Messina Centrale railway station

Messina Centrale
Night view of the platforms
Location
Address	Piazza della Repubblica 98100 Messina
Comune	Messina
Province	Messina
Region	Sicily
Country	Italy
Coordinates	38°11′6.48″N 15°33′39.35″E / 38.1851333°N 15.5609306°E / 38.1851333; 15.5609306Coordinates: 38°11′6.48″N 15°33′39.35″E / 38.1851333°N 15.5609306°E / 38.1851333; 15.5609306
Line(s)	Palermo–Messina Messina–Siracusa
Other information
Opened	1866 (1866)
Platforms	5 (9 tracks)
Owner	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Manager	Centostazioni
Line operator(s)	Trenitalia
Classification	Gold
Services
Connections
	Messina Suburban Railway
	ATM trams
	ATM buses
Location map
Messina Centrale railway station Messina Centrale railway station (Italy)

Messina Centrale is the main railway station of the Italian city of Messina, in Sicily. As Palermo Centrale, Catania Centrale and Syracuse it is one of the most important stations of its region. It is owned by the Ferrovie dello Stato, the national rail company of Italy.

History

The station, originally named simply as Messina, was inaugurated on 12 December 1866, as the terminal of the railway to Taormina, first track of the Messina-Catania-Siracusa line. Heavily damaged after 1908 earthquake, it was repaired few years later. In 1939 it was finally renewed and replaced by the modern Messina Centrale, with the station building projected by the architetct Angiolo Mazzoni.

Structure and transport

The new station building was projected following the modern criteria of the futurist architect Angiolo Mazzoni, and is extended through the stations square. Messina Centrale station is at almost contiguous with Messina Marittima station, located by the port and constituting a rail/ferry interchange point to Villa San Giovanni station across the Strait of Messina.

The station is electrified and served by regional trains, by an experimental suburban railway to Giampilieri^[1][2] and by the modern Messina tramway^[3] (at "Repubblica" stop, on station's square), opened in 2003. For long distance transport it counts some InterCity and Express trains to Rome, Turin, Milan and Venice, linking it also with Genoa, Naples, Bologna, Florence, Pisa and other cities. It is also part of the projected Berlin–Palermo railway axis.

Photogallery

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  The old station building before 1908 Messina earthquake

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  Map of the tramway showing station's position (at "Repubblica" stop)

See also

• Messina Marittima railway station
• Strait of Messina Bridge
• List of railway stations in Sicily
• Railway stations in Italy
• Rail transport in Italy
• History of rail transport in Italy

Notes and References

1. ^ (Italian) Article on FS news
2. ^ Map of the suburban railway of Messina
3. ^ (Italian) Messina Tramway on ATM website

External links

Media related to Messina Centrale railway station at Wikimedia Commons