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The first Railways were introduced in Italy when it was still a divided country, a few decades before the political unification. The first line to be built on the peninsula was the Naples–Portici line, in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, which was 7.64 km (4.75 mi) long and was inaugurated on 3 October 1839, nine years after the world's first ...
The railroad company extended its existing rail that ran between Charleston and the Savannah River to the north toward Orangeburg and Columbia. Both rail lines closely paralleled old Native American trails. 1838 – Edmondson railway ticket introduced. 1839 – The first railway in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Italy, opened from Naples to ...
At the same time, the law identified a first list of 18 tourist railways, considered to be of particular value (art. 2, paragraph 2). [ 2 ] The list is periodically updated by decree of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport , in agreement with the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Culture , also taking into account the ...
The Italian railway system is one of the most important parts of the infrastructure of Italy, with a total length [3] of 24,567 km (15,265 mi) of which active lines are 16,832 km (10,459 mi). [2] The network has recently grown with the construction of the new high-speed rail network. Italy is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC
Italy was the first country in the world to build motorways, the so-called autostrade, reserved for fast traffic and for motor vehicles only. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Motorway"), the first built in the world, connecting Milan to Lake Como and Lake Maggiore , and now parts of the A8 and A9 motorways, was devised by Piero ...
However, the first plan for a railroad in the Netherlands was launched only shortly after the first railroad opened in Britain. The history of rail transport in the Netherlands can be described in six eras: the period up to 1839 – the first plans were made for a railroad, 1840–1860 – railroads experienced their early expansion,
Pages in category "History of rail transport in Italy" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Alessandria–Cavallermaggiore; Alessandria–Novara–Arona; Alessandria–Ovada; Alessandria–San Giuseppe di Cairo; Aosta–Pré-Saint-Didier; Asciano–Monte Antico