Porretta Terme railway station

Porretta Terme (Italian: Stazione di Porretta Terme) is a railway station serving Porretta Terme, part of the municipality of Alto Reno Terme, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. The station is located on the Porrettana railway.

Porretta Terme
Porretta Terme railway station in 2008
General information
LocationPorretta Terme, Emilia-Romagna
Italy
Coordinates44.1558°N 10.9779°E / 44.1558; 10.9779
Operated byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)Porrettana railway
Tracks4[1]
Train operatorsTrenitalia, Trenitalia Tper
ConnectionsLocal buses
Other information
ClassificationSilver[2]
Location
Porretta Terme is located in Emilia-Romagna
Porretta Terme
Porretta Terme
Location in Emilia-Romagna
Porretta Terme is located in Northern Italy
Porretta Terme
Porretta Terme
Location in Northern Italy
Porretta Terme is located in Italy
Porretta Terme
Porretta Terme
Location in Italy

It is the terminus of Line S1A of Bologna metropolitan railway service.

Train services are operated by Trenitalia and Trenitalia Tper.

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

As of 1891, the railway station was named "Bagni della Porretta".[3]

On 24 May 1927, the track from Porretta Terme to Pistoia was electrified with three-phase alternating current; on 28 October, the track from Porretta Terme to Bologna followed. The whole Porrettana line was later converted to direct current on 13 May 1935.[4]

Features

The station consists of four tracks linked by an underpass.[1]

Train services

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

  • Suburban services (Treno suburbano) on line S1A, Bologna - Porretta Terme
  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Porretta Terme-Pistoia

See also

References
  1. "Porretta Terme".
  2. List of Italian stations and categories Archived 2015-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Planimetria-profilo della linea Porrettana
  4. Giovanni Cornolò, Claudio Pedrazzini, Locomotive elettriche FS, Ermanno Albertelli Editore, Parma, 1983, pages 71-72
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