Vatican Railway System

Ferrovia Vaticana
Shortest National Railway System in
the World (300 meters)
With only one (1) station
February 11, 1929
Access to Italian Rail Lines was guaranteed
Tracks and station were constructed
during
The Reign of Pope Pius XI
Pope Gregory XVI
Chemin de fer, chemin d’enfer
(road of iron, road of hell)
Pope Pius IX
Bologna to Ancona
Armies of Risorgimento (1861)
The Directorate of New Railway Construction of the
Ministry of Public Works of the Kingdom of Italy
Construction beginning on April 3, 1929
The total cost of construction was reported
to be ₤24 million
The station building was constructed
between 1929 and 1933
The first locomotive entered the
Vatican in March 1932
The station was opened officially on
October 2, 1934
 September 12, 1934

A Railway Convention was held

between Italy and Vatican City
The property passed from Ferrovie dello
Stato (Italian State Railways) to Holy See
Stazione Città del Vaticano
or
Stazione Vaticana
was built approximately 20 m from the
Entrance Gateway
 The station building is composed of white
marble, and its dimensions are 61 x 21.5 m. The
central body is 16.85 m tall and the lateral ones
5.95 m.
The Vatican railway has been used primarily
for importing goods.
 The planned papal train of Pius XI was never
constructed.
 The Vatican has never employed any railway
workers or registered any rolling stock.
Vatican City station has no regular passenger
trains scheduled.
The official train of Pope Pius IX remains on
display at the Museum of Rome
Route
The Vatican City State Railway branches off from the
Rome to Viterbo railway line at the Roma San Pietro
railway station
and crosses Gelsomino valley via long masonry viaduct
 Before passing through the Vatican City
walls and terminating in the Vatican City railway
station, the line passes under an arch with a
two-piece iron gate which slides into the
recesses of the Vatican walls.
The gate is closed when there is no traffic
scheduled on the line.
The railway has two tracks but only
one is served by a station platform.
 The station is near the Vatican Gardens,
behind St. Peter's Basilica. The gateway
separating the station from rail track in Italian
territory is part of Leonine Wall.
 Difference

Philippine Railway System

Vatican Railway System
Philippine Trains

PNR: Hyundai Rotem DMU

 Philippine National Railways
Stations 136 stations
Daily ridership 100,000 passengers
Line length 1,060 km (659 mi)
Track Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Operating speed 40-90 km/h (Metro services)
80-120 km/h (Provincial services)
LRT: Hyundai Precision/Adtranz
 Light Railway Transit
Number of lines 2
Number of stations 31
Daily ridership 2.8 million (2013)
System length 33.4 km (20.8 mi) (total)
1
Track Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) Standard Gauge
Electrification Overhead line
Average speed 40 km/h (25 mph)
Top speed 80 km/h (50 mph)
MRT-3:Tatra RT8D5
 Manila Metro Rail Transit System
Daily ridership 450,000 (original capacity)
650,000 (2012-2013 record)
Track length 16.9 km (10.5 mi)
1
Track Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification Overhead line
Operating speed 65 km/h (40 mph)
Vatican Train
 Vatican
Line length 1.27 kilometres (0.79 mi)
No. of tracks Two
1
Track Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) standard gauge
Stations 1
 Simplicity is beauty.
Simplicity cost less energy.
Quiz
1. When did the Lateran Treaty granted the vatican
railway an access to the italian rail lines?

2. It is the other term for road of iron, road of hell.

3. What is the army that seized the contstruction of rail

line from Bologna to Ancona?

4. Total cost of construction of the Vatican Railway System.

5. What happened during March 1932?

7. When did the station officially opened?

8. Italian State Railways is also known as?

9-10. Other term for Vatican Railway Station.

11. The station building is composed of?

12. Dimensions of the station building.

13. Primary use of the Vatican Railway.

14. The Vatican City State Railway branches off from

the Rome to Viterbo railway line at the?

15. True or False: The Vatican Railway System has

only one track.
1. February 11, 1929
2. Chemin de fer, chemin d’enfer
3. Risorgimento
4. ₤ 24 million
5. First lovcomotive entered the Vatican
6. Standard Gauge
7. October 2, 1934
8. Ferrovie dello Stato
9&10. Stazione Città del Vaticano and Stazione
Vaticana
11. White marble
12. 61 x 21.5 meters
13. For importing or transporting goods
14. Roma San Pietro
15. False