Assisi railway station ( it, Stazione di Assisi) serves the town and ''

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'' of Assisi, in the

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. Opened in 1866, it forms part of the Foligno–Terontola railway, which also links

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with

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. The station is currently managed by

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

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. Train services are operated by or on behalf of

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. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of

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(FS), Italy's state-owned rail company. Regional train services calling at the station are operated by Ferrovia Centrale Umbra, which sub-contracts on behalf of Trenitalia.

Location

Orneore Metelli, Temporale alla stazione di Assisi, 1938

Assisi railway station is situated at Piazza

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, in the ''

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'' of Santa Maria degli Angeli, about southwest of the city centre.

History

The station was opened on 21 July 1866, upon the inauguration of the Foligno– Collestrada section of the Foligno–Terontola railway.

Features

The passenger building is on two levels, but only the ground floor is accessible to the traveller. The first floor houses some Trenitalia offices. Next to the passenger building is another building, single storey but lengthy. It, too, houses Trenitalia offices. On the other side of the passenger building (originally occupied by a

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) there are other small single storey buildings, which house the RFI technical departments. The station yard consists of three tracks: track 1 is just a single track through line, and the other two tracks are used for overtaking. All tracks are served by platforms connected by an underpass. Previously, there was a goods yard that has now been dismantled. As at 2010, the yard area was vacant.

Passenger and train movements

The station has about 800,000 passenger movements each year. Trains are mainly regional rail services, with occasional

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trains to

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, and

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trains to

Perugia Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and pa ...

and

. Regional services are operated by Ferrovia Centrale Umbra, which sub-contracts on behalf of Trenitalia. InterCity and long-distance services are operated by Trenitalia itself. About 54 trains call at the station each day. The main destinations of the regional trains are Rome, Florence, Foligno, Terontola-Cortona,

Terni Terni ( , ; lat, Interamna (Nahars)) is a city in the southern portion of the region of Umbria in central Italy. It is near the border with Lazio. The city is the capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera river. It is ...

and Perugia.

Interchange

Local bus services link the station with the city centre.

References

External links

Description and pictures of Assisi railway station
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