San Severo railway station

San Severo railway station is an Italian railway station situated in San Severo. It is one of the main railway stations in the province of Foggia.

San Severo railway station
LocationPiazza della Costituzione
71016 San Severo
San Severo, Foggia, Apulia
Italy
Line(s)Adriatic railway
San Severo-Peschici
Train operatorsTrenitalia [1]
Connections
  • Transit buses, extra-urban buses
History
Opened25 April 1864 (1864-04-25)
Electrified1931 (1931)
Location
San Severo railway station
Location in Apulia
San Severo railway station
Location in Italy

Overview

The station is served by inter-city trains, local trains and express trains and it is the railway terminus of the line to Peschici.

Even if the station is situated on the outskirts of San Severo, in Piazza della Costituzione (Constitution Square),[2] it is connected to the centre of the town by viale Matteotti (Matteotti Boulevard).

History

The station was officially inaugurated in 1864.

From 1952 to 1962, San Severo railway station has been the terminus of tram line to Torremaggiore.

By the early afternoon of 3 April 1989 a local train coming from Bari Centrale railway station derailed and destroyed the station; 8 people were killed in the crash and 20 people were injured. The names of the victims have been written on a tombstone and a little stone monument has been built to commemorate them.

Train services
Preceding station   Trenitalia   Following station
Apricena
toward Ancona
InterCity
Rignano Garganico
toward Lecce

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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