Imperia Porto Maurizio railway station

Imperia Porto Maurizio railway station (Italian: Stazione di Imperia Porto Maurizio) was one of two stations serving the city and comune of Imperia, in Liguria, northwestern Italy. Opened in 1872, it formed part of the Genoa–Ventimiglia railway, and was situated just over two thirds along the way from Genoa towards Ventimiglia. It was replaced on December 11, 2016, along with Imperia's other former railway station, Imperia Oneglia, 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) to the east, by a new inland station, simply named Imperia, situated on a new double-track line replacing the old coastal route.[1]

Imperia Porto Maurizio
LocationPiazza Caduti sul Lavoro
18100 Imperia IM
Imperia, Imperia, Liguria
Italy
Coordinates43°52′47″N 08°01′03″E
Operated byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Centostazioni
Line(s)Genoa–Ventimiglia
Distance109.00 km (67.73 mi) from Genova Piazza Principe
Train operatorsTrenitalia
Connections
  • Urban and suburban buses
Other information
ClassificationSilver
History
Opened1872 (1872)
ClosedDecember 11, 2016 (December 11, 2016)
Location
Imperia Porto Maurizio
Location in Liguria
Imperia Porto Maurizio
Location in Northern Italy
Imperia Porto Maurizio
Location in Italy

The station was managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), however, the commercial area of the passenger building was managed by Centostazioni. Train services to and from the station were operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

Location

Imperia Porto Maurizio railway station was situated in Piazza Caduti sul Lavoro, near the centre of the city.

Features

The passenger building has two storeys. Only the ground floor was open to the public. The building is made of brick, painted brown, and has nine single-light windows with round arches accompanied by cornices.

The station once had a goods yard with an adjoining goods shed. However, the goods yard had since been dismantled and replaced by a parking lot for RFI and Trenitalia employees, and the goods shed had been converted to storage. The architecture of the former goods shed is very similar to that of other Italian railway stations.

There is also a small one-storey building that housed the station chapel. All of the station buildings are rectangular in shape.

The station yard comprises three tracks. Each of them has a platform sheltered by a canopy. The platforms are connected by an underpass.

Passenger and train movements

The station had about 600,000 passenger movements each year.[2] It was served by both regional and InterCity trains. The main destinations of passengers embarking at the station were Ventimiglia, Genoa and Milano Centrale.

Train services

The station was last served by the following service(s):

  • EuroCity services (Thello) Marseille - Cannes - Nice - Monaco - Ventimiglia - Genoa - Milan
Preceding station   Trenitalia   Following station
Thello
Diano Marina
Preceding station   Trenitalia   Following station
San Lorenzo-Cipressa
toward Ventimiglia
Treno regionale


The old and new lines of the Genoa–Ventimiglia railway that pass through Imperia

Interchange

In the square in front of the station, there were bus stops for the following lines:

  • Sanremo-Andora (public transport by Riviera Trasporti);
  • Imperia's urban service.

There was also a taxi rank in the square.

See also

References
  1. "Treni, iniziata l'era del raddoppio Andora-San Lorenzo" (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  2. "Flussi Annui nelle 103 Stazioni" [Annual flows at the 103 stations]. Centostazioni website (in Italian). Centostazioni. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.

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