Vatican Railway

Vatican Railway
Vatican City railway station with goods wagons, and showing iron gates closed
Overview
Native name	Ferrovia Vaticana
Status	Operational
Owner	Holy See
Locale	Vatican City and Italy
Termini	Roma San Pietro 41°53′46″N 12°27′17″E / 41.8962°N 12.4547°E / 41.8962; 12.4547 (Roma San Pietro railway station) Vatican City 41°54′04″N 12°27′04″E / 41.9010°N 12.4512°E / 41.9010; 12.4512 (Vatican City railway station)
Stations	1
Service
System	Holy See railway
Operator(s)	Ferrovie dello Stato
History
Opened	1934
Technical
Line length	0.68 kilometres (0.42 mi)
Track length	1.19 kilometres (0.74 mi)
Number of tracks	1–2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Italy: 3000V DC Vatican: none
Highest elevation	38 metres (125 ft)
Route map

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Legend
km 0.00 end of tunnel 0.10 headshunt in tunnel 0.14 end of platform 0.20 end of freight sidings 0.24 Città del Vaticano 0.29 Vatican City Italy border 0.30 end of electrification 0.35 start of viaduct 0.43 Via Aurelia viaduct 0.51 end of viaduct to Pisa and Viterbo 0.68 junction (since 2000) 0.86 Roma San Pietro 1.06 end of headshunt 1.28 start of tunnels to Roma Ostiense & Roma Termini

The Vatican Railway (Italian: Ferrovia Vaticana) was opened in 1934 to serve Vatican City and its only station, Vatican City (Città del Vaticano [tʃitˈta ddel vatiˈkaːno], or Stazione Vaticana [statˈtsjoːne vatiˈkaːna]). The main rail tracks are standard gauge and 300 metres (980 ft) long, with two freight sidings, making it the shortest national railway system in the world.^[1] Access to the Italian rail network is over a viaduct to Roma San Pietro railway station, and is guaranteed by the Lateran Treaty dating from 1929. The tracks and station were constructed during the reign of Pope Pius XI, shortly after the treaty.

Beginning in 2015, one passenger service runs each Saturday morning with passengers for Castel Gandolfo. Most other rail traffic consists of inbound freight goods, although the railway has occasionally carried other passengers, usually for symbolic or ceremonial reasons.^[2][3]