Ancona railway station, sometimes called ''Ancona Centrale'',
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is the main railway station
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of Ancona
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, Region of Marché (the Marche
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s). It is the most important station of the region and is owned by the Ferrovie dello Stato
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(FS), Italy's state-owned railway company.
History
The station was opened on 17 November 1861 upon completion of the railway line from Bologna
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. The original structure, built in similar style to that of Bologna Centrale
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, had been heavily damaged during the Second World War
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and was rebuilt a few years after that.
Facilities
Ancona's station building comprises two floors; the upper floor is used by Trenitalia as railway offices. The station is located at Piazza Rosselli, in front of the docks. It hosts two small cafes, a newsagent outlet and several retail stores. An Indian restaurant across the road of Ancona station remains open till late; it is a good place to wait for late evening and overnight trains, as shops or food places in the vicinity would be closed.
The station is a principal stop on the Adriatic Railway
The Adriatic railway (Italian: ''Ferrovia Adriatica'') is the railway from Ancona to Lecce that runs along the Adriatic Coast of Italy, following it almost all of the way. It is one of the main lines of the Italian rail system and links the ...
which runs along the east coast of Italy. There is a junction for a short line to the seaport at Ancona Marittima station.
Train services
As a principal station, most long-distance trains – high-speed (Freccia, formerly branded Eurostar Italy) and Intercity (day and overnight) – call at Ancona. Additional high-speed trains operated by NTV-Italo run between Milan and Ancona during the summer months.
The following services call at this station:
High-speed
* High-speed train (Trenitalia
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Frecciarossa) Milan-Bari: Milan – Reggio Emilia – Bologna – Rimini – Ancona – Pescara –
* High-speed train (Trenitalia
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Frecciabianca) Milan-Taranto: Milan – Piacenza – Parma – Reggio Emilia – Modena – Bologna – Rimini – Pesaro – Ancona – Giulianova – Pescara – Termoli – Foggia – Bari – Taranto
* High-speed train (Trenitalia
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Frecciabianca) Milan-Lecce: Milan – Piacenza – Parma – Reggio Emilia – Modena – Bologna – Rimini – Pesaro – Senigalla – Ancona – Pescara – Termoli – Foggia – Bari – Brindisi – Lecce
* High-speed train (Trenitalia
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Frecciabianca) Turin-Lecce: Turin – Asti – Alessandria – Piacenza – Parma – Reggio Emilia – Modena – Bologna – Rimini – Riccione – Pesaro – Ancona – Pescara – Termoli – Foggia – Bari – Monopoli – Brindisi – Lecce
* High-speed train (Trenitalia
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Frecciabianca) Venice-Lecce: Venice – Padua – Rovigo – Ferrara – Bologna – Rimini – Riccione – Pesaro – Ancona – Pescara – Termoli – Foggia – Bari – Brindisi – Lecce
Intercity and Overnight
* Intercity train (Trenitalia
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Intercity) Ancona-Rome: Ancona – Falconara Marittima – Jesi – Fabriano – Foligno – Terni – Rome
* Intercity train (Trenitalia
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Intercity) Bologna-Lecce: Bologna – Faenza – Cesena – Rimini – Riccione – Pesaro – Senigalla – Ancona – Loreto – Giulianova – Pescara – Termoli – Foggia – Trani – Bisceglie – Bari – Monopoli – Brindisi – Lecce
* Intercity train (Trenitalia
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Intercity) Bologna-Bari: Bologna – Faenza – Cesena – Rimini – Riccione – Pesaro – Senigalla – Ancona – Loreto – Giulianova – Pescara – Termoli – Foggia – Trani – Bisceglie – Bari
* Intercity train (Trenitalia
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Intercity) Milan-Taranto: Milan – Lodi – Piacenza – Parma – Reggio Emilia – Modena – Bologna – Faenza – Cesena – Rimini – Riccione – Pesaro – Senigalla – Ancona – Giulianova – Pescara – Termoli – Foggia – Trani – Bisceglie – Bari – Taranto
* Night train (Trenitalia
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Intercity Notte) Milan-Lecce: Lecce – Brindisi – Monopoli – Bari – Bisceglie – Trani – Foggia – Pescara – Ancona – Rimini – Cesena – Bologna – Milan
* Night train (Trenitalia
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Intercity Notte) Milan-Lecce via Taranto: Lecce – Brindisi – Taranto – Bari – Bisceglie – Trani – Foggia – Pescara – Ancona – Rimini – Bologna – Milan
Regional
*Regional train (Trenitalia
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Regionale) Ancona-Piacenza: Ancona – Flaconara Marittima – Senigalla – Pesaro – Riccione – Rimini – Cesena – Faenza – Imola – Bologna – Modena – Reggio Emilia – Parma – Fidenza – Piacenza
*Regional train (Trenitalia
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Regionale) Ancona- Rome: Ancona – Falconara Marittima – Jesi – Fabriano – Foligno – Trevi – Terni – Orte – Rome
*Regional train (Trenitalia
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Regionale) Ancona-Rimini: Ancona – Falconara Marittima – Senigalla – Fano – Pesaro – Riccione – Rimini
*Regional train (Trenitalia
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Regionale) Ancona-Pescara: Ancona – Giulianova – Pescara
*Regional train (Trenitalia
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Regionale) Ancona-Pesaro: Ancona – Falconara Marittima – Senigalla – Fano – Pesaro
*Regional train (Trenitalia
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Regionale) Ancona-Ravenna: Ancona – Falconara Marittima – Senigalla – Fano – Pesaro – Riccione – Rimini – Bellaria – Classe – Ravenna
*Regional train (Trenitalia
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Regionale) Ancona-Fabriano/Foligno: Ancona – Falconara Marittima – Jesi – Albacina – Fabriano – Foligno
*Regional train (Trenitalia
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Regionale) Ancona-Ascoli Piceno: Ancona – Osimo Castelfidardo – Loreto – Pedaso – Grottammare – Porto d'Ascoli – Ascoli Piceno
*Regional train (Trenitalia
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Regionale) Ancona-Macerata: Ancona – Loreto – Montecosaro – Macerata
Photo gallery
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parked at the station depot and of the station tower
See also
* Ancona Marittima railway station
Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic ...
* List of railway stations in the Marche
This is the list of the railway stations in the Marche owned by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, a branch of the Italian state company Ferrovie dello Stato.
List
See also
*Railway stations in Italy
*Ferrovie dello Stato
*Rail transport in Italy
*Hig ...
* Railway stations in Italy
Most railway stations in Italy are maintained and operated by RFI, a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Group. A minor part of them are operated by private and regional companies, conceded by the state. See also: :it:Ferrovie in concessione
...
* Rail transport in Italy
The Italian railway system is one of the most important parts of the infrastructure of Italy, with a total length of of which active lines are 16,723 km. The network has recently grown with the construction of the new high-speed rail netw ...
* History of rail transport in Italy
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Notes and references
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