Line SFM1 explained

Line 1
Type:Commuter rail
Status:Operational
Locale:Metropolitan City of Turin
First:9 December 2012
Operator:Gruppo Torinese Trasporti
Start:Pont Canavese
Stops:19
Owners:Turin Metropolitan Railway Service

Line SFM1 is part of the Turin Metropolitan Railway Service. It links Pont Canavese to Chieri, and passes through the city centre.

Service began on 9 December 2012.[1]

Following a 15% increase in ridership since the route was launched in 2012, three four-car Alstom Coradia Meridian EMU trains entered service on route SFM1 in January 2014.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Stampa . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915043525/http://www2.lastampa.it/2012/09/12/cronaca/i-primi-treni-metropolitani-con-il-nuovo-orario-invernale-eZ6iP2wsHgzjLEZeikTEEO/index.html . 2012-09-15 .
  2. News: Chiandoni . Marco . GTT Turin receives Coradia Meridian trains . . Jan 23, 2014.