Messina Centrale railway station (Italian: Stazione di Messina Centrale or 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.

Messina Centrale railway station
View over some of the platforms
General information
Location	Piazza della Repubblica 98100 Messina Messina, Messina, Sicily Italy
Coordinates	38°11′6.48″N 15°33′39.35″E
Owned by	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Operated by	Centostazioni
Line(s)	Palermo–Messina Messina–Syracuse
Platforms	5 (9 tracks)
Train operators	Trenitalia
Connections	Messina Suburban Railway ATM trams ATM buses
Other information
Classification	Gold
History
Opened	1866; 156 years ago (1866)
Location
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History

The station, originally named simply as Messina, was inaugurated on 12 December 1866, as the terminal of the railway to Taormina, the first section of the Messina-Catania-Siracusa line. Heavily damaged after the 1908 earthquake, it was repaired a few years later. In 1939 it was finally renewed and replaced by the modern Messina Centrale, with the station building projected by the architect Angiolo Mazzoni.[1]

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s):

• Intercity services Rome - Naples - Messina - Palermo
• Intercity services Rome - Naples - Messina - Catania - Siracusa
• Night train service (Intercity Night) Rome - Naples - Messina - Palermo
• Night train service (Intercity Night) Rome - Naples - Messina - Catania - Siracusa
• Night train service ( Intercity Night ) Milan - Genoa - Salerno - Messina - Palermo
• Night train service ( Intercity Night ) Milan - Genoa - Salerno - Messina - Catania - Siracusa
• Regional services (Treno regionale) Messina - Palermo
• Regional services (Treno regionale) Messina - Giarre-Riposto - Catania - Siracusa
• Local services (Treno regionale) Messina - Patti
• Local services (Treno regionale) Messina - Giampilieri

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[2][3] and by the modern Messina tramway[4] (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

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

External links

Media related to Messina Centrale train station at Wikimedia Commons