Palermo Centrale railway station
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| Address | Piazza Giulio Cesare 90127 Palermo |
| Comune | Palermo |
| Province | Palermo |
| Region | Sicily |
| Country | Italy |
| Coordinates | 38°06′36″N 13°22′01″E / 38.11000°N 13.36694°ECoordinates: 38°06′36″N 13°22′01″E / 38.11000°N 13.36694°E |
| Line(s) | Palermo–Messina Palermo–Trapani Palermo–Catania Palermo–Agrigento |
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| Opened | 1886 |
| Platforms | 10 |
| Owner | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana |
| Manager | Grandi Stazioni |
| Line operator(s) | Trenitalia |
| Classification | Platinum |
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 Palermo Centrale railway station
Palermo Centrale railway station (Sicily)
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Palermo Centrale is the main railway station of the Italian city of Palermo, capital of Sicily. It is one of the most important "FS" stations of Italy.[1] Along with Catania 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 [edit]
The station, designed by the Italian architect Di Giovanni, was opened on June 7, 1886. Still 1941 it was characterized by a big roof with a structure in iron and glass, substituted in the early 1950s with a structure composed by reinforced concrete.
Structure and transport [edit]
Palermo Centrale lies in the middle of the city, at Julius Caesar square (Piazza Giulio Cesare), and its building has a multi-level structure. It is a terminal station with 10 platforms for passenger service.
The station is situated on the lines Messina-Palermo and Palermo-Trapani. It is also the terminal of Palermo-Catania[2] and Palermo-Agrigento[3] lines.
As transportation the Centrale is an important hub of regional services for Sicily, also served by the citizen subway which links it to the Airport of Punta Raisi. For long distance transport it is the terminal of InterCity and Express trains to Rome, Turin, Milan, Venice and still 1970s to Paris. It is still not served by EuroStar trains, principally for its position on an island, but it is included in the project of Berlin–Palermo railway axis.[4]
See also [edit]
- Palermo Notarbartolo station
- Metropolitana di Palermo
- Berlin–Palermo railway axis
- List of railway stations in Sicily
- Railway stations in Italy
- Rail transport in Italy
- History of rail transport in Italy
References [edit]
- ^ (Italian) Palermo Centrale on grandistazioni.it
- ^ With the junction at Fiumetorto, on the line to Messina
- ^ With the junction at Roccapalumba, on the line to Catania
- ^ Map of the Corridor 1 (PDF)
External links [edit]
Media related to Palermo Centrale at Wikimedia Commons
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