Catania Centrale railway station
Catania Centrale | |
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 Exterior of the station building. | |
| Location | Piazza Papa Giovanni XXIII 95100 Catania Catania, Catania, Sicily Italy |
| Coordinates | 37°30′23.62″N 15°5′58.85″E / 37.5065611°N 15.0996806°ECoordinates: 37°30′23.62″N 15°5′58.85″E / 37.5065611°N 15.0996806°E |
| Owned by | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana |
| Operated by | Centostazioni |
| Line(s) | Messina–Syracuse Catania–Randazzo (FCE) |
| Platforms | 4 (7 tracks)[1] |
| Train operators | Trenitalia |
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| Other information | |
| Classification | Gold |
| History | |
| Opened | 1867 |
| Closed | 19 December 2016 (Metropolitana di Cantania) |
| Location | |
  Catania Centrale Location in Sicily | |
Catania Centrale is the main railway station of the Italian city of Catania, in Sicily. Along with Palermo Centrale, Messina Centrale and Syracuse it is one of the most important stations of its region. It is managed by the Ferrovie dello Stato, the national rail company of Italy.
History[]
The station was inaugurated on 24 June 1866. One century later it was upgraded and renewed due to the electrification of the Messina-Catania line.[2]
Structure and transport[]
Catania Centrale is located close to the Port of Catania and by the sea. It has a railway depot and a link to the . The station building has two floors and a portico and is protected by the national cultural heritage.
The station is electrified and served by regional trains, by a metro line[3] and by the Circumetnea railway. For long-distance transport there are InterCity and Express trains to Rome, Turin, Milan and Venice, linking it also with Genoa, Naples, Bologna, Florence, Pisa and other cities.
Metro[]
Gallery[]
View of the platforms
Platform of the Metro
Station's depot
See also[]
- List of railway stations in Sicily
- Railway stations in Italy
- Rail transport in Italy
- History of rail transport in Italy
Notes and references[]
- ^ 5 platforms (for 8 tracks) including the one for the Metro
- ^ Benedetto and Antonino Cristoadoro: "Cronaca di Catania (1807-1894)". LaTerza. 1986
- ^ Article on urbanrail.net Archived 8 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
Media related to Catania Centrale train station at Wikimedia Commons
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- Railway stations in Catania
- Catania Metro stations
- Railway stations opened in 1867