Ravenna railway station ( it, Stazione di Ravenna) serves the city and ''
comune
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'' of
Ravenna
Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the cap ...
, in the
region
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of
Emilia-Romagna
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,
northern Italy
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. Opened in 1863, it forms part of the
Ferrara–Rimini railway, and is also a terminus of two secondary railways, linking Ravenna with
Faenza
Faenza (, , ; rgn, Fènza or ; la, Faventia) is an Italian city and comune of 59,063 inhabitants in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, situated southeast of Bologna.
Faenza is home to a historical manufacture of majolica-ware glazed eart ...
and
Castelbolognese
Castel Bolognese ( rgn, Castël Bulgnés) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ravenna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southwest of Ravenna. As of 2006, it has a population of about ...
, respectively.
The station is currently managed by
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) is the Italian railway infrastructure manager, subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), a state-owned holding company. RFI is the owner of Italy's railway network, it provides signalling, maintenance and other ser ...
(RFI). However, the commercial area of the
passenger building is managed by
Centostazioni
( en, 100 Stations) is a subsidiary of Italian holding company Ferrovie dello Stato. The company was created to redevelop and manage 103 medium-sized Italian railway stations.
History
The company was founded in 2001 as ' ( en, Medium Stations ...
. Train services are operated by
Trenitalia
Trenitalia is the primary train operator in Italy. A subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, itself owned by the Italian government, the company was established in 2000 following a European Union directive on the deregulation of rail transp ...
. 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.
Location
Ravenna railway station is situated at Piazza
Luigi Carlo Farini
Luigi Carlo Farini (22 October 1812 – 1 August 1866) was an Italian physician, statesman and historian.
Biography
Farini was born at Russi, in what is now the province of Ravenna.
After completing a brilliant university course at Bologna ...
, on the eastern side of the city centre.
History
The station was opened on 23 August 1863, together with the rest of the Castelbolognese–Ravenna railway.
Normal passenger services on that railway commenced the following day, 24 August 1863.
Train services
Passenger movements
The station has about 3.5 million passenger movements each year.
Regional passenger services
The station is served by
regional trains
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operating on the three railway lines:
*to
Ferrara
Ferrara (, ; egl, Fràra ) is a city and ''comune'' in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital of the Province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream ...
and
Rimini
Rimini ( , ; rgn, Rémin; la, Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It sprawls along the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ''Ariminu ...
, on the Ferrara–Ravenna–Rimini line;
*to
Bologna Centrale
Bologna Centrale is a railway station in Bologna, Italy. The station is situated at the northern edge of the city centre. It is located at the southern end of the Milan-Bologna high-speed line, which opened on 13 December 2008, and the northern ...
, via the Castelbolognese line;
*to
Faenza
Faenza (, , ; rgn, Fènza or ; la, Faventia) is an Italian city and comune of 59,063 inhabitants in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, situated southeast of Bologna.
Faenza is home to a historical manufacture of majolica-ware glazed eart ...
, terminus of the Faenza line.
The latter two lines run parallel as far as
Russi
Russi ( rgn, Ròss) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ravenna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about east of Bologna and about southwest of Ravenna
Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the P ...
.
Long-distance passenger services
Periodically, mainly in summer, Ravenna has long-distance passenger services, and in the past these have included international trains.
*
Eurostar Fast Rome
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–Ravenna. operates daily.
*
InterCity
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Notte
Trieste
Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provi ...
–
Lecce
Lecce ( ); el, label=Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the province ...
. Operates daily, with some exceptions.
The following links, however, are operated seasonally:
*Eurostar City
Milano Centrale
Milano Centrale ( it, Stazione Milano Centrale) is the main railway station of the city of Milan, Italy, and is the largest railway station in Europe by volume. The station is a terminus and located at the northern end of central Milan. It was o ...
–Ravenna–
Ancona
Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic S ...
. Runs on summer Saturdays and holidays.
*Eurostar Rome–Ravenna. Runs daily in summer.
Goods services
Given its proximity to the port, the station is the main hub for transporting goods to ''Melzo Scalo'' and
Quadrante Europa.
See also
*
History of rail transport in Italy
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*
List of railway stations in Emilia-Romagna
This is the list of the railway stations in Emilia-Romagna, owned by:
* Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), a branch of the Italian state company Ferrovie dello Stato;
* Ferrovie Emilia Romagna (FER).
RFI stations
FER stations
See also
*Rail ...
*
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 ...
*
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 ...
References
External links
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Railway Station
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Railway stations in Emilia-Romagna
Railway stations opened in 1863