The Siena-Grosseto railway line is an Italian railway line that connects the cities of

Siena Siena ( , ; traditionally spelled Sienna in English; ) is a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, and the capital of the province of Siena. It is the twelfth most populated city in the region by number of inhabitants, with a population of 52,991 ...

and

Grosseto Grosseto () is a city and a ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the province of Grosseto and the main city of the Maremma region. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the ...

in Southern Tuscany.

History

The first connection between

and

was completed in 1872 by the Società per le Strade Ferrate Romane, first using the Central Tuscan Railway down to

Asciano Asciano () is a ''comune'' and hill town in the province of Siena in the Italy, Italian region Tuscany. It is located at the centre of the Crete senesi between the river Ombrone and the torrent Copra, some southeast of the town of Siena by rail. ...

, before using the whole length of the Asciano-Monte Antico railway up to

Monte Antico Monte Antico is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Civitella Paganico, province of Grosseto, in the area of the Ombrone Valley. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 33.

and continuing to

Montepescali Montepescali () is a small town in southern Tuscany, Italy, a '' frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Grosseto. The site, from which the scenic panorama of the coastal strip and the Tuscan Archipelago up to Corsica can be seen, is also known as "Terra ...

on the Tirrenica railway, before using this line to run into

. In 1906, a proposal was submitted to construct a faster line between

and

via

Buonconvento Buonconvento is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about south of Florence and about southeast of Siena in the area known as the Crete Senesi. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("T ...

. The contract to construct this line was awarded in 1910 to the Société Française de Chemins de Fer en Toscane, and the line began construction in 1923. Two years later, the contract was modified and the Società Italiana per Imprese Ferroviarie e Lavori Pubblici (SIF) was awarded the contract to finish the line, which it completed in 1927. The line was inaugurated on 30 May 1927, and served the old ''Madonnina Rossa'' station in

until the new station was completed in 1935. The line suffered serious damage during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

and was only reopened in 1951. In 1955, the FS took over operation of the line. On 16 June 1966, floods damaged large sections of the line, and along with the Asciano-Monte Antico railway, the line did not reopen until May 1980, during which period the line was modernised. In October 2013, a flood washed away the trackbed near

Murlo Murlo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about south of Florence and about south of Siena. Murlo borders the following municipalities: Buonconvento, Civitella Paganico, Montalcino, Mon ...

station, which meant the line was closed for a year between

and Montepescali. The line has also been victim to other floods more recently that have caused the line to be temporarily closed on multiple occasions. Most recently, the line was closed between Buonconvento and Montepescali between 21 December 2022 and 10 December 2023 due to landslides between Buonconvento and Monte Antico. When service was reinstated on 10 December 2023, the service was reduced to only four direct trains between Siena and Grosseto, the remainder terminating at Buonconvento. Also, the station at Murlo had no scheduled trains for the entirety of the 2023-2024 timetable, these being reinstated from the next timetable change, though limited.

Traffic

The line is served by ''regionale'' trains operated by

Trenitalia Trenitalia Società per azioni, SpA is the primary train operator of Italy. A subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, itself owned by the Italian government. It was established in 2000 following a European Union directive on the deregulati ...

, which primarily connect

and

. Some early morning and evening services continue to

Empoli Empoli () is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy, about southwest of Florence, to the south of the Arno River, Arno in a plain formed by the river. The plain has been usable for agriculture since Ancient Ro ...

and

Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...

. On selected dates, ''Treno Natura'' historic steam trains are operated that use sections of this line as well as the Asciano-Monte Antico line.

Gallery

File:Montepescali - stazione ferroviaria - ALn 668.jpg, A diesel railcar on a

''regionale'' service calls at the junction of

. File:Siena - Deposito della Stazione FS - panoramio.jpg, The depot of

showing the lines (closest to the camera) that run to

Chiusi Chiusi ( Etruscan: ''Clevsin''; Umbrian: ''Camars''; Ancient Greek: ''Klysion'', ''Κλύσιον''; Latin: ''Clusium'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Siena, Tuscany, Italy. History Clusium (''Clevsin or Camars'' in Etruscan) ...

and

via

respectively. File:Monte Antico 2018 1.jpg, A historic diesel railcar stands at

. File:CivitellaPaganicoTrainStation2.jpg,

Civitella Paganico railway station Civitella Paganico railway station is an Italian railway station on the Siena–Grosseto railway line, located in Paganico, in the municipality of Civitella Paganico, Province of Grosseto, Tuscany. History The station opened in 1872 following th ...

. File:Grosseto FS 2.JPG,

Grosseto railway station Grosseto railway station () is the main station serving the city and ''comune'' of Grosseto, in the region of Tuscany, central Italy. Opened in 1864, it forms part of the Pisa–Rome railway. The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria ...

, seen from platform 1.

References

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