I have wandered Italy on several occasions, often by train, but have never found a printed map of the complete rail system. I want to spend a few weeks just wandering by rail and a printed map would be a great help. They exist "online" but are too small and incomplete to be of much help. Does anyone know where I might get such an animal?
Posted by
San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
15165 posts
This is the map of the RFI rail network in Italy:
http://www.ferrovieinrete.com/rete_RFI_italia.htm
If you click on "Vedi Regione per Regione" at the bottom of the webpage you can go to the detail maps region by region.
The Trenitalia publication, called "In Treno", which shows the map (schematic) and the timetables (table by table), can be seen here:
http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom/Informazioni/Orario-ferroviario
In this page there are several hyperlinks that you can click to download everything, maps and timetables, in PDF format.
If you go to Italy, maybe they still publish the paper version as they used to do when I worked at the Florence SMN station (that was nearly 35 years ago so I'm not sure they still do it nowadays). If they do sell a paper version of the "In Treno" publication, check at the newsstand inside the station or ask the information desk. In the old days there was another similar publication called "Pozzorario", not even sure it exists anymore.
Posted by
Huntsville, AL, USA
8141 posts
Rail maps can be found on:
http://www.raileurope.com/europe-travel-guide/italy/map.html
Posted by
Brisbane, Australia
7175 posts
I like to use this version ...
http://www.railplus.com.au/europe-by-rail/europe-destinations/italy-by-train/map.htm
Posted by
OP
3 posts
I appreciate the links, but the maps are not complete. For whatever reason Trenitalia seems to just want to show only their lines. For instance, on the Umbria map, it does not show the line which runs from Terni to Perugia via Todi. I have ridden that line to Todi both ways, so I know it is there. In the absence of a "complete" map, there are lines that probably exist, but which are not shown. Very frustrating when you just want to wander by the seat of your pants, choosing the next destination on a whim.