Editing Sicily (section)

===Railways===
[[File:Punta Raisi staz ferr treni.jpg|thumb|Two trains inside [[Punta Raisi railway station]] within [[Palermo International Airport]]]]
[[File:Palermo Tramway System Map.jpg|thumb|[[Palermo]], AMAT tramway system map]]
[[File:GiovanniXXIII-metro.jpg|thumb|[[Catania Metro]]]]
The first railway in Sicily was opened in 1863 (Palermo-Bagheria) and today all of the Sicilian provinces are served by a network of railway services, linking to most major cities and towns; this service is operated by [[Trenitalia]]. Of the {{convert|1378|km|0|abbr=on}} of railway tracks in use, over 60% has been [[Railway electrification system|electrified]] whilst the remaining {{convert|583|km|0|abbr=on}} are serviced by [[Dieselisation|diesel]] engines. 88% of the lines (1.209&nbsp;km) are single-track and only {{convert|169|km|0|abbr=on}} are double-track serving the two main routes, Messina-Palermo ([[Tyrrhenian Sea|Tyrrhenian]]) and Messina-Catania-Syracuse ([[Ionian Sea|Ionian]]), which are the main lines of this region. Of the [[narrow-gauge railway]]s the [[Ferrovia Circumetnea]] is the only one that still operates, going round [[Mount Etna]]. From the major cities of Sicily, there are services to [[Naples]], [[Rome]] and [[Milan]]; this is achieved by the trains being loaded onto [[ferries]] which cross the Strait.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.italyheaven.co.uk/sicily/transport.html |publisher=ItalyHeaven.co.uk |title=Sicily Travel and Transport |date=2 January 2008}}</ref>

In [[Catania]] there is an [[Rapid transit|underground railway]] service ([[metropolitana di Catania]]); in [[Palermo]] the national railway operator [[Trenitalia]] operates a [[commuter rail]] ([[Palermo metropolitan railway service]]), the Sicilian Capital is also served by 4 AMAT (Comunal Public Transport Operator) tramlines; [[Messina]] is served by a [[Trams in Messina|tramline]].