Napoli Centrale railway station

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Napoli Centrale
Gare ferroviaire de Naples-Centrale.jpg
Main hall following the restoration
General information
LocationPiazza Garibaldi
80142 Napoli
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Coordinates 40°51′09″N14°16′19″E / 40.85250°N 14.27194°E / 40.85250; 14.27194
Owned by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Operated by Grandi Stazioni
Line(s) Rome–Naples (high-speed)
Rome–Formia–Naples
Rome–Cassino–Naples
Naples–Salerno (high-speed)
Naples–Salerno (traditional)
Distance215.971 km (134.198 mi)
from Roma Termini
Platforms24
Connections BSicon SUBWAY.svg Naples Metro (Line 1)
BSicon SUBWAY.svg Naples Metro (Line 2)
Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Circumvesuviana railway
Bus-logo.svg ANM buses and airport shuttles
Construction
Architect Pier Luigi Nervi
Other information
IATA code INP
Classification Platinum
History
Opened7 May 1867 (1867-05-07)
Rebuilt1960
Passengers
50 million per year
Location
Italy Campania location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Napoli Centrale
Location in Campania
Italy provincial location map 2016.svg
Red pog.svg
Napoli Centrale
Location in Italy
Piazza Garibaldi in 2016, with the railway station in the background. Piazza garibaldi, napoli, veduta 2016, 00.jpg
Piazza Garibaldi in 2016, with the railway station in the background.

Napoli Centrale (Naples Central Station) ( IATA : INP) is the main railway station in the city of Naples and in southern Italy and the sixth largest station in Italy in terms of passenger flow with an annual ridership of 50 million. [1] It is located next to Piazza Garibaldi to the east of the old city. It is the primary rail terminus and station for Naples, and serves Trenitalia national railways and EAV. This one has an underground section known as Stazione di Napoli Piazza Garibaldi (Naples Garibaldi Piazza station), which is served by the metropolitan trains of the line 2, line 1 (Garibaldi), and 3, 12, 14, and 15 EAV Circumvesuviana lines which is accessible from 2 entrances inside the Centrale station, 1 outside in glass, and from the new Garibaldi Square.

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History

The first station on the site was built in 1866 on a design by the architect Enrico Alvino and it was opened on 7 May of the following year. The current station was designed in 1954 by Pier Luigi Nervi, Carlo Cocchia, Massimo Battaglini, Bruno Zevi, Giulio De Luca, Luigi Piccinato and Giuseppe Vaccaro on the site of the old railway station and overlooks the square dedicated to Giuseppe Garibaldi. The project was completed in 1960. The station has undergone a deep restyling lasting five years and finished in August 2010, which concerned both the platform and the underground floor, with the installation of new escalators, elevators, lights, benches, shops and the replacement of the original floors made in black linoleum with a more modern white tile covering. [2]

Transport

The station has 25 tracks. It is connected to Rome by high-speed trains on the Rome–Naples high-speed railway line as well as slower trains on the original Rome–Cassino–Naples line and the Rome–Formia–Naples Direttissima opened in 1927. It is connected to Salerno and southern Italy by the traditional Naples–Salerno line and the recently opened Naples–Salerno high-speed line used by long-distance trains.

Train services

The station is served by the following services (incomplete):

Preceding station  Trenitalia  Following station
Frecciarossa
Terminus
Frecciarossa
Terminus
Terminus
Frecciargento
Terminus Frecciargento
toward  Bolzano
Terminus
Frecciabianca
toward  Roma Termini
InterCity
toward  Roma Termini
InterCity
toward  Siracusa
toward  Roma Termini
InterCity
toward  Roma Termini
InterCity
toward  Taranto
InterCity
Terminus
InterCity Terminus
toward  Roma Termini
Intercity Notte
toward  Siracusa
Intercity Notte
Terminus
toward  Roma Termini
Treno regionale Terminus
Terminus Treno regionale
toward  Benevento
Preceding station  Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori  Following station
Italo
Terminus
Italo Terminus

Piazza Garibaldi and Garibaldi stations

Below the mainline station there are undergrounds stations named Piazza Garibaldi station, for the Villa Literno–Napoli Gianturco railway, used by the metropolitan train of the line 2, and Garibaldi station, used by the Line 1. There is also a connection to the nearby Circumvesuviana Napoli Piazza Garibaldi.

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