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14-480: The railway, projected in 1866, was inaugurated in 1876 and was connected to the pre-existent Avenza-Carrara railway (1866), linking the main station of Carrara Avenza to Carrara San Martino , in city centre. A subsequent expansion to the quarries below the Apuan Alps (Gioia, Ravaccione-Polvaccio and Colonnata ) was proposed in 1885. Work began in 1887 and the new branch was inaugurated on 15 May 1890. The line

28-454: A section of the European route E80 from Tarquinia to Rosignano Marittimo The SS 1 was instituted in 1928 with the following description: " Rome – Civitavecchia – Grosseto – Livorno – Pisa – Genoa – Imperia – Ventimiglia – French border . The denomination derives from the homonymous ancient Roman road , although it follows in part the routes of other Roman roads, such as

42-399: A straight parallel to that of the former tramway , with a small branch to the station of Covetta. The only stations passenger service was the one from Avenza to San Martino stations. Avenza-Carrara railway The Avenza–Carrara railway was a short line connecting the center of Carrara with the locality of Avenza, falling in the same municipality, on which there was and still there

56-676: Is a station of the Genoa-Pisa railway . Opened in 1866, the line constituted later an element of the Carrara Private Marble railway ; after the closure of the latter it remained in service as goods connection until the closure to traffic in 1969. The definitive suppression was established by Decree of the President of the Republic no. 1459 of December 28, 1970. The construction of the line began on July 17, 1863, following

70-611: Is an Italian state highway 697.3 kilometres (433.3 mi) long in Italy located in the regions of Lazio , Tuscany and Liguria . It is one of the most important state highways in Italy and derives from an ancient Roman consular road, the Via Aurelia . It connects Rome with France following the coast of Tyrrhenian Sea and Ligurian Sea and touching nine provincial capitals as well as important tourist locations. It constitutes

84-536: The Via Julia Augusta . In the nineteen eighties and the nineties, due to the heavy traffic the road had to support, a variant , with 2 lanes (plus an emergency lane) in each direction, parallel to the route of the original route, in the section between Grosseto and Quercianella . The Aurelia is substantially an alternative to the A12 , except for the section from Tarquinia to Rosignano Marittimo , in which

98-691: The rail tracks dismantled. Nowadays, apart from the Avenza FS station, the only area in which the railway is operating is the port of Carrara , connected to the Pisa-La Spezia-Genoa line with a pair of industrial lines. It is part of a route of industrial archaeology and, since 2003 its stations, quarries and bridges over the Vara , have been included in the Archaeological Park of the Apuan Alps . The railway line started in

112-596: The carrarese general Domenico Cucchiari, renaissance fighter who had distinguished himself at the Battle of San Martino. Along the way there were some booths, one of which is identified in Agricola street no. 121. If the freight traffic was to characterize the line, thanks to the connection of the Marmifera railway and to the freight station of St. Martino which itself acted as a collector for some stone industries, to it

126-541: The decision of the Minister of Public Works, just two months after the inauguration of the station of Avenza. It was officially inaugurated on September 10, 1866, curated by the Società per le strade ferrate dell'Alta Italia . In 1876, the station of Carrara became passing, with the opening of the railroad Marmifera heading toward the quarries of marble of Colonnata, which exploited the pre-existing connection to transfer

140-529: The goods to the station of Avenza and, hence, to the port of Carrara. The line was involved in the trafficking of Anderlino bridge with two arches by a bombing in 1945, that destroyed the latter. Following this event the bridges were rebuilt. With the conventions of 1885, the railway line was ceded to the Rete Mediterranea before moving in 1905 to the newly formed Ferrovie dello Stato , which kept it in operation until 1969. The official suppression

154-464: The hill village of Colonnata and, following a tortuous path, connects some hill hamlets of Carrara, as Miseglia and Torano , and several quarries, through some branches. Subsequently the railway runs through the city of Carrara and, from San Martino to Avenza station follows a path almost parallel to that of the passenger line. From Avenza FS station to the port, in Marina di Carrara , the line follows

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168-466: Was also summed up in the early times of operation, the passengers traffic. The latter in 1933 consisted of 4 pairs of mixed FS trains employing 18 minutes to connect the two locations. [REDACTED] Media related to Avenza–Carrara railway at Wikimedia Commons 44°03′04″N 10°03′46″E  /  44.051183°N 10.062860°E  / 44.051183; 10.062860 Strada statale 1 Via Aurelia Strada statale 1 Via Aurelia (SS 1)

182-523: Was established by Decree of the President of the Republic no. 1459, December 28, 1970. 4.499 kilometers long, the line branched off from the west side compared to the passenger building of Avenza railway station, later called Carrara-Avenza and, dealt a curve detected and bypassed the Aurelia , it pointed towards the center of the town of marble. The terminus was located at the coeval station of Carrara San Martino, so named for its efforts in this regard by

196-596: Was owned by the FMC (Società Ferrovia Marmifera Privata di Carrara) and operated by the SFAI ( Società per le strade ferrate dell'Alta Italia ). Even if its bridges were damaged by bombings and sabotages during the Second World War , the line was practically in continuous operation from 1876 to 1964, when it was closed due to competition from road traffic. In 1969 it was closed also the passenger route Avenza-Carrara and

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