The concession authorised Bayard to build a railway from the current location of Napoli Centrale railway station outside the old walls of Naples along the Bay of Naples to Nocera Inferiore on the Sorrentine Peninsula, a distance of , with possible extensions to Salerno and Avellino, both through mountainous country.
The concession granted Bayard permission to build a railway from Napoli Centrale station, outside the old city walls of Naples, along the Bay of Naples to Nocera Inferiore on the Sorrentine Peninsula. The line would be approximately , with potential extensions to Salerno and Avellino through mountainous regions.