There are two active rack railways in Ital. There isa a third route where trains run without cogwheel mechanisms, although the cog rail remains. Formerly, the Rittnerbahn in Bolzano was also a cog railway on part of the route, but in the 1960s, the cog section was closed. It was a period when several rack railways in Italy were closed.
Ferrovia Cosenza-Catanzaro Lido – a picturesque narrow-gauge railway with a length of 110 kilometers has a cog section 1996 meters long, between the Catanzaro Sala and Catanzaro Pratica stations. Trains cover this section in seven minutes. Probably, the following sections of the railway are active: Cosenza Vaglio Lise – Rogliano, Rogliano – Soveria Mannelli, Soveria Mannelli – Catanzaro, and Catanzaro – Lido Catanzaro but I can not obtain up-to-date information
Ferrovia Principe-Granarolo – one of the many railway attractions in Genoa. The cog railway connects Genoa Piazza Princepe railway station with the Granarolo hill. The railway line was built between 1898 and 1901 and thoroughly rebuilt in 1979. The length of the route is 1130 meters, and the height difference between the starting and ending stations is 194 meters. The maximum gradient is 21.4%. Between the starting and ending stations, the train stops at seven stations.
The cog section was also present on the Sassi – Superga tramway in Turin. As far as I know, the cog rail is not currently in use.
There was also the Trieste–Opicina tramway – hybrid tramway and funicular railway in the city of Trieste. The line has a total length of 5.2 km. Heritage tramway is currently out of use.
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