Good afternoon everyone! Today I'm here to propose my third Italian route. We're in Central/Eastern Italy, specifically between the territories of the Emilia Romagna and Marche region. The section in question is part of the larger Bologna-Ancona railway. In particular, this section goes from Rimini Centrale to Ancona, representing the second half of this line. The most scenic one, in my opinion. It's considered one of the busiest railways in Italy. This railway is familiarly called by us "The Holiday Railway", since it's widely used in the summer period to bring tourists from the cities of Northern Italy to the Romagna/Marche coast. This territory is characterized by a dense coastal urbanisation, with three important cities crossed: Rimini, Pesaro-Urbino and Ancona. The route is characterized by a purely city/suburban scenary in the first section, and then moves away from the coast in the central (hilly) area. Finally it runs a long, freer coastal stretch, where the tracks seem to touch the sea. Reaching up to Ancona. GENERAL FEATURES The route in question boasts 93km (58mi) of tracks. The line is served by double track (standard gauge - 1435 mm/4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), electrified 3kV DC OHLE (standard Italian ordinary voltage). The entire path is equipped with RSC (BAcc based) and SCMT. The line is managed by: - RFI s.p.a. (Italian Railway Network), regarding infrastructure. Passenger service is operated by: - Trenitalia s.p.a. (national railway company ) - Trenitalia-Tper s.c.a.r.l. (Trenitalia's Emilia Romagna DPR). Freight service is operated by: - Mercitalia Rail s.p.a. (national freight comapny). - Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal (Ancona harbor operations). - DB Schenker Rail Italia s.r.l. (DB Cargo Italian subsidiary). ROUTE AND STATIONS This route has a total of 15 active stations/stops, 14x fully operational. Including the 2 main terminus of Rimini and Ancona. The calls are, as follows: - Rimini, km111* - Rimini Miramare, km116* - Riccione, km121* - Misano Adriatico, km124* - Cattolica-S.Giovanni-Gabicce, km129* Emilia Romagna/Marche border. - Pesaro, km144* - Fano, km156* - Marotta-Mondolfo, km169* - Senigallia, km178* - Marzocca, km185* - Montemarciano, km190* - Falconara Marittima, km195* - Palombina (small station, served only by a few weekly trips), km198* - Ancona Torrette, km200* - Ancona, km 204* *Distance from route origin, Bologna (Km0) ROUTE PLAN PASSENGER SERVICE Coming soon... ROLLING STOCK The following stock can be see here: - ETR 521 "Rock" EMU, Trenitalia Regional and Fast Regional services. 5 cars fitted. Max speed: 160 km/h. - ETR 104 "Pop" EMU, Trenitalia Regional services. 4 cars fitted. Max speed: 160 km/h. - E.464 FS DC Electric loco, Trenitalia/Tper Fast Regional services. Single cabin (rear bagage+gangway). Max speed: 160 km/h. Continue below...
Page 2 The following coaches are used alongside E.464 locos: - NCDP/CDPTR "Vivalto" Double-decker Regional coach. Max speed: 160km/h. - MD MDVC/MDVE Regional coaches + MD MDVC "Mazinga" Regional cabcar. Max speed: 160km/h. - ETR 350 Flirt 1 EMU, Tper Regional services. 5 cars fitted. Max speed: 160 km/h. - E.414 FS DC Electric loco, Trenitalia Intercity services. Single cabin (rear service gangway). Max speed: 200 km/h The following coaches are used with the E.414 locos: - Type Z1 UIC Intercity coach + Type Z1A UIC Intercity cabcar. Max speed: 200km/h Continue below...
Page 3 - ETR 500 Frecciarossa, Trenitalia Frecciarossa services. 12 cars+2 powercars fitted. Max speed: 300 km/h (capable of 360km/h, limited to 200km/h here). STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES STRONG POINTS - The route is long - The line allows regular services of approximately one hour and 10/20 minutes. - Good number of services during the day. - Good mix between direct Intercity services and local commuters. - Presence of the Frecciarossa service. - Good variety of rolling stock used. - Presence of straight sections and a central section with curves and slight slopes (Pesaro). - Presence of freight trafic during the day. WEAK POINTS - The line is quite linear and flat. - The landscape in the Emilia Romagna area is very dense with homes and buildings, especially in Rimini. IMAGES AND KEY POINTS Rimini main station. Left: Rocca Malatestiana (Fano). Right: Mole Vanvitelliana (Ancona). The coast (Marotta). General view of Ancona, its harbor and railway infrastructures. Caravatt .
I'd love to see Italy in TSW! however, i doubt DTG will do it, because they have no expertise. Hoping for an italian 3rd party soon.
I would love to see Italy more in Train Sim World as it's a beautiful country, and I think we need more routes outside of Britain, USA and Germany.
I'm afraid if they ever do it, they'll have Rivet do it... However, about a year ago I heard from a couple of guys who had done the Brescia-Iseo route for TSC. They were interested in bringing a map to TSW. Then I didn't know anything more.
Hmm... I think you're right. Because sadly, Rivet games is well known for making bad routes, probably except for the Island Line 2022.
