Monfalcone railway station

Monfalcone
Location Piazza della Stazione 1
34074 Monfalcone GO
Monfalcone, Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Italy
Coordinates 45°48′27″N 13°32′37″E / 45.80750°N 13.54361°ECoordinates: 45°48′27″N 13°32′37″E / 45.80750°N 13.54361°E
Operated by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Centostazioni
Line(s) Venice–Trieste
Udine–Trieste
Distance 117.746 km (73.164 mi)
from Venezia Mestre
Train operators Trenitalia
Connections
  • Suburban buses
Other information
Classification Silver
History
Opened 1 October 1860
Location
Monfalcone
Location within Northern Italy

Monfalcone railway station (Italian: Stazione di Monfalcone) serves the town and comune of Monfalcone, in the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northeastern Italy.

Opened in 1860, the station is a junction between the Venice–Trieste railway and the Udine–Trieste railway.

The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Train services to and from the station are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

Location

Monfalcone railway station is situated at Piazza della Stazione, at the northeastern edge of the town centre.

History

The station became operational on 1 October 1860, upon the opening of the Galleria–Cormons section of the Udine–Trieste railway. On 11 June 1894, the station was connected with that of Cervignano, thus completing the Venice–Trieste railway from Venice via Portogruaro.[1]

Features

Services inside the station include ticketing, ticket machines, a lounge, a bar and a kiosk.

Passenger and train movements

The station is a transit stop for all regional trains on the Venice–Trieste railway and the Udine–Trieste railway.

The movement of passengers at the station is about 1.7 million people per year, making Monfalcone the fourth busiest station in Friuli-Venezia Giulia in terms of numbers of passengers, after Udine, Trieste Centrale and Pordenone.[2]

Long distance trains

See also

References

This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at December 2010.