Casalecchio Garibaldi railway station

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Casalecchio Garibaldi
LocationCasalecchio di Reno, Emilia-Romagna
Italy
Coordinates44°28′59″N 11°16′21″E / 44.4830°N 11.2726°E / 44.4830; 11.2726Coordinates: 44°28′59″N 11°16′21″E / 44.4830°N 11.2726°E / 44.4830; 11.2726
Operated byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)Bologna-Porretta, Bologna-Vignola
Tracks4
Train operatorsTrenitalia Tper
ConnectionsBologna buses
Other information
ClassificationSilver[1]
History
Opened2002
Location
Casalecchio Garibaldi is located in Emilia-Romagna
Casalecchio Garibaldi
Casalecchio Garibaldi
Location in Emilia-Romagna

Casalecchio Garibaldi (Italian: Stazione di Casalecchio Garibaldi) is a railway station serving Casalecchio di Reno, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. The station opened in 2002 and is located on the Porrettana railway. It is also the terminus of the Bologna-Vignola railway. All train services are operated by Trenitalia Tper.

The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FSI), Italy's state-owned rail company.

History[]

The station was inaugurated on 31 December 2002.[2]

On September 30, 2003, a railway accident happened in the station, as regional train 11432, heading to Bologna Centrale, collided with a cement block after a red light was ignored due to human error. One person died in the accident.[3]

Location[]

Casalecchio Garibaldi railway station is situated north of the town centre.

Features[]

The station consists of four tracks linked by an underpass.

Train services[]

The station is served by the following service(s):

  • Suburban services (Treno suburbano) on line S1A, Bologna - Porretta Terme
  • Suburban services (Treno suburbano) on line S2A, Bologna - Vignola

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ List of Italian stations and categories Archived 2015-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Impianti FS, in "" n. 246 (March 2003), p. 8
  3. ^ "Repubblica.it/cronaca: Bologna, incidente ferroviario oltre un centinaio di feriti".
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