Lucca railway station

Lucca railway station (Italian: Stazione di Lucca) serves the city and comune of Lucca, in the region of Tuscany, central Italy. Opened in 1846, it forms part of the Viareggio–Florence railway, and is also the junction for lines to Pisa and to Aulla. All of these lines are only served by regional trains.

Lucca
LocationPiazza Ricasoli
55100 Lucca LU
Lucca, Lucca, Tuscany
Italy
Coordinates43°50′15″N 10°30′22″E
Operated byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Centostazioni
Line(s)Viareggio–Florence
Pisa–Lucca
Lucca–Aulla
Distance43.750 km (27.185 mi) from Firenze Santa Maria Novella
Platforms5
Train operatorsTrenitalia
Connections
  • Urban and suburban buses
Construction
ArchitectVincenzo Pardini
Other information
ClassificationGold
History
Opened29 September 1846 (1846-09-29)
Location
Lucca
Location in Tuscany
Lucca
Location in Italy

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

Location

Lucca railway station is situated at Piazza Ricasoli, on the southern edge of the city centre.

Features

Passenger building

The passenger building was designed by the engineer Enrico Pohlmeyer and the architect Vincenzo Pardini, who created the elevations. It was inaugurated on 29 September 1846.

The elegant and refined façade includes a double row of arches that lightens the structure. Although it has undergone some changes over the years, these have not diminished the original nineteenth-century building.

Inside the passenger building are a bar, toilets, an office for the rail police, a ticket office and, in front of the building, parking and a stop for taxis and buses.

Station yard

The station yard has six tracks, including five loops used for passenger service, and three sidings.

Track 1 has a platform for trains to and from Media Valle del Serchio, Garfagnana and Lunigiana. Track 2 is for passing goods trains. The passenger trains stopping at the platform facing track 3 are from Florence and heading towards Viareggio. The platform facing track 4 is for trains from Viareggio towards Florence. Tracks 5 and 6 are used by trains heading to the hill towns, to Pisa and to Florence.

Siding tracks 1 and 2 west are used as the terminus of the lines to Pisa and Viareggio. Siding track 3 east is the terminus of the line to Florence.

Passenger and train movements

Passenger traffic is very heavy at all hours of the day, especially in the morning and evening, when the station is crowded with commuters. In summer, the station is often the focal point of the entire province of Lucca for tourists and people heading to Viareggio.

All trains passing through the station are bound for various regional destinations, of which the most important are Florence, Aulla, Viareggio and Pisa. The station also has one train a day for Livorno, and a daily bus to Pisa Aeroporto.

  • Platform 1

See also

Media related to Lucca railway station at Wikimedia Commons

This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at December 2011.

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