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Turin Metropolitan Railway Service

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Turin Metropolitan Railway Service
SFM
Overview
LocalePiedmont Metropolitan City of Turin
Transit typeCommuter rail
Number of lines8
Number of stations93
Websitehttp://www.sfmtorino.it/
Operation
Began operation9 December 2012 (2012-12-09)
Operator(s)GTT, Trenitalia
Infrastructure manager(s)GTT, RFI
Technical
System length455 km (283 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
System map

The Turin Metropolitan Railway Service (Template:Lang-it), simply known as SFM, is a commuter rail system serving the metropolitan area of Turin, Italy. The system comprises 8 lines operated by Gruppo Torinese Trasporti and Trenitalia, serving 93 stations.

The core of the system is the passante ferroviario, a tunnel running 8 km through the city from north to south at a maximum depth of 18 meters. The tunnel allows passengers to travel from Torino Stura station to Torino Lingotto station in 15 minutes.[1]

Network

Line Terminals Year opened Last extension Length Stations Operator
Line SFM1
Line SFM1
Pont CanaveseChieri 2012 2013 75 kilometres (47 mi) 19 GTT
Line SFM2
Line SFM2
ChivassoPinerolo 2012 62 kilometres (39 mi) 15 Trenitalia
Line SFM3
Line SFM3
Bardonecchia/SusaTorino Porta Nuova 2012 95 kilometres (59 mi) 19 Trenitalia
Line SFM4
Line SFM4
Torino SturaAlba 2012 2016 60 kilometres (37 mi) 17 Trenitalia
Line SFM6
Line SFM6
Torino SturaAsti 2013 65 kilometres (40 mi) 14 Trenitalia
Line SFM7
Line SFM7
Torino SturaFossano 2013 75 kilometres (47 mi) 12 Trenitalia
Line SFMA
Line SFMA
Torino DoraCeres 2012 45 kilometres (28 mi) 21 GTT
CavallermaggioreBra 2013 2020

(line suppressed)

13 kilometres (8.1 mi) 3 Trenitalia

Future Projects

Line Terminals Estimated Completion Project Type Status
Cavallermaggiore - Savigliano - Saluzzo Extension Proposed
Line SFM3
Line SFM3
Grugliasco - Caselle Extension Proposed
sfm5 San Luigi-Orbassano - Quaglia-Le Gru - San Paolo - Torino Stura New line[2][3] Construction
Line SFMA
Line SFMA
Torino Rebaudengo Fossata - Torino Lingotto New stations Proposed

Rolling stock

References

  1. ^ http://www.sfmtorino.it/le-linee-sfm/ Le 8 linee SFM Torino - Da Lingotto a Stura in soli 15 minuti
  2. ^ unknown (May 22, 2016). "Al via i lavori per la Linea 5 del SFM". Tunnel Euralpin Lyon Turin. TELT sas. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  3. ^ http://www.telt-sas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/MAPPA-SM5.jpg Proposed map of line sfm5

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