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Bologna Centrale railway station

Coordinates: 44°30′21″N 11°20′30″E / 44.50583°N 11.34167°E / 44.50583; 11.34167
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Bologna Centrale
View of the station building in 2006
General information
LocationPiazza delle Medaglie d'Oro
40121 Bologna
Italy
Coordinates44°30′21″N 11°20′30″E / 44.50583°N 11.34167°E / 44.50583; 11.34167
Owned byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Operated byGrandi Stazioni
Line(s)
Distance96.908 kilometres (60.216 mi)
from Firenze Santa Maria Novella
Platforms27
Construction
ArchitectGaetano Ratti
Other information
IATA codeIBT
History
Opened1864; 160 years ago (1864)

Bologna Centrale is the main railway station in Bologna, Italy. It is at the northern edge of the city centre. It is the southern end of the Milan-Bologna high-speed line, which opened on 13 December 2008. It is the northern end of three lines between Bologna and Florence: the original Bologna-Florence line through Porretta Terme and Pistoia; the Bologna–Florence Direttissima via Prato, which opened on 22 April 1934 and the Bologna-Florence high-speed line, which opened to traffic on 13 December 2009.

Bologna Centrale is the fifth-busiest in Italy. There are about 58 million passengers per year. It is one of the busiest, along with Rome Termini Station, for the number of train movements per day (about 800).[1][2]

The station is linked to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport by the Marconi Express, a direct monorail line 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) in length,[3] launched on 18 November 2020.[4]

Bologna Central High Speed 2013

There are two levels of railway tracks in the station complex: Bologna Centrale and Bologna Centrale (AV) alta velocità (high speed). The central part of Bologna Centrale has through tracks for high-speed trains (except Frecciarossa trains which travel only on the Milan-Bologna high-speed line), intercity and regional trains. The western side has six tracks for regional trains from Milan or Verona. The eastern side has six tracks for regional trains from Prato, Ancona and Pescara.

References

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  1. "Grandi Stazioni Rail SpA - L'azienda - Grandi Stazioni". Grandistazioni.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2016. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
  2. "Bologna Centrale - Bologna Centrale - Grandi Stazioni". Grandistazioni.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2016. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
  3. "Dall'aeroporto al centro di Bologna in 7 minuti | Marconi Express".
  4. "Finalmente, è partito il People Mover - la Repubblica". 18 November 2020.