Caserta railway station ( it, Stazione di Caserta) serves the city and '' comune'' of

Caserta Caserta () is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial, and industrial '' comune'' and city. Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Ca ...

, in the region of

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, southern Italy. Opened in 1843, it forms the junction between the

Rome–Cassino–Naples railway The Rome–Cassino–Naples railway is a railway in Italy, the first of the three existing railway lines between the capitals of Latium and Campania to be opened when it was completed by the Società per le strade ferrate romane in 1863. The line ...

and the Naples–Foggia railway. The station is currently managed by

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(RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by

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. Train services are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of

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(FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

Location

Caserta railway station is situated at Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, to the south west of the city centre.

History

The station was opened on 20 December 1843, upon the inauguration of the Naples–Caserta section of the Rome–Cassino–Naples railway. It was built just opposite the

Royal Palace of Caserta The Royal Palace of Caserta ( it, Reggia di Caserta ) is a former royal residence in Caserta, southern Italy, constructed by the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies as their main residence as kings of Naples. It is the largest palace erected in Europ ...

, to allow the sovereign to reach it more easily. On 26 May 1844, the station became a through station, when the next section of the Rome–Cassino–Naples railway was completed, between Caserta and Capua. From the very beginning, the station played a key role in local and national transport, both for passenger and freight traffic. For a time, it was also served by a connector line (now disused) direct to the industrial area of the city. In recent years, there has been major modernisation work, including the deletion of a level crossing near the end of the platforms and the opening of an underpass. In addition, a huge underground car park was built at the nearby Piazza Carlo III.

Features

The passenger building is now a modern, two-level structure with a wide entrance and many windows. It hosts several services, all in large rooms, including ticketing, a bar, luggage storage and the office of the railway police. In the station yard, there are six through tracks used for passenger services, of which one is reserved for light rail service. The tracks are equipped with platforms and attached benches and shelters. The platforms are connected with each other by a pedestrian underpass. The station also has a

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served by several tracks, even though there is no longer any goods service. Elsewhere in the station yard, there is a locomotive workshop.

Gallery

Image:CASERTA 7.jpg, Station yard, view of platform 1 looking towards Naples. Image:CASERTA 4.jpg, Station yard, platforms 4 and 3. Image:CASERTA 9.jpg, Looking towards Foggia and Cancello.

Train services

The station has about 5.4 million passenger movements each year. These movements are made up mostly of commuters, especially workers and students, but also of tourists who come to see the area, including the Palace, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. All passenger trains passing through the station stop there, including

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and

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trains. The station is also the terminus of many regional trains to and from Napoli Centrale,

Benevento Benevento (, , ; la, Beneventum) is a city and ''comune'' of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino (or Beneventano) and the ...

and

Piedimonte Matese Piedimonte Matese () is a (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region of Campania, located about 82 km north of Naples and about 40 km north of Caserta. Geography Piedimonte Matese borders the following municipal ...

. In the immediate future, some trains will be able to reach Napoli Campi Flegrei using the Villa Literno–Napoli Gianturco railway. The station is served by the following services (incomplete): *High speed services (''Eurostar Frecciargento'') Rome - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce *Intercity services Rome - Foggia - Bari (- Taranto) *Night train (''Intercity Night'') Rome - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce

Interchange

From the bus station at the nearby underground car park, many buses leave for neighboring destinations such as

Capodrise Capodrise (Campanian: ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about southwest of Caserta. Capodrise borders the following municipalities: Marcianise, Portico ...

Portico di Caserta Portico di Caserta is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about southwest of Caserta Caserta () is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania r ...

, Curti, Capua, Santa Maria Capua Vetere and many others.

References

External links

Description and pictures of Caserta railway station
''This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at January 2011.''
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