FL lines

FL lines

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Overview
Locale	Lazio
Transit type	Commuter rail
Number of lines	8
Number of stations	128
Operation
Began operation	1994
Operator(s)	Trenitalia
Technical
System length	672 km (417.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3 kV DC, overhead line
System map 250px

The FL lines, formerly Lazio regional railways (Italian: ferrovie regionali del Laziocode: it is deprecated ) consist of 8 commuter rail lines operated by Trenitalia, converging on the city of Rome.

The lines FL1, FL2 and FL3, particularly in areas closer to Rome, function like a rapid transit service, integrated with underground and surface transportation. The other lines (numbered from FL4 to FL8) are served by traditional regional trains, and used almost exclusively for commuter traffic.

All eight lines are considered regional trains by Trenitalia. On timetables and departure boards at the stations the trains are marked with the letter R (Regional). The numbering of the lines (FL1, FL2, ...) appears only in some informational materials and on the signs of some stations. However, in the ATAC network, the numbering appears in all network maps.

Lines

• FL1 Orte ↔ Fiumicino Aeroporto
• FL2 Roma Tiburtina ↔ Tivoli
• FL3 Roma Ostiense ↔ Viterbo Porta Fiorentina
• FL4 Roma Termini ↔ Frascati / Albano Laziale / Velletri
• FL5 Roma Termini ↔ Civitavecchia
• FL6 Roma Termini ↔ Cassino
• FL7 Roma Termini ↔ Minturno-Scauri
• FL8 Roma Termini ↔ Nettuno

Frequencies

Sections with one train every 15 minutes:

• Fiumicino Aeroporto - Fara Sabina (line FL1)
• Roma Ostiense - Cesano di Roma (line FL3)

Sections with one train every 30 minutes:

• Fara Sabina - Poggio Mirteto (line FL1)
• Roma Tiburtina - Lunghezza (line FL2)
• Cesano - Bracciano (line FL3)
• Roma Termini - Civitavecchia (line FL5)

Sections with one train every 60 minutes:

• Poggio Mirteto - Orte (line FL1)
• Lunghezza - Tivoli (line FL2)
• Bracciano - Viterbo Porta Fiorentina (line FL3)

Rates

For travel between stations in the City of Rome, ticketing is integrated with the Metrebus Rome system. A passenger may use the integrated ticket "BIT" from 1,50 € (valid for 100 minutes) or any other type of integrated ticket or Metrebus pass; in addition, Trenitalia sells special "Anello" tickets where one may travel on any Trenitalia train within the City of Rome with a single 0.90 € ticket (valid for 90 minutes). The "Anello" and the Metrebus Rome tickets are only valid within an imaginary ring encircling Rome, bounded by the stations: Capannelle (FL4 and FL6), Cesano di Roma (FL3), Fiera di Roma (FL1), Lunghezza (FL2), Roma Aurelia (FL5), Settebagni (FL1) and Torricola (FL7 and FL8).

For all trips that take place outside the "Anello" ring, or that cross through the ring, the typical regional mileage rate applies.

See also

• History of rail transport in Italy
• List of railway stations in Lazio
• Rail transport in Italy
• Transport in Rome

Bibliography

• Paolo Blasimme: Il treno-metrò di Roma. In: ″Italmodel Ferrovie″ Nr. 139 (May–June 1968), p. 4520–4525.
• G. De Grisantis: Il servizio urbano FS a Roma. In: ″Italmodel Ferrovie″ Nr. 203 (April 1977), p. 234–238.
• Marcello Cruciani: Roma per i suoi pendolari. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 152 (September 1994), p. 26–28.

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