Casalecchio Garibaldi railway station

Casalecchio Garibaldi (Italian: Stazione di Casalecchio Garibaldi) is a railway station serving Casalecchio di Reno, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. The station opened in 2002 and is located on the Porrettana railway. It is also the terminus of the Bologna-Vignola railway. All train services are operated by Trenitalia Tper.

Casalecchio Garibaldi
General information
LocationCasalecchio di Reno, Emilia-Romagna
Italy
Coordinates44.4830°N 11.2726°E / 44.4830; 11.2726
Operated byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)Bologna-Porretta, Bologna-Vignola
Tracks4
Train operatorsTrenitalia Tper
ConnectionsBologna buses
Other information
ClassificationSilver[1]
History
Opened2002
Location
Casalecchio Garibaldi is located in Emilia-Romagna
Casalecchio Garibaldi
Casalecchio Garibaldi
Location in Emilia-Romagna
Casalecchio Garibaldi is located in Northern Italy
Casalecchio Garibaldi
Casalecchio Garibaldi
Location in Northern Italy
Casalecchio Garibaldi is located in Italy
Casalecchio Garibaldi
Casalecchio Garibaldi
Location in Italy

The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FSI), Italy's state-owned rail company.

History

The station was inaugurated on 31 December 2002.[2]

On September 30, 2003, a railway accident happened in the station, as regional train 11432, heading to Bologna Centrale, collided with a cement block after a red light was ignored due to human error. One person died.[3]

Location

Casalecchio Garibaldi railway station is situated north of the town centre.

Features

The station consists of four tracks linked by an underpass.

Train services

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

  • Suburban services (Treno suburbano) on line S1A, Bologna - Porretta Terme
  • Suburban services (Treno suburbano) on line S2A, Bologna - Vignola

See also

References
  1. List of Italian stations and categories Archived 2015-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Impianti FS, in "I Treni" n. 246 (March 2003), p. 8
  3. "Repubblica.it/cronaca: Bologna, incidente ferroviario oltre un centinaio di feriti".
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