Catania Centrale is the main
railway station
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of the Italian city of
Catania
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, in
Sicily
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. Along with
Palermo Centrale,
Messina Centrale and
Syracuse
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it is one of the most important stations of its region. It is managed by the ''
Ferrovie dello Stato
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'', the national rail company of
Italy
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.
History
The station was inaugurated on 24 June 1866. One century later it was upgraded and renewed due to the
electrification
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of the
Messina
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-Catania line.
[Benedetto and Antonino Cristoadoro: "''Cronaca di Catania (1807-1894)''". LaTerza. 1986]
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
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. The station building has two floors and a
portico
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and is protected by the national
cultural heritage
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.
The station is electrified and served by regional trains and by the
Circumetnea railway. For long-distance transport there are
InterCity
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and
Express
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trains to
Rome
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,
Turin
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,
Milan
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and
Venice
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, linking it also with
Genoa
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,
Naples
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,
Bologna
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,
Florence
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,
Pisa
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and other cities.
Gallery
File:Stazione di Catania 2.JPG, View of the platforms.
File:DLoc.Catania.jpg, Station's depot.
File:La locomotiva a vapore R.370.012, monumentata alla stazione di Catania Centrale.jpg, The steam locomotive and narrow gauge (950 mm), R.370.012 (series R.370), monumented at Catania Centrale railway station.
See also
*
List of railway stations in Sicily
This is the list of the railway stations in Sicily owned by:
* Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), a branch of the Italian state company Ferrovie dello Stato;
* Ferrovia Circumetnea (FCE).
RFI stations
FCE stations
See also
*Railway station ...
*
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
S ...
*
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
External links
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Railway stations opened in 1867