Bari Centrale railway station

Bari Centrale

Station façade
Location Piazza Aldo Moro
70122 Bari
Province of Bari, Apulia
Italy
Coordinates 41°07′05″N 16°52′12″E / 41.11806°N 16.87000°E / 41.11806; 16.87000Coordinates: 41°07′05″N 16°52′12″E / 41.11806°N 16.87000°E / 41.11806; 16.87000
Operated by Grandi Stazioni
Line(s)
Platforms 20
Train operators
Connections Urban and suburban buses
History
Opened 1864 (1864)
Location
Bari Centrale
Location within Italy

Bari Centrale is the main railway station of the Italian city of Bari, capital of Apulia. It is one of the most important railway stations in Italy, with an annual ridership of 14 million.[1]

History

The station was first built in 1864 and between 1865 and 1906 5 more platforms were added. In the first half of the 20th century it was further enlarged and renewed and in 1946, after World War II, the most recent renovation project was started.

Structure and transport

An E444 locomotive in the railway station
06.11.02 Bari Centrale, 2002

Bari Centrale lies in the middle of the city, at Aldo Moro square (Piazza Aldo Moro). It is a large junction station with 16 platforms for passenger service (13 for FS trains, 3 for FSE).

The station is situated on the lines Ancona-Pescara-Bari-Lecce (FS), Bari-Taranto (FS), Bari-Martina Franca-Taranto (FSE).

The station is divided into 3 areas. The main station is used by Trenitalia and FSE and features 16 platforms. On the west side of Piazza Aldo Moro are the entrances to the Ferrotramviaria and Ferrovie Appulo Lucane stations, with 3 and 2 platforms respectively.

The Centrale is an important transportation hub for the Apulia regional services. For long-distance transport it is served by EuroStar (Frecciargento and Frecciabianca), InterCity and Express trains to Rome, Milan, Bologna, Turin and Venice.

Until 1994 it was served by the express "Parthenon" Athens-Paris.[2]

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

Preceding station   Trenitalia   Following station
FrecciarossaTerminus
toward Roma Termini
Frecciargento
toward Lecce
Frecciabianca
toward Lecce
Frecciabianca
toward Taranto
Frecciabianca
toward Lecce
Frecciabianca
toward Lecce
toward Roma Termini
InterCity
toward Taranto
toward Roma Termini
InterCityTerminus
InterCity
toward Lecce
InterCity
toward Taranto
toward Roma Termini
Intercity Notte
toward Lecce
Intercity Notte
toward Lecce
Intercity Notte
toward Lecce
Intercity Notte
toward Lecce
toward Foggia
Treno regionaleTerminus
TerminusTreno regionale
toward Lecce
TerminusTreno regionale
toward Taranto
Preceding station   Ferrovie del Sud Est   Following station
TerminusTreno regionale
TerminusTreno regionale
toward Putignano
Preceding station   Ferrovie Appulo Lucane   Following station
Bari Scalo
toward Potenza Inferiore Scalo
Treno regionaleTerminus
Bari Scalo
Treno regionaleTerminus
Preceding station   Ferrotramviaria   Following station
toward Bitonto
Treno regionaleTerminus
toward Barletta
Treno regionaleTerminus
Treno regionaleTerminus
toward Bitonto
Treno regionaleTerminus

Bus services

[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bari Centrale". Grandi Stazioni. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Source: "In Treno" - Official FS timetable Summer 1994, Page 32
  3. ↑ FSE Bus Timetables Archived April 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
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