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Palermo Centrale is the main railway station of the Italian city of Palermo, capital of Sicily. It is one of the most important "FS" stations of Italy.[1] Along with Catania Centrale, Messina 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.

Palermo Centrale
Exterior of the railway station building.
General information
LocationPiazza Giulio Cesare
90127 Palermo
Palermo, Palermo, Sicily
Italy
Coordinates38°06′36″N 13°22′01″E
Owned byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Operated byGrandi Stazioni
Line(s)Palermo–Messina
Palermo–Trapani
Palermo–Catania
Palermo–Agrigento
Platforms10
Train operatorsTrenitalia
Connections
  • AMAT buses
Other information
ClassificationPlatinum
History
Opened7 June 1886
Location
Palermo Centrale
Location in Sicily
Palermo Centrale
Location in Italy

History


The railway station, designed by the Italian architect Di Giovanni, was opened on 7 June 1886. Still 1941 it was characterized by a big roof with a structure in iron and glass, substituted in the early 1950s with a reinforced concrete structure.


Structure and transport


Palermo Centrale lies in the middle of the city, at Julius Caesar square (Piazza Giulio Cesare),[2] and its building has a multi-level structure.[3] It is a terminal station with 10 platforms for passenger service.

The station is situated on the lines Messina-Palermo and Palermo-Trapani. It is also the terminal of Palermo-Catania[4] and Palermo-Agrigento[5] lines.

As transport the Centrale is an important hub of regional services for Sicily, also served by the citizen subway which links it to the Airport of Punta Raisi. For long distance transport it is the terminus of InterCity trains to Naples, Rome, Milan and still 1970s to Paris. It is still not served by Le Frecce trains, principally for its position on an island, but it is included in the project of Berlin–Palermo railway axis.[6]


See also



References


  1. Palermo Centrale on grandistazioni.it Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  2. https://www.palermocentrale.it/en/
  3. "Palermo Centrale - Palermo Centrale - Grandi Stazioni". www.grandistazioni.it. Archived from the original on 2013-07-08.
  4. With the junction at Fiumetorto, on the line to Messina
  5. With the junction at Roccapalumba, on the line to Catania
  6. Map of the Corridor 1 (PDF)



На других языках


[de] Bahnhof Palermo Centrale

Der Bahnhof Palermo Centrale ist der wichtigste Bahnhof der sizilianischen Hauptstadt Palermo. Er wird von der staatlichen Rete Ferroviaria Italiana betrieben.
- [en] Palermo Centrale railway station



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