Asciano–Monte Antico railway

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4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeElectrificationnoOperating speed50 km/h (31 mph)

Route map

Legend

					from Siena
				283.648	Asciano
					to Chiusi
				276.219	Trequanda
				270.968	San Giovanni d'Asso
				262.601	Torrenieri-Montalcino
				249.684	Monte Amiata
				238.805	Sant'Angelo-Cinigiano
					to Siena
				232.437	Monte Antico
					to Grosseto

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The Ferrovia Asciano–Monte Antico (Asciano–Monte Antico railway) is a railway line linking the town of Asciano to Monte Antico in the municipality of Civitella Paganico in Southern Tuscany.

History

The line was planned in 1859 and constructed by the Società per le Strade Ferrate Romane as the first line to connect the cities of Siena and Grosseto. The section between Asciano and Torrenieri was the first to open, which it did in 1865. The next section, between Torrenieri and Monte Amiata, opened in 1871, and the rest was completed for 1872,^[2] when the line connecting Monte Antico to Grosseto opened.

In 1906 a plan was submitted to construct a faster line between Monte Antico and Siena and this new line was completed in 1927. The services between Asciano and Monte Antico continued to operate as well as this line.

In 1955, both lines came under the operation of the FS. During the Second World War, the line was extensively damaged. The first section to be restored was from Asciano to San Giovanni d'Asso, the rest reopening only in 1952.

In 1966, a flood washed away part of the line between Monte Amiata and Torrenieri stations, and the line remained closed until 1980 during which period various modernisation work took place. The line via Buonconvento was also damaged and also remained closed until 1980.

In 1994 the passenger uptake of the line had dwindled to a point that the government found unsustainable, and the line closed to regular passenger services. In 1996 the Treno Natura tourist heritage services began to operate on select days of the year, using historic steam and diesel locomotives and railcars. This continues nowadays.^[3]^[4]

Gallery

Historic diesel locomotive at Monte Antico.
Steam locomotive departing Siena
Historic diesel railcar at Torrenieri-Montalcino.
Steam locomotive arriving at Asciano.
Steam locomotive arriving at San Giovanni d'Asso

References

^ "Ferrovie.it - Viaggio sul".
^ "Chronological index of railway lines opened between 1839 and 31 December 1926" (in Italian). 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ "Ferrovie Turistiche Italiane".
^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Binari senza tempo: la linea Asciano - Monte Antico. YouTube.