Corniglia railway station

Corniglia railway station (Stazione di Corniglia) is located on the Genoa–Pisa railway, Italy. It serves Corniglia, which is one of the five towns of the Cinque Terre.

Corniglia
General information
LocationVia alla Stazione 20
Corniglia, Vernazza, La Spezia, Liguria
Coordinates44°07′07″N 9°42′59″E
Operated byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)Pisa–Genoa
Platforms3
Train operatorsTrenitalia
Other information
ClassificationSilver[1]
History
Opened24 October 1874 (1874-10-24)
Electrified
  • April 1926 (1926-04)
  • April 1947 (1947-04)
Location
Corniglia is located in Liguria
Corniglia
Corniglia
Location in Liguria
Corniglia is located in Northern Italy
Corniglia
Corniglia
Location in Northern Italy
Corniglia is located in Italy
Corniglia
Corniglia
Location in Italy

History

The station was inaugurated on 24 October 1874, at the same time as the Sestri Levante–La Spezia line.[2] The station building was built in 1931.[3]

As part of the doubling and upgrading of the line, the station was completely rebuilt. Since then, the distance between the sets of points at each end of the station is 800 m and the useful length for train crossings is 567 m. The rail level was raised by seven metres to avoid massive excavations and work was carried out to channel water flows affecting the line. The new station building was completed in 1959. A building was also built at the entrance to the Guvano tunnel to accommodate staff.[4]

The double-track line was opened between Monterosso and Corniglia on 15 January 1962, including a new station at Vernazza.[5][6]

In June and July 2011, the station was also served by the Treni del Mare ("trains of the sea") managed by the private company Arenaways, which became bankrupt shortly afterwards.

Buildings and infrastructure

The station has three platforms; platform 1 is used mainly by trains to La Spezia, platform 3 by trains to Genoa, while platform 2, is used by trains being overtaken.

Services

The station, which RFI manages and classified in 2008 in the silver category,[1] has:

  • Servizi igienici toilets
  • Bar bar.

Rail services

The station is served by Trenitalia regional services operated under a contract with the region of Liguria.

References

Footnotes
  1. "Le stazioni oggi in: Liguria". Rete Ferroviaria Italiana. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. Bozzano, Pastore & Serra 2010, p. 109.
  3. Bozzano, Pastore & Serra 2010, p. 112.
  4. Mandelli 2013, pp. 28–43.
  5. Service order no 26 of 1962
  6. Bozzano, Pastore & Serra 2010, p. 114.

Sources
  • Bozzano, Corrado; Pastore, Roberto; Serra, Claudio (2010). Tra mare e monti da Genova alla Spezia (in Italian). Genoa: Nuova Editrice Genovese. ISBN 978-88-88963-38-9.
  • Castiglioni, Franco (February 1985). "Cinque Terre, una ferrovia". I Treni (in Italian) (47): 25.
  • Castiglioni, Franco (October 1997). "Gallerie delle Cinque Terre". I Treni (in Italian) (186): 34.
  • Mandelli, Alessandro (April 2010). "Ferrovia delle Cinque Terre". Tutto Treno & Storia (in Italian) (23): 28.
  • Mandelli, Alessandro (November 2010). "Trifase alle Cinque Terre". Tutto Treno & Storia (in Italian) (24): 22.
  • Mandelli, Alessandro (October 2011). "Da Sestri a La Spezia". Tutto Treno & Storia (in Italian) (25): 46.
  • Mandelli, Alessandro (April 2013). "Il raddoppio della tratta Sestri Levante-La Spezia". La Tecnica Professionale (in Italian). Rome: CIFI (4).
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