Catania Centrale railway station

Main railway station of Catania, Sicily, Italy

Catania Centrale

Exterior of the station building.

General information

Location

Piazza Papa Giovanni XXIII
95100 Catania
Catania, Catania, Sicily
Italy

Coordinates

37°30′23.62″N 15°5′58.85″E / 37.5065611°N 15.0996806°E / 37.5065611; 15.0996806

Owned by

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana

Operated by

Centostazioni

Line(s)

Messina–Syracuse
Palermo–Catania
Catania–Gela
Catania–Randazzo (FCE)

Platforms

4 (7 tracks)

Train operators

Trenitalia

Connections

AMT buses

Other information

Classification

Gold

History

Opened

1867; 158 years ago (1867)

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

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.

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 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.

Gallery

View of the platforms.
Station's depot.
The steam locomotive and narrow gauge (950 mm), R.370.012 (series R.370), monumented at Catania Centrale railway station.

Notes and references

Benedetto and Antonino Cristoadoro: "Cronaca di Catania (1807-1894)". LaTerza. 1986

External links

Media related to Catania Centrale train station at Wikimedia Commons

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