Ciampino railway station ( it, Stazione di Ciampino) serves the town and ''

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'' of Ciampino, in the

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. It forms part of the Rome–Cassino–Naples railway, and is also a junction for three other lines, to

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, Albano, and

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, respectively.

Overview

The

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is currently managed by

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(RFI). Train services are operated by

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. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of

Ferrovie dello Stato Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A. ( "Italian Railways of the State"; previously only Ferrovie dello Stato, hence the abbreviation FS) is Italy's national state-owned railway holding company that manages transport, infrastructure, real estat ...

(FS), Italy's state-owned rail company. As one of the most important stations in Rome, and the most important in the southern quadrant of Lazio, the station enables interchange between two Ferrovie regionali del Lazio commuter lines, and also serves Rome-Ciampino Airport.

Location

Ciampino railway station is situated at Piazza Luigi Rizzo, very close to the centre of the town.

Passenger and train movements

The station is part of two Ferrovie regionali del Lazio commuter lines: * Line FR4 has its central terminus at

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. When it reaches Ciampino, it forks into three branches, to

, Albano Laziale and

, respectively. * Line FR6 links Roma Termini with

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and Cassino on the Rome–Cassino–Naples railway.

Interchange

The station has a bus terminal, with urban buses, and suburban buses to Ciampino Airport and Anagnina metro station.

Sources

Bibliography

* Blasimme, ''op. cit.'', p. 22/23 * Service Order no. 151 of the 1939 * Paolo Blasimme, ''La ferrovia Velletri–Segni'', in "

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", anno XVI n. 157 (febbraio 1995), pp. 22–26.

External links

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