Napoli Centrale railway station

Napoli Centrale
Piazza Garibaldi in front of the railway station.
General information
Coordinates	40°51′09″N 14°16′19″E
Operated by	Trenitalia EAV
Managed by	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Grandi Stazioni
Line(s)	Rome–Naples (high-speed) Rome–Formia–Naples Rome–Cassino–Naples Naples–Salerno (high-speed) Naples–Salerno (traditional) Villa Literno–Naples Benevento–Cancello–Naples
Distance	215.971 km (134.198 mi) from Roma Termini
Platforms	25
Construction
Architect	Pier Luigi Nervi
Other information
Classification	Platinum
History
Opened	1866 (1866)
Services

Napoli Centrale (Naples Central Station) is the main railway station in the city of Naples and in southern Italy and the sixth largest station in Italy in terms of passenger flow with an annual ridership of 50 million. It is located next to Piazza Garibaldi to the east of the old city. It is the primary rail terminus and station for Naples, and serves Trenitalia national railways,EAV and has an underground section known as Stazione di Napoli Piazza Garibaldi (Naples Garibaldi Piazza station), which is served by the metropolitan trains of the line 2.

History

The first station on the site was built in 1866 and designed by the architect Enrico Alvino. The current station was designed in 1954 by Pier Luigi Nervi, Carlo Cocchia, Massimo Battaglini, Bruno Zevi, Giulio De Luca, Luigi Piccinato and Joseph Vaccaro on the site of the old railway station and overlooks the square dedicated to Giuseppe Garibaldi. The project was completed in 1960. The station is currently being rebuilt.

Transport

The station has 25 tracks. It is connected to Rome by high-speed trains on the Rome–Naples high-speed railway line as well as slower trains on the original Rome–Cassino–Naples line and the Rome–Formia–Naples Direttissima opened in 1927. It is connected to Salerno and southern Italy by the traditional Naples–Salerno line and the recently opened Naples–Salerno high-speed line used by long distance trains.

Train services

Preceding station		Trenitalia		Following station
Roma Termini Terminus		[[]]		Salerno toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale
Roma Termini toward Milano Centrale		[[]]		Salerno Terminus
Roma Termini toward Milano Centrale		[[]]		Terminus
Aversa toward Torino Porta Nuova		InterCity		Salerno Terminus
Aversa toward Roma Termini		InterCity		Salerno toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale
Aversa toward Milano Centrale		InterCity		Salerno Terminus
Aversa toward Venezia Santa Lucia		InterCity		Terminus
Aversa toward Roma Termini		InterCity		Salerno toward Taranto
Aversa toward Roma Termini		InterCity		Salerno toward Palermo Centrale
Aversa toward Roma Termini		InterCity		Salerno toward Siracusa
Aversa toward Livorno Centrale		InterCity		Terminus
Aversa toward Torino Porta Nuova		Intercity Notte		Terminus
Roma Tiburtina toward Milano Centrale		Intercity Notte		Terminus

Underground

Below the mainline station is an underground station for the Villa Literno–Napoli Gianturco railway, used by the metropolitan train of the line 2. There is also a connection to the nearby Circumvesuviana Napoli Piazza Garibaldi.

See also

• History of rail transport in Italy
• List of railway stations in Campania
• Railway stations in Italy
• Napoli Piazza Garibaldi railway station

External links

Media related to Napoli Centrale railway station at Wikimedia Commons