Parma () is a railway station serving the city of

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, in the

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. The station opened in 1859 and is located on the Milan–Bologna railway, Pontremolese railway (to La Spezia), Brescia–Parma railway and Parma–Suzzara railway. The train services are operated by

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and Ferrovie Emilia Romagna. The station is currently managed by

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(RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of

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

Location

Parma railway station is situated at Piazzale Carlo Alberto dalla Chiesa, at the northern edge of the city centre.

History

The station was inaugurated on 21 July 1859 together with the extension from

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. It was rebuilt to the design of the Spanish architect Oriol Bohigas between 2007 and 2014.

Features

The passenger building is composed of a large central section and two smaller side buildings, connected by corridors. Inside are the ticket office, waiting room and other public facilities, as well as the headquarters of the railway police and the traffic management department. The upper floor is used by Trenitalia. The station yard has eight tracks used for passenger services. They are served by a total of four platforms, which are equipped with shelters and connected via a pedestrian underpass. The station yard also has a locomotive shed and a

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. A short distance from the station, along the line towards Milan, is a

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, which is still in use.

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s): *High speed services (''Frecciarossa'') ''Milan - Parma - Bologna - Florence - Rome'' *High speed services (''Frecciabianca'') ''Milan - Parma - Bologna - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce'' *High speed services (''Frecciabianca'') ''Milan - Parma - Bologna - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Taranto'' *High speed services (''Frecciabianca'') ''Turin - Parma - Bologna - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce'' *Intercity services ''Milan - Parma - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno - Lamezia Termi - Reggio Calabria'' *Intercity services ''Milan - Parma - Bologna - Rimini - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce'' *Intercity services ''Milan - Parma - Bologna - Rimini - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Taranto'' *Night train (''Intercity Notte'') ''Turin - Milan - Parma - Reggio Emilia - Florence - Rome - Salerno - Lamezia Terme - Reggio di Calabria'' *Night train (''Intercity Notte'') ''Milan - Parma - Bolgona - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce'' *Express services (''Regionale Veloce'') ''Piacenza - Parma - Reggio Emilia - Bologna - Rimini - Ancona'' *Express services (''Regionale Veloce'') ''Milan - Piacenza - Parma - Reggio Emilia - Bologna (- Rimini)'' *Regional services (''Treno regionale'') ''Parma - Reggio Emilia - Modena - Bologna'' *Regional services (''Treno regionale'') ''Brescia - Ghedi - Asola - Piadena - Casalmaggiore - Parma'' *Regional services (''Treno regionale'') ''Genoa - La Spezia - Aulla - Pontremoli - Fornovo - Parma'' *Local services (''Treno regionale'') ''Parma - Guastalla - Suzzara''

Passenger and train movements

The station has about 8 million passenger movements each year. Many passenger trains call at the station platforms. They include

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, express,

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, Frecciabianca services, and a daily pair of

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high speed trains. The main destinations of the regional trains are Milan,

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La Spezia La Spezia (, or ; ; , in the local ) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy. La Spezia is the second-largest city in the Liguria ...

, Pontremoli and

Brescia Brescia (, ; ; or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Lake Garda, Garda and Lake Iseo, Iseo. With a population of 199,949, it is the se ...

Interchange

The station provides interchange with the Parma trolleybus system, and with urban and suburban buses.

References

External links

Description and pictures of Parma railway station
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Railway stations in Emilia-Romagna Railway stations in Italy opened in 1859