The Transport Guide for Catania
Ferrovia Circumetnea
FCE
The Ferrovia Circumetnea (roughly
translated as "Railway around the Etna") is a narrow-gauge
regional railway line in Sicily. The line (110 km in length)
follows a route which almost encircles the Etna volcano. From
its terminal in Catania the line starts off in a westward
direction and loops around the Etna in a clockwise manner (as
seen on a map), eventually reaching its other terminal at the
seaside town of Riposto, approximately 28 km to the North/North-East
of Catania. The original terminal was at the Central Railway
Station of Catania, directly on the sea front. In recent years
however, the section from there to Catania Borgo (4 km in length)
was upgraded to standard gauge and moved underground for most of
its length for use as a new metro (Metropolitana di Catania). It
was also extended by approximately 700m from the original
terminus to the Porto station in the Port area of Catania. The
terminal for the Circumetnea services was moved to Catania
Borgo.
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