Chieti railway station () serves the city and ''

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'' of

Chieti Chieti (, ; , , ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Southern Italy, east of Rome. It is the capital of the province of Chieti, in the Abruzzo, Abruzzo region. In Italian, the adjectival form is ''teatino'' and inhabitants of Chieti ar ...

, in the

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. Opened in 1873, it forms part of the

Rome–Sulmona–Pescara railway The Rome–Pescara railway is an Italian long railway line, that connects Rome with Tivoli, Avezzano, Sulmona and Pescara. The route operates through the regions of Lazio and Abruzzo Abruzzo (, ; ; , ''Abbrìzze'' or ''Abbrèzze'' ; ), ...

. 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 to and from the station are operated by

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. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of

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

Location

Chieti railway station is situated in Piazza

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in the Chieti Scalo district, about west of the city centre.

History

The station was opened on 1 March 1873, upon the inauguration of the

Pescara Pescara (; ; ) is the capital city of the province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo Regions of Italy, region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 118,657 (January 1, 2023) residents (and approximately 350,000 including the surround ...

–

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section of the Rome–Sulmona–Pescara railway.

Features

The passenger building consists of three sections, each with two levels. The entire passenger building is made of brick, and the upper level is painted white. At ground floor level, all three sections have three arches. Upstairs, there are three single-light windows accompanied by a cornice. The walls of the central section extend somewhat higher than those of the two lateral sections. Adjacent to the passenger building is a single-storey brick building, built at a later date than the main building. It houses the station bar. The station yard consists of three passenger tracks: the first is the main track, and the other two are used for overtaking, or for trains terminating in Chieti. Each of these tracks has a platform, and the platforms are connected by an underpass. There are other tracks used for the storage of goods trains. In 2010, thanks to a joint investment of RFI and Centostazioni amounting to €400,000, the station underwent a restructuring process involving the following: cleaning and finishing of the front of the passenger building, replacement of fixtures, compliance of the structures with legal standards, removal of architectural barriers and the resurfacing of the roof.

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s):Abruzzo region train timetables
/ref> *Regional services (''Treno regionale'') Pescara- Chieti - Sulmona - Avezzano - Tivoli - Rome *Regional services (''Treno regionale'') Teramo - Giulianova - Pescara - Chieti - Sulmona - Avezzano

Interchange

Left the passenger building are taxis and a parking lot. As regards public transport, in the square in front of the passenger building is some bus stops for

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es to the city centre and other suburban and national buses.

References

External links

Description and pictures of Chieti railway station
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Railway stations in Abruzzo Buildings and structures in the Province of Chieti Railway stations in Italy opened in 1873