Roma Ostiense railway station
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Roma Ostiense is a train station
in Piazza dei Partigiani serving the Ostiense district of Rome
, Italy
, a short distance from the Porta San Paolo
. It is run by the Centostazioni
arm of the Ferrovie dello Stato
group and the urban rail lines FR1, FR3, and FR5 run through the station. It is linked with the Piramide Metro B station and the Roma Porta San Paolo station on the Rome-Lido railway line.
To commemorate the forthcoming visit of Adolf Hitler
to Rome
in 1938, the current Ostiense station was built, replacing an existing rural rail station, with the aim of creating a monumental station to receive the German
dictator
. A new road was also built to connect the station with Porta San Paolo
- this was initially named Via A. Hitler but, after the Second World War, it was renamed Viale delle Cave Ardeatine.
Hitler's visit to Rome is cinematically recreated in director Ettore Scola's film Una giornata particolare, who also used archived newsreel footage showing the actual meeting between Hitler, Benito Mussolini
, and Victor Emanuel III.
. In addition to being built in the architectural style favored by Hitler, the design of the station's marble facade was almost identical to that of the Italian pavilion at the 1942 Rome World's Fair (a design never carried out due to the Second World War). The station building was inaugurated on October 28, 1940.
The entire facade is made of Travertine marble and the entrance is marked by a pillared portico. On the right side of the station there is a relief by Francesco Nagni that represents the mythical figures of Bellerophon
and Pegasus
. On the left there is a fountain that was built in 1957. There is a mosaic on the floor made of black and white tiles that demonstrate various themes and legends of Rome's history.
Opposite the tracks, a new section was built to help Ostiense serve as a terminal station for passengers arriving from Leonardo da Vinci Airport during the 1990 World Cup, which collected various commercial activity. However, following the decline in the number of passengers after the end of the World Cup, the new section was quickly abandoned and the various stores that were housed there began to close.
The square outside of the station was named Piazzale dei Partigiani during World War II. Now, the square's primary function is a bus terminal and parking facility. Before 1990, however, the piazza was embellished with a well-maintained garden and a now-nonfunctioning fountain that was built in the 1950s as part of the design of the station's architect Roberto Narducci. The fountain was inexplicably excluded from the modernization and renovations for the 1990 World Cup, even though the square was part of the ambitious "Cento Piazze" beautification project. The small palm gardens that surround the parking lot are today occupied by a number of homeless people, asylum seekers, and political refugees. Every Monday and Friday, the square is used by Red Cross volunteers to distribute food to the city's homeless population, despite protests from the area's residents who say that the site was arbitrarily selected by the organization.
Train station
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in Piazza dei Partigiani serving the Ostiense district of Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
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, a short distance from the Porta San Paolo
Porta San Paolo
The Porta San Paolo is one of the southern gates in the 3rd-century Aurelian Walls of Rome, Italy. The Ostiense Museum is housed within in the gatehouse...
. It is run by the Centostazioni
Centostazioni
' is a member company of Italy's Ferrovie dello Stato group. It was created to rehabilitate, develop and manage 103 medium sized Italian railway stations.-History:...
arm of the Ferrovie dello Stato
Ferrovie dello Stato
Ferrovie dello Stato is a government-owned holding which manage infrastructure and service on the Italian rail network. The subsidiary Trenitalia is the main rail operator in Italy.-Organization:Ferrovie dello Stato subsidiaries are:...
group and the urban rail lines FR1, FR3, and FR5 run through the station. It is linked with the Piramide Metro B station and the Roma Porta San Paolo station on the Rome-Lido railway line.
History
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
in 1938, the current Ostiense station was built, replacing an existing rural rail station, with the aim of creating a monumental station to receive the German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
dictator
Dictator
A dictator is a ruler who assumes sole and absolute power but without hereditary ascension such as an absolute monarch. When other states call the head of state of a particular state a dictator, that state is called a dictatorship...
. A new road was also built to connect the station with Porta San Paolo
Porta San Paolo
The Porta San Paolo is one of the southern gates in the 3rd-century Aurelian Walls of Rome, Italy. The Ostiense Museum is housed within in the gatehouse...
- this was initially named Via A. Hitler but, after the Second World War, it was renamed Viale delle Cave Ardeatine.
Hitler's visit to Rome is cinematically recreated in director Ettore Scola's film Una giornata particolare, who also used archived newsreel footage showing the actual meeting between Hitler, Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....
, and Victor Emanuel III.
The building
The station was designed by the Italian architect Roberto NarducciRoberto Narducci
Roberto Narducci was an Italian architect and engineer of the Modernist and Novocento movements.-Life:...
. In addition to being built in the architectural style favored by Hitler, the design of the station's marble facade was almost identical to that of the Italian pavilion at the 1942 Rome World's Fair (a design never carried out due to the Second World War). The station building was inaugurated on October 28, 1940.
The entire facade is made of Travertine marble and the entrance is marked by a pillared portico. On the right side of the station there is a relief by Francesco Nagni that represents the mythical figures of Bellerophon
Bellerophon
Bellerophon or Bellerophontes is a hero of Greek mythology. He was "the greatest hero and slayer of monsters, alongside of Cadmus and Perseus, before the days of Heracles", and his greatest feat was killing the Chimera, a monster that Homer depicted with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a...
and Pegasus
Pegasus
Pegasus is one of the best known fantastical as well as mythological creatures in Greek mythology. He is a winged divine horse, usually white in color. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa. He was the brother of Chrysaor, born at a single birthing...
. On the left there is a fountain that was built in 1957. There is a mosaic on the floor made of black and white tiles that demonstrate various themes and legends of Rome's history.
Opposite the tracks, a new section was built to help Ostiense serve as a terminal station for passengers arriving from Leonardo da Vinci Airport during the 1990 World Cup, which collected various commercial activity. However, following the decline in the number of passengers after the end of the World Cup, the new section was quickly abandoned and the various stores that were housed there began to close.
The square
Interchanges
- Piramide
Piramide (Rome Metro)Piramide is a station on Line B of the Rome Metro. It was opened on 10 February 1955 and is sited on Piazzale Ostiense just outside Porta San Paolo, in the Ostiense quarter. Its atrium houses mosaics that have won the Artemetro Roma by Enrico Castellani and Beverly Pepper...
station on Line BLine B (Rome Metro)Line B is a metro line serving Rome, Italy, and part of the Rome Metro. Despite its name, Line B was the first line to be built in the city. It crosses Rome diagonally from north-east, starting at Rebibbia station, to south, terminating at Laurentina, in the EUR district. It crosses line A at...
on the Rome MetroRome MetroThe Rome Metro is an underground public transportation system that operates in Rome, Italy and opened in 1955. There are currently two metro lines, the A line and the B line . A third line, the green C line, and a new branch of the B line, are currently under construction. Plans have also been...
.
- Roma Porta San Paolo station on the Ferrovia Roma-Lido.
- 3 - 23 - 30 express - 60 express - 75 - 95 - 118 - 121 - 175 - 271 - 280 - 673 - 715 - 716 - 719 - 769.
See also
- Roma TerminiRoma Termini railway stationRoma Termini is the main train station of Rome. It is named after the district of the same name, which in turn took its name from ancient Baths of Diocletian , which lie across the street from the main entrance.-Overview:The station has regular train services to all major Italian cities as well...
- Roma TiburtinaRoma Tiburtina railway stationRoma Tiburtina is the second largest railway station in Rome, after Roma Termini. Located in the north-eastern part of the city, it is being redeveloped as a hub for the Italian high speed rail services instead of Termini, which is a terminal station....
- History of rail transport in Italy
- List of railway stations in Lazio
- Rail transport in ItalyRail transport in ItalyThe Italian railway system is one of the most important infrastructure in the country, with a total length of . The network is recently growing with the construction of the new high speed rail network....
- Railway stations in ItalyRailway stations in ItalyRailway 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:...