Imperia Oneglia railway station ( it, Stazione di Imperia Oneglia) served the city of
Imperia
Imperia (; lij, Inpêia or ) is a coastal city and ''comune'' in the region of Liguria, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Imperia, and historically it was capital of the ''Intemelia'' district of Liguria. Benito Mussolini created the ...
, in the
Liguria
it, Ligure
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region
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northwestern Italy. Opened in 1872, it formed part of the
Genoa–Ventimiglia railway
The Genova-Ventimiglia railway runs along the coast of the Liguria region of Italy. It was opened as a single track line between Genova and Savona in 1868, and between Savona and Ventimiglia in 1872, mostly running along a coastal corniche.
The ...
, and was situated just over two thirds along the way from
Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of ...
towards
Ventimiglia
Ventimiglia (; lij, label= Intemelio, Ventemiglia , lij, label= Genoese, Vintimiggia; french: Vintimille ; oc, label= Provençal, Ventemilha ) is a resort town in the province of Imperia, Liguria, northern Italy. It is located southwest of ...
. It was replaced on 11 December 2016, along with Imperia's other former railway station,
Imperia Porto Maurizio, to the west, by a new station, simply named
Imperia
Imperia (; lij, Inpêia or ) is a coastal city and ''comune'' in the region of Liguria, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Imperia, and historically it was capital of the ''Intemelia'' district of Liguria. Benito Mussolini created the ...
, situated on a new double-track line replacing the old coastal route.
Train services
The station was last served by the following service(s):
*Regional services (''Treno regionale'') Ventimiglia - Savona - Genoa - Sestri Levante - La Spezia - San Stefano di Magra
See also
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History of rail transport in Italy
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List of railway stations in Liguria
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Rail transport in Italy
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Railway stations in Italy
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References
''This article is based upon a translation of the
Italian language version as at May 2017.''
External links
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Province of Imperia
Railway stations in Liguria
Railway stations opened in 1872
Railway stations closed in 2016
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