Catania Centrale railway station

Catania Centrale
Exterior of the station building.
Location
Address Piazza Papa Giovanni XXIII
95100 Catania
Comune Catania
Province Catania
Region Sicily
Country Italy
Line(s) Messina–Siracusa
Palermo–Catania
Catania–Gela
Catania–Randazzo (FCE)
Other information
Opened 1867 (1867)
Platforms 4 (7 tracks)[1]
Owner Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Manager Centostazioni
Line operator(s) Trenitalia
Classification Gold
Services
Connections
Metropolitana di Catania
AMT buses
Location map
Catania Centrale railway station
Catania Centrale railway station (Italy)

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 owned by the Ferrovie dello Stato, the national rail company of Italy.

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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 port. 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

Preceding station   Catania Metro   Following station
toward Borgo
Terminus

Photogallery

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ 5 platforms (for 8 tracks) including the one for the Metro
  2. ^ Benedetto and Antonino Cristoadoro: "Cronaca di Catania (1807-1894)". LaTerza. 1986
  3. ^ Article on urbanrail.net

External links

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