La Spezia Centrale railway station is the main station of
La Spezia
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, situated in the Piazza Medaglie d’Oro in the city centre.
Overview
It is the largest of four stations in the municipal area (there are also passenger stations at
La Spezia Migliarina and
Ca' di Boschetti and a goods station (La Spezia Marittima) inside the port of La Spezia). The station is located on the line from
Genoa to Pisa, which runs along the
Tyrrhenian Sea
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. It is also the terminus of the
Pontremolese railway
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to
Parma
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. It has four platforms.
History
The station was inaugurated in 1887, replacing the ''Valdellora'' station that had served La Spezia since the railway was extended there from
Massa
Massa may refer to:
Places
*Massa, Tuscany, the administrative seat of the Italian province of Massa-Carrara.
*Massa (river), river in Switzerland
* Massa (Tanzanian ward), administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Ta ...
on 4 August 1864. ''Valdellora'' station became a goods yard. The new Centrale railway station meant that the new neighborhood of Umbertino, then under construction, became the centre of La Spezia.
Gallery
File:Cisalpino a La Spezia C.le.JPG, Cisalpino
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train from Zürich
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See also
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History of rail transport in Italy
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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
*Rail ...
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Rail transport in Italy
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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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References
External links
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Centrale station
Railway stations in Liguria
Railway stations opened in 1887
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