Railways
Main article: Rail transport in Italy See also: List of railway companies, List of town tramway systems in Italy, and List of trolleybus systems in ItalyItalian railway system has a length of 19,394 km (12,051 mi), of which 18,071 km (11,229 mi) standard gauge and 11,322 km (7,035 mi) electrified. The narrow gauge tracks are:
- 112 km (70 mi) of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge (all electrified);
- 1,211 km (752 mi) of 950 mm (3 ft 1 3⁄8 in) gauge (of which 153 km (95 mi) electrified)
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