Gela railway station

Gela is the main railway station of the Italian city of Gela, in the Province of Caltanissetta, Sicily. It is owned by the Ferrovie dello Stato, the national rail company of Italy.

Gela
D.443 locomotive in Gela
D.443 locomotive in Gela
General information
LocationPiazzale Stazione
93012 Gela (CL)
Gela, Caltanissetta, Sicily
Italy
Coordinates37°04′21.69″N 14°15′33.8″E
Owned byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)Siracusa-Gela-Canicattì
Catania-Caltagirone-Gela
Platforms3 (5 tracks)[1]
Train operatorsTrenitalia
Connections
  • Urban and suburban buses
Other information
ClassificationSilver
History
Opened1891 (1891)
Rebuilt1977 (1977)
Location
Gela is located in Sicily
Gela
Gela
Location in Sicily
Gela is located in Italy
Gela
Gela
Location in Italy

History

The current station was inaugurated in 1977, substituting the original 1891 station, inaugurated after the opening of the line from Syracuse station. The new, larger station, was built in the north of the city when the site of the old station was repurposed by a road construction project. 4th century BC artefacts were found during the works.[2]

Structure and transport
Schematic map of the station

The new Gela station is a modern one-floor building. There is a bus terminus and a large car park. There are 3 platforms and a total of 11 tracks: 5 are used for passenger services, the others only for goods. Due Gela is the biggest station on the line from Syracuse to Agrigento and Caltanissetta, and one of the most important hubs for freight traffic in Sicily.

The station is not electrified.[3] and served by regional trains. It is connected to Ragusa, Syracuse, Catania, Palermo, Caltagirone, Canicattì, Licata, Caltanissetta and periodically to Agrigento and. Only the line to Syracuse is still open for passenger trains. The other lines are only used by freight trains. Back in the 1990s there was a long-distance connection to Rome and Naples by the 'Rome-Ragusa' Express.

Other town stations

In the town there are also two halts: Gela Anic serves the ANIC petrolchemical factory; Gela Lago, closed, is located near the Biviere di Gela nature reserve. Two other halts within the municipal boundaries, Piana del Signore and Priolo Sottano, are out of service.

See also

References
  1. Other 6 tracks are used for freight cars
  2. (in Italian) Article on gelanelmondo.it
  3. An Italian railway map showing electrified and not-electrified lines
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