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When did Italy’s first railway run from Naples to Portici?

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View of Naples, Italy, showing colorful buildings on hillsides along the coastline with a curved harbor and calm blue water. — Naples Naples, Italy.

Italy’s first railway line, which connected Naples to the royal residence of Portici, was inaugurated in 1839. The line covered a distance of approximately five miles.12