Società per le Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo
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The Società per le Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo (Mediterranean Railway Company), normally known as the Rete Mediterranea (RA, Mediterranean Network), was an Italian railway
History of Railways in Italy
The railways in Italy are one of the most important infrastructure in the country, with c. of track.-Origins:Railways were introduced in Italy when it was still a divided country....

 company from 1885 to 1905.

It was established on 1 July 1885 and it absorbed the lines of the Società per le strade ferrate dell'Alta Italia
Società per le strade ferrate dell'Alta Italia
The Società per le strade ferrate dell'Alta Italia was an Italian railway company from 1865 to 1885.It was established on 1 July 1865 with miles of line it acquired from the state railway of the Kingdom of Sardinia , the part of the state railway of the former Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia that...

 (Upper Italian Railways, SFAI) west of Milan
Milan
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, SFAI's line from Genoa to Pisa, most of the Società per le strade ferrate romane
Società per le Strade Ferrate Romane
The Società per le strade ferrate romane was an Italian railway company from 1865 to 1885.The Società Generalle delle Strade Ferrate Romane was formed in 1860 from a merger of the Società Pio Centrale , builder of the Rome–Civitavecchia railway and the Società Pio Latina The Società per le strade...

 (Roman Railways) lines and most of the mainland network of the Società per le Strade Ferrate Calabro-Sicule (Calabrian-Sicilian Railroads). On 1 July 1905 it was nationalised and absorbed into the Ferrovie dello Stato
Ferrovie dello Stato
Ferrovie dello Stato is a government-owned holding which manage infrastructure and service on the Italian rail network. The subsidiary Trenitalia is the main rail operator in Italy.-Organization:Ferrovie dello Stato subsidiaries are:...

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