Ventimiglia railway station (original) (raw)

Railway station in Italy

Ventimiglia
View of the platformsView of the platforms
General information
Location Piazza Cesare Battisti18039 Ventimiglia IMVentimiglia, Imperia, LiguriaItaly
Coordinates 43°47′33″N 07°36′36″E / 43.79250°N 7.61000°E / 43.79250; 7.61000
Operated by Rete Ferroviaria ItalianaCentostazioni
Line(s) Genoa–VentimigliaCuneo–VentimigliaMarseille–Ventimiglia
Distance 147.315 km (91.537 mi)from Genova Piazza Principe
Platforms 7
Train operators TrenitaliaSNCF
Other information
Classification Gold
History
Opened 1871; 153 years ago (1871)
Services
Preceding station Trenitalia Following station TerminusInterCityBordigheratoward Roma Termini TerminusInterCityBordigheratoward Milano Centrale TerminusTreno regionaleVallecrosiatoward San Stefano di Magra Beveratoward FossanoTreno regionaleTerminus
Other services
Preceding station TER PACA Following station Menton-Garavantowards Mandelieu-la-Napoule or Grasse 4 Terminus
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Ventimiglia railway station (Italian: Stazione di Ventimiglia) is the main station in the Italian town of Ventimiglia. It is at the end of three rail routes: the Genoa–Ventimiglia line, the Cuneo–Ventimiglia line and the Marseille–Ventimiglia line. It plays an important role not only in rail transport in Liguria but also in Italy.[_how?_] Despite being an important station, it is partially in disrepair.[_citation needed_]

The station is managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Italian 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.

French train services to and from Ventimiglia are operated by the SNCF.

Ventimiglia railway station is situated in Piazza Cesare Battisti, just north of the centre of the city.

The station was opened at the end of 1871 and renamed Ventimiglia International station in 1882, with the construction of a new passenger building with a glass roof over the tracks. This roof was later superseded by the current building, designed by the architect Roberto Narducci (who also designed 40 other Italian stations), which reflects, like other public buildings in Ventimiglia (especially the town hall and the gymnasium), the typical lines of Italian rationalist architecture.

The station consists of seven through tracks for passenger services, all equipped with platforms and connections to an underpass. There are many sidings for storing passenger carriages and a locomotive shed.

Being a border station located about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the border with France, passenger train operations have to be carefully managed, taking into account the handover of operations between the Italian and French railways. Trains depart from here to several parts of Italy and France (TER from Cannes and Grasse to Ventimiglia, InterCity from Ventimiglia to Milan and Rome).

Ventimiglia station is electrified at 1.5 kV DC. This may seem surprising, because the Italian railway system is electrified at 3 kV DC, and the Marseille–Ventimiglia line is electrified at 25 kV 50 Hz AC. However, the locomotives operating on the line into France have to be multi-system anyway, because Marseille railway station is also electrified at 1.5 kV. The Italian trains operate in the station area at half power.

The station is served by the following service(s):[1]

  1. ^ Rechercher une fiche horaire, TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
    - La carte du réseau TER SUD, TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Retrieved 16 May 2022.