Palermo Centrale is the main

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of the Italian city of

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, capital of

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. It is one of the most important " FS" stations of

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. Along with Catania Centrale, Messina Centrale and

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it is one of the most important stations of its region. It is owned by the ''

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'', the national rail company of

History

The railway station, designed by the Italian architect Di Giovanni, was opened on 7 June 1886. Still 1941 it was characterized by a big

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with a structure in iron and glass, substituted in the early 1950s with a reinforced concrete structure.

Structure and transport

Palermo Centrale lies in the middle of the city, at

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square (''Piazza Giulio Cesare''), and its building has a multi-level structure. It is a terminal station with 10 platforms for passenger service. The station is situated on the lines Messina-Palermo and Palermo-Trapani. It is also the terminal of Palermo-Catania and Palermo-Agrigento lines. As transport the ''Centrale'' is an important hub of regional services for

, also served by the citizen subway which links it to the Airport of Punta Raisi. For long-distance transport it is the terminus of

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trains to

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and still 1970s to

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. It is still not served by

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trains, principally for its position on an island, but it is included in the project of Berlin–Palermo railway axis.Map of the Corridor 1
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* {{Italian railway stations Centrale Railway stations in Italy opened in 1886

History

Structure and transport

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