• Source: Ferrovia Circumetnea

The Ferrovia Circumetnea (roughly translated as "Round-Etna Railway") is a narrow-gauge, 950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in), regional railway line in Sicily. It was constructed between 1895 and 1898.
As the name suggests, the 110-kilometre (68-mile) line follows a route which almost completely encircles the Mount Etna volcano. From its terminal in Catania the line starts off westward and loops around Mount Etna in a clockwise direction (as seen on the map), eventually reaching the other terminal at the seaside town of Riposto, approximately 28 kilometres (17 miles) northeast of Catania.
The original terminal was at Catania Porto, although Catania Central (the mainline station) was the last stop for the trains. However, in the 1990s the section from there to Catania Borgo (4 kilometres (2.5 miles) long) was converted to
standard gauge and moved underground for most of its length for use as a new metro (Metropolitana di Catania). The original terminus, the Porto station, was also reinstated. Therefore, the Circumetnea trains now terminate at Catania Borgo.
The Ferrovia Circumetnea (FCE) also operates the Metropolitana. The offices for both are at Catania Borgo.
FCE operates The DMU 001-004, multiple units diesel of construction Newag. They were in service with four more on order as of late 2017.
On 15 June 2024, the movement of trains on the Catania Borgo - Paternò route was suspended because of the upgrade works for the extension of the Metropolitana di Catania, with associated change of gauge, until Paternò. The railway services are replaced with bus services which will travel the almost parallel road route on the SS121, entering the towns at the stops to be served.




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Railway network of Sicily




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External links



Official Website (mostly in Italian; English, French and non-flash versions undermaintained)
High quality photos of FCE rolling stock
Circumetnea picture gallery on TrainsPictures.com

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• Metro Catania
• Ferrovia Circumetnea
• Catania Metro
• Railway network of Sicily
• List of railway stations in Sicily
• List of European railways
• Newag Vulcano
• List of metro systems
• Mount Etna
• List of railway companies
• List of track gauges