Scenic route
Porrettana Express
Pistoia → Porretta Terme · Italy
- Distance
- 26 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 40 min
- Top speed
- 60 km/h
- Operator
- Fondazione FS
- Train
- E.626 + Centoporte coaches
- Countries
- Italy
- In service since
- 1864
Page last updated 2026-07-22 · figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The 1864 Porrettana was Italy’s first railway across the Apennines: E.626-hauled Centoporte coaches now relive its 26 ‰ climb from Pistoia to the spa town of Porretta.
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