Arezzo railway station

Arezzo railway station serves the city of Arezzo in Tuscany, Italy. This station is the most important in all the province.

Arezzo
View of the passenger building.
LocationPiazza della Repubblica
52100 Arezzo AR
Arezzo, Arezzo, Tuscany
Italy
Coordinates43°27′40″N 11°52′32″E
Operated byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Centostazioni
Line(s)Firenze–Roma
Arezzo–Stia (LFI)
Arezzo–Sinalunga (LFI)
Arezzo–Fossato di Vico (1886-1945)
Distance227.370 km (141.281 mi)
from Roma Termini
Platforms7
Train operatorsTrenitalia
Connections
  • Urban
    Interurban buses
Other information
ClassificationGold
History
Opened16 April 1866 (1866-04-16)
Location
Arezzo
Location in Tuscany
Arezzo
Location in Italy
The station in 1886, a few years after the opening with a train leaving for Fossato di Vico.

Overview

There is a large operational freight yard.

Arezzo is part of the Centostazioni network which includes the hundred most important stations in Italy.

Two railway companies serve Arezzo:

Arezzo station is near to the interconnections (Arezzo Nord and Arezzo Sud) with the "direttissima" high speed line. This provides connections to Florence in less than 40 minutes covering a distance of 88 kilometres.

This station is part of the "Memorario" project which provides a regular timetable.

Arezzo has 1.126 million passenger movements annually.[1] The following trains stop every day in Arezzo:[2]

The station has a CCTV surveillance on all platforms and in the subway.

All platforms, except for platform 6, are connected by a subway and lifts.

The first platform of the station was originally three rails, to allow the transit of narrow-gauge trains to Fossato di Vico.

Station layout

This station has seven platforms. Only platforms 1 North (service to Pratovecchio) and 6 (service to Sinalunga) are dedicated to LFI trains. All the other platforms are used for Trenitalia services.

Tracks
1N ■Arezzo-Pratovecchio railway line To Pratovecchio
1 ■Florence-Rome railway line To Florence
2 ■Florence-Rome railway line To Florence
3 ■Florence-Rome railway line To Foligno, Rome, Naples.
4 ■Florence-Rome railway line To Florence, Milan.
5 ■Florence-Rome railway line Used for train interchange.
6 ■Arezzo-Sinalunga railway line To Sinalunga.

Adjacent stations
PreviousLineNext
Chiusi   Florence–Rome high-speed railway line (direttissima: high speed line)   Firenze Campo di Marte
Castiglion fiorentino   Florence-Rome railway line (fast and semi-fast regional trains passing through the low speed line)   Montevarchi
Castiglion fiorentino   Florence-Rome railway line (metropolitan trains passing through the low speed line)   Ponticino
Terminus   Arezzo-Pratovecchio railway line(LFI service)   Giovi
Terminus   Arezzo-Sinalunga railway line(LFI service)   Arezzo Pescaiola

See also

Notes
  1. http://www.rfi.it/cms-file/allegati/rfi/Firenze.pdf, RFI (only Italian)
  2. According to the official train timetable of Trenitalia, In Treno. Consulted on 18 January 2010
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