The Aurora was a domestic Trans Europ Express in Italy linking Rome with Reggio di Calabria. The train was named after the Roman goddess of dawn, referring to the train's early morning departure from Rome.
Trans Europ Express The Aurora was based on existing first-class only Rapidos running between Rome and Naples. In 1974 the service was extended to Reggio di Calabria and upgraded to Trans Europ Express.Das grosse TEE Buch p. 120 The southbound service used the schedule of Rapido 893, the northbound service the schedule of Rapido 882 already running from Reggio to Rome.La Légende des TEE p. 352. Despite the scenic route along the Tyrrhenian Sea between Naples and Reggio di Calabria, loading figures on this stretch were very low and consequently the Aurora was downgraded to a two-class Rapido after only 371 days as TEE on 1 June 1975. On 1 June 1980 the service was extended to Palermo using the train ferry to cross the Strait of Messina. On 30 May 1987 the rapido Aurora was withdrawn from service.La Légende des TEE p. 353.
TEE 89 country station km TEE 88 07:20 Roma Termini 0 22:05 08:54 Napoli Mergellina 209 20:21 09:04 Napoli Piazza Garibaldi 214 20:11 Salerno 268 Maratea 407 Lamezia Terme 546 Gioia Tauro 638 Villa San Giovanni 675 Reggio Lido 682 13:55 Reggio Calabria 684 15:25
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