Railway stations in Italy

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Roma Termini railway station
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Milano Centrale railway station

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. [1] [2]

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Stations by region

Lists of railway stations in Italy by region. [3]

Classification

RFI classifies stations into Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze categories. [4]

Platinum

Major stations with over 6,000 passengers per day. As major interchanges they will have many departures and arrivals daily, and will be served by high-speed/long-distance services. They are the principal stations for the Italian cities they serve. They have the highest commercial potential (both fares and revenue from on-site merchants). [5]

Gold

Gold stations have high traffic levels. These include major urban inter-changes and stations serving large towns. They have a lower commercial potential.

Silver

This class includes all other small to medium-sized stations served by metropolitan and regional services. Some of these may be served by long-distance services.

Bronze

Small stations with low passenger numbers. This includes minor stations served by regional services.

Busiest stations

RankRailway StationAnnual entries/exits (millions)Number of platformsCityRegion
1 Roma Termini 150 [6] 32 Rome Lazio
2 Milano Centrale 145 [7] 24 Milan Lombardy
3 Torino Porta Nuova 70 [8] 20 Turin Piedmont
4 Firenze Santa Maria Novella 59 [9] 19 Florence Tuscany
5 Bologna Centrale 58 [10] 28 Bologna Emilia-Romagna
6 Roma Tiburtina 51 [11] 20 Rome Lazio
7 Napoli Centrale 50 [12] 25 Naples Campania
8 Milano Cadorna 33.1 [13] 10 Milan Lombardy
9 Venezia Mestre 31 [14] 13 Venice Veneto
10 Venezia Santa Lucia 30 [14] 16 Venice Veneto

Operation

Grandi Stazioni is the commercial operator of 13 platinum-level railway stations. Centostazioni operates another 103 stations, including Milano Porta Garibaldi, Padova and Pisa Centrale. Both companies are owned by Ferrovie dello Stato.

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Torino Porta Susa railway station</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grandi Stazioni</span> Company

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chiavari railway station</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Biella San Paolo railway station</span> Railway station in Biella, Italy

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grosseto railway station</span> Railway station in Grosseto, Italy

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fiumicino Aeroporto railway station</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lodi railway station (Lombardy)</span> Railway station in Italy

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Voghera railway station</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carrara-Avenza railway station</span> Italian railway station

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References

  1. (in Italian) Article with a list of some Italian private railways
  2. (in Italian) See also: it:Ferrovie in concessione
  3. "Le stazioni oggi REGIONE per REGIONE". 2009 Network Statement. RFI. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  4. "La classificazione delle stazioni ferroviarie" (in Italian). RFI. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
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