Riomaggiore railway station

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

Riomaggiore
General information
LocationPiazza Unita' d'Italia 6
Riomaggiore, La Spezia, Liguria
Coordinates44°06′02″N 9°44′10″E
Operated byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)Pisa–Genoa
Platforms2
Train operatorsTrenitalia
Other information
ClassificationSilver[1]
History
Opened24 October 1874 (1874-10-24)
Electrified
  • April 1926 (1926-04)
  • April 1947 (1947-04)
Location
Riomaggiore is located in Liguria
Riomaggiore
Riomaggiore
Location in Liguria
Riomaggiore is located in Northern Italy
Riomaggiore
Riomaggiore
Location in Northern Italy
Riomaggiore is located in Italy
Riomaggiore
Riomaggiore
Location in Italy

History

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

Double track between Manarola and Riomaggiore was opened in 1920 and extended on 14 November 1933 as far as the Gaggiola tunnel and between Riomaggiore and Corniglia on 31 May 1959.[3] Associated work in the station area included the construction of the portal of the Batternara-Riofinale tunnel with a polycentric arch, which required changes to the adjacent areas, and the construction of a new 2-storey passenger building, a goods warehouse with a loading dock and the current underpass.[4]

The station was reclassified as a halt on 14 December 2003.[5]

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 two platforms; platform 1 is used mainly by trains to La Spezia and platform 2 by trains to Genoa.

An enclosed pedestrian path in the tunnel, running parallel to the track, gives access to the lower part of the historic centre at the mouth of the stream that runs through it. A second pedestrian path, which connects Riomaggiore with Manarola and was built in the open when the line was built, is a well-known tourist destination and is now called the Via dell'Amore ("the Way of Love""). It can normally be used for a fee, but it has been closed for some years due to a serious collapse of the rocks above.

Services

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

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 8 August 2020.
  2. Bozzano, Pastore & Serra 2010, p. 109.
  3. Bozzano, Pastore & Serra 2010, pp. 111–114.
  4. Mandelli 2013, pp. 46–63.
  5. "Impianti FS". I Treni (in Italian) (256): 6. February 2004.

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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