Avezzano railway station

Avezzano is a railway station in Avezzano, Italy. The station opened in 1888 and is located on the Rome–Sulmona–Pescara railway and Avezzano-Roccasecca railway. The train services are operated by Trenitalia.

Avezzano
Avezzano railway station
LocationPiazza Matteotti, Avezzano, Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo
Italy
Coordinates42°02′22″N 13°25′34″E
Owned byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Operated byTrenitalia
Line(s)Rome–Sulmona–Pescara railway
Avezzano-Roccasecca railway
Platforms5
Other information
ClassificationSilver [1]
History
Opened28 July 1888 (1888-07-28)
Location
Avezzano
Location within Italy

Exposed as a monument at the station is the locomotive called Monte Velino (number 8), one of the ten used by Alessandro Torlonia to transport beet from Fucino to the sugarbeet factory. The engine was placed on a track specially made in front of Villa Torlonia on the occasion of the celebrations related to the centenary of the 1915 earthquake. This locomotive is considered one of the symbols of post-earthquake Avezzano.

The locomotive Mone Velino on display

History

The original buildings, inside and outside the station, were destroyed by the 1915 earthquake.[2] The new building was restored after World War II.[3]

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s):

  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Pescara - Chieti - Sulmona - Avezzano - Tivoli - Rome
  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Teramo - Giulianova - Pescara - Chieti - Sulmona - Avezzano
  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Avezzano - Sora - Roccasecca - Cassino
Preceding station   Trenitalia   Following station
Celano-Ovindoli
toward Pescara
Treno regionale
Scurcola Marsicana
Celano-Ovindoli
toward Teramo
Treno regionaleTerminus
TerminusTreno regionale
Capistrello
toward Cassino

References
  1. List of Italian stations and categories Archived 2015-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "The earthquake and the railways". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  3. "Avezzano station". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2016-02-05.

This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at January 2015.


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