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Ravenna railway station

Ravenna railway station

Railway station in Ravenna, Italy

Ravenna railway station (Italian: Stazione di Ravenna) serves the city and comune of Ravenna, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. Opened in 1863, it forms part of the Ferrara–Rimini railway, and is also a terminus of two secondary railways, linking Ravenna with Faenza and Castelbolognese, respectively.

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The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Train services are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

Location

Ravenna railway station is situated at Piazza Luigi Carlo Farini, 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.[1] 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.[2]

Regional passenger services

The station is served by regional trains operating on the three railway lines:

The latter two lines run parallel as far as Russi.

Long-distance passenger services

Periodically, mainly in summer, Ravenna has long-distance passenger services, and in the past these have included international trains.

The following links, however, are operated seasonally:

  • Eurostar City Milano Centrale–Ravenna–Ancona. Runs on summer Saturdays and holidays.
  • Eurostar Rome–Ravenna. Runs daily in summer.
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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

References

  1. [1]
    Alessandro Tuzza; et al. "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926" [Chronological overview of the features of the railways opened between 1839 and 31 December 1926]. Trenidicarta.it (in Italian). Alessandro Tuzza. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Flussi Annui nelle 103 Stazioni" [Annual flows at the 103 stations]. Centostazioni website (in Italian). Centostazioni. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
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