Line 2 ( Italian: ''Linea 2'') is a rapid transit service operated by Trenitalia in the city of Naples, Italy. It connects 12 stations. Line 2 operates on the

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, which crosses the city of Naples from west to east. All regional trains, differently from metropolitan trains, are received by Campi Flegrei station in different platforms. Line 2 also has some minor regional extensions. These are the Naples-Caserta and Naples-Salerno (all these services use the Passante rapid transit railway, of which the latter two start from Campi Flegrei station).

History

The construction of the line, part of the ″direttissima″ Rome–Naples, was begun in 1911 and after a suspension during World War I, it was completed in 1925 between ''Pozzuoli'' and ''Piazza Garibaldi'', electrified with third rail. Two years later the ″direttissima″ was completed, and the electrical rail service was extended towards

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and San Giovanni-Barra.Giovanni Cornolò: ''Automotrici elettriche dalle origini al 1983.'' Duegi Editrice, 2011, p. 28. In November 1935 the line was also electrified with overhead line; the third rail was discontinued in 1938. In 1997, the line was numbered as ''Line 2'', while the other Naples Metro line became ''

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''. The two lines were connected with a pedestrian tunnel between ''Museo'' and ''Cavour'' in 2002 and in Garibaldi station in 2012 In 2001, operation of the line was taken over by Metronapoli SpA, a newly established

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in which Trenitalia held a 38% stake. However, in November 2005, operation of line 2 was transferred back to Trenitalia, and that company sold its Metronapoli shares to the municipal government.Webb, Mary (ed.) (2009). ''Jane's Urban Transport Systems 2009-2010'', pp. 192–193. Coulsdon, Surrey (UK): Jane's Information Group. . Since 2009, the line is crossed only by metropolitan trains.

Rolling stock

The metropolitan service started in 1925 with third rail cars of type E.20 transferred from the Ferrovie Varesine. In 1938 the third rail system was discontinued, and the E.20 substituted by the newer E.624 equipped with overhead line. From 1962–63 the E.624 were moved and substituted by the new EMUs of type ALe 803, and from 1983 the ALe 724.Giovanni Cornolò: ''Automotrici elettriche dalle origini al 1983.'' Duegi Editrice, 2011, p. 275–276. Line 2 also uses ALe 582 and the newest double-decker Treno ad alta frequentazione and Jazz trains.

Stations

Napoli - mappa servizio ferroviario metropolitano

References

Bibliography

*Cornolò, Giovanni (1994). ''Locomotive elettriche FS''. Ermanno Albertelli Editore. . *Cornolò, Giovanni (2011). ''Automotrici elettriche dalle origini al 1983''. Duegi. .

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