Napoli Centrale railway station

Napoli Centrale
Piazza Garibaldi in front of the railway station.
Location
Address	Piazza Garibaldi 80142 Napoli NA
Comune	Naples
Province	Naples
Region	Campania
Country	Italy
Coordinates	40°51′09″N 14°16′19″E / 40.8525°N 14.27194°E / 40.8525; 14.27194Coordinates: 40°51′09″N 14°16′19″E / 40.8525°N 14.27194°E / 40.8525; 14.27194
Line(s)	Rome–Naples (high-speed) Rome–Formia–Naples Rome–Cassino–Naples Naples–Salerno (high-speed) Naples–Salerno (traditional) Passante Benevento–Cancello–Naples
Distance	215.971 km (134.198 mi) from Roma Termini
Other information
Opened	1866 (1866)
Architect	Pier Luigi Nervi
Platforms	25
Manager	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Grandi Stazioni
Line operator(s)	Trenitalia Metrocampania Circumvesuviana
Classification	Platinum
Services
Connections
	Naples Metro (Napoli Piazza Garibaldi)
	Naples Tramway
	Urban, suburban, interurban, national, international
Location map
Napoli Centrale railway station Napoli Centrale railway station (Italy)

Napoli Centrale (Naples Central Station) is the main railway station in the city of Naples and southern Italy and the sixth largest station in Italy in terms of passenger flow. 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, Metrocampania, Circumvesuviana, and has an underground section known as Stazione di Napoli Piazza Garibaldi (Naples Garibaldi Piazza station) which is a main station on the Metropolitana di Napoli (Naples Metro).

History

The first station on the site was built in 1866 and designed by the architect Enrico Alvino. The current station was designed in 1954 by Pier Luigi Nervi, Carlo Cocchia, Massimo Battaglini, Bruno Zevi, Giulio De Luca, Luigi Piccinato and Joseph 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 is currently being rebuilt.

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.

Underground

Below the mainline station is an underground station for the Passante line, used by line 2 of the metro as well as some mainline services, also known as Napoli Piazza Garibaldi. There is also a connection to the nearby Circumvesuviana Napoli Piazza Garibaldi station used by lines 3 and 4 of the metro.

See also

	Trains portal
	Architecture portal
	Italy portal

• History of rail transport in Italy
• List of railway stations in Campania
• Railway stations in Italy
• Napoli Piazza Garibaldi railway station

External links

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