Italian Ufficio Centrale di Statistica delle Ferrovie dello Stato 1927 Alessandro Tuzza ed Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926 in Italian Rome Italy a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Editrice Trasporti su Rotaie ed April 2008 Aulla riunificata I Treni in Italian Salo XXIX 303 6 ISSN 0392 4602 External links edit nbsp Media related to Aulla Lucca railway at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lucca Aulla railway amp oldid 1174565274, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
