Napoli Centrale is the main railway station in the city of Naples

Naples

Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province 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

Trenitalia

Trenitalia is the primary train operator in Italy. Trenitalia is owned by Ferrovie dello Stato, itself owned by the Italian Government. It was created in 2000 following the EU directive on the deregulation of rail transport.-Passenger transport:...

 national railways, Metrocampania, Circumvesuviana

Circumvesuviana

Circumvesuviana is a group of narrow-gauge railways connecting towns to the south-east of Naples, Italy. Its tracks run around the base of Mount Vesuvius, and , they completely encircle it, as well as running on down the Sorrento peninsula...

, 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

Metropolitana di Napoli

Metropolitana di Napoli is the metro system serving the city of Naples, Italy. The system includes three underground rapid transit lines and commuter railways , with planned upgrading and expansion work underway...

(Naples Metro).

History

The first station on the site was built in 1866 and designed by the architect Enrico Alvino

Enrico Alvino

Enrico Alvino was an Italian architect and urban designer, particularly active in Naples in the mid-19th century. He was born in Milan, and died in Rome.Among his important works in Naples are:...

. The current station was designed in 1954 by Pier Luigi Nervi

Pier Luigi Nervi

Pier Luigi Nervi was an Italian engineer. He studied at the University of Bologna and qualified in 1913. Dr. Nervi taught as a professor of engineering at Rome University from 1946-61...

, Carlo Cocchia, Massimo Battaglini, Bruno Zevi

Bruno Zevi

Bruno Zevi was an Italian architect, historian, professor, curator, author and editor. Zevi was a vocal critic of 'classicising' modern architecture and postmodernism.-University years:...

, Giulio De Luca, Luigi Piccinato

Luigi Piccinato

Luigi Piccinato was an Italian architect and town planner.-Works:* Urbanistica medioevale, Firenze 1943 Luigi Piccinato (30 October 1899, Legnago, Veneto – 29 July 1983, Rome) was an Italian architect and town planner.-Works:* Urbanistica medioevale, Firenze 1943 Luigi Piccinato (30 October 1899,...

 and Joseph Vaccaro on the site of the old railway station and overlooks the square dedicated to Giuseppe Garibaldi

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Giuseppe Garibaldi was an Italian military and political figure. In his twenties, he joined the Carbonari Italian patriot revolutionaries, and fled Italy after a failed insurrection. Garibaldi took part in the War of the Farrapos and the Uruguayan Civil War leading the Italian Legion, and...

. 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

Rome–Cassino–Naples railway line

The Rome–Cassino–Naples railway is a railway in Italy, the first of the three existing railway lines between the capitals of Latium and Campania to be opened when it was completed by the Società per le strade ferrate romane in 1863. The line is now fully electrified at 3 kV DC...

 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

Naples Passante railway line

The Naples Passante railway is a 23 km-long double track line which connects the line to Rome via Formia at Villa Literno with the line to Salerno near Napoli Gianturco station through Naples and its north-western suburbs...

, used by line 2 of the metro

Metropolitana di Napoli

Metropolitana di Napoli is the metro system serving the city of Naples, Italy. The system includes three underground rapid transit lines and commuter railways , with planned upgrading and expansion work underway...

 as well as some mainline services, also known as Napoli Piazza Garibaldi. There is also a connection to the nearby Circumvesuviana

Circumvesuviana

Circumvesuviana is a group of narrow-gauge railways connecting towns to the south-east of Naples, Italy. Its tracks run around the base of Mount Vesuvius, and , they completely encircle it, as well as running on down the Sorrento peninsula...

 Napoli Piazza Garibaldi station used by lines 3 and 4 of the metro.

See also

• History of rail transport in Italy
• List of railway stations in Campania
• Railway stations in Italy
  Railway stations in Italy
  Railway stations in Italy are maintained and operated by the RFI division of Ferrovie dello Stato Group. A minor part of them is operated by private and regional companies, conceded by the state.-Classification:...
  
  
• Napoli Piazza Garibaldi railway station

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