Siena railway station () serves the city and ''

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'' of

Siena Siena ( , ; traditionally spelled Sienna in English; ) is a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, and the capital of the province of Siena. It is the twelfth most populated city in the region by number of inhabitants, with a population of 52,991 ...

, in the

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Tuscany Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence. Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...

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. Opened in 1935, it is the terminus of the lines to Empoli, to Chiusi and to

Grosseto Grosseto () is a city and a ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the province of Grosseto and the main city of the Maremma region. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the ...

via

Monte Antico Monte Antico is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Civitella Paganico, province of Grosseto, in the area of the Ombrone Valley. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 33.

History

The current station was built to an

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design and was completed in 1935, replacing another station at Madonnina Rossa. It serves as the midpoint and terminating station of most trains on the Central Tuscan Railway, with current services mostly running either to Chiusi-Chianciano Terme or

Empoli Empoli () is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy, about southwest of Florence, to the south of the Arno River, Arno in a plain formed by the river. The plain has been usable for agriculture since Ancient Ro ...

, a large percentage continuing to Florence SMN. The section from Siena to Empoli opened in 1849, but the sections south of Siena opened gradually: the Siena-Sinalunga section was completed in 1859, and the last section was completed over the next 3 years, meaning the line was fully completed on 24 July 1862. The line to

has had two different routes. In 1872 a line was opened from

Asciano Asciano () is a ''comune'' and hill town in the province of Siena in the Italy, Italian region Tuscany. It is located at the centre of the Crete senesi between the river Ombrone and the torrent Copra, some southeast of the town of Siena by rail. ...

via

, with trains using the Central Tuscan line from

before diverging at

onto the new section. In 1906, a faster line was proposed, running down to

Buonconvento Buonconvento is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about south of Florence and about southeast of Siena in the area known as the Crete Senesi. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("T ...

before travelling alongside the Ombrone river to

. This was opened in 1927. This station was opened in 1935, and has 6 platforms in operation. Platforms 1-5 are through platforms, and there is a bay platform to the north alongside platform 1, identified as platform 1 ''tronco''. There are various sidings around the station, notably alongside the bay, where rolling stock for the historic steam and diesel ''Trenonatura'' services along the Asciano-Monte Antico line is sometimes kept.

Services

All trains that serve the station are operated by

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, and most are of the ''regionale'' type, with destinations most commonly being Florence SMN,

and Chiusi-Chianciano Terme. Historic ''Trenonatura'' steam and diesel trains that operate through the

Val d'Orcia The Val d'Orcia or Valdorcia () is a region of Tuscany, central Italy, which extends from the hills south of Siena to Monte Amiata. Its gentle, cultivated hills are occasionally broken by gullies and by towns and villages such as Pienza (rebu ...

on the Asciano-Monte Antico line start their journeys from Siena on selected days of the year, first using the Siena-Grosseto line as far as

before turning around and travelling towards

Operation

The station is currently managed by

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) is the Italian railway infrastructure manager, subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS), a state-owned holding company. RFI is the owner of Italy's railway network, it provides signalling, maintenance an ...

(RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by

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. Train services to and from the station are operated by

. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of

Ferrovie dello Stato Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A. (; ; previously only Ferrovie dello Stato, hence the initialism FS) is Italy's national state-owned enterprise, state-owned railway holding company that manages transport, infrastructure, real estate service ...

(FS), Italy's state-owned rail company. A series of

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s connects the train station with the old city on top of the hill.

References

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Description and pictures of Siena railway station
{{Italian railway stations Buildings and structures in Siena Railway stations in Tuscany Railway stations in Italy opened in 1935

History

Services

Operation

See also

References

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