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Firenze Campo di Marte (or, simply, Firenze Campo Marte) is the third
railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
of Florence and the eighth station of
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and the biggest station in south
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. The station is mostly used by commuters going to Florence coming from the nearby countryside


Overview

It is approximately 2km from central Florence, which can be reached by regular connecting services to/from
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. All regional trains going south and
Santa Maria Novella Santa Maria Novella is a church in Florence, Italy, situated opposite, and lending its name to, the city's main railway station. Chronologically, it is the first great basilica in Florence, and is the city's principal Dominican church. The chu ...
stop at the station. The trains that do not go through
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pass through here, making it an alternative station. Also, some InterCity, express, and international trains serve Campo di Marte. The station controls most of the traffic in the Florentine area. However, some trains only pass through Rifredi or
Santa Maria Novella Santa Maria Novella is a church in Florence, Italy, situated opposite, and lending its name to, the city's main railway station. Chronologically, it is the first great basilica in Florence, and is the city's principal Dominican church. The chu ...
. The station has nine platforms all covered by a station-roof. There are self-service dispensers on platforms 2 and 3, 4 and 5. In 2009, the station platforms are being raised to 55 cm. This will make easier for passengers to get on and off the trains. RFI is improving the station because Campo di Marte is going to be the temporary high speed terminal due for works that are going to create the underground high speed station Firenze Belfiore. The station is near to the
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, home stadium of
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. It has 4,800 passenger movements daily.http://www.rfi.it/cms-file/allegati/rfi/Firenze.pdf , RFI (only Italian)''


Train services

The following services call at the station (incomplete): *High speed services (''Frecciargento'') ''Bolzano/Bozen - Verona - Bologna - Florence - Rome'' *High speed services (''Frecciargento'') ''Bergamo - Brescia - Verona - Bologna - Florence - Rome''


See also

*
History of rail transport in Italy History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...
*
List of railway stations in Tuscany This is the list of the railway stations in Tuscany owned by: * Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), a branch of the Italian state company Ferrovie dello Stato; * Rete Ferroviaria Toscana (RFT), a branch of La Ferroviaria Italiana. See also *Rai ...
*
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 ...
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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 ...


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