Savona railway station

Savona
Savona railway station.
General information
Location	Piazza Aldo Moro 17100 Savona SV Savona, Savona, Liguria
Coordinates	44°18′25″N 08°28′13″E
Operated by	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Centostazioni
Line(s)	Genoa–Ventimiglia Turin–Fossano–Savona
Distance	39.10 km (24.30 mi) from Genova Piazza Principe
Train operators	Trenitalia
Construction
Architect	Pier Luigi Nervi
Other information
Classification	Gold
History
Opened	1977 (1977)
Location
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Savona railway station (Italian: Stazione di Savona) serves the seaport and comune of Savona, in the Liguria region, northwestern Italy. Opened in 1977, it forms part of the Genoa–Ventimiglia railway, and is situated just over one quarter of the way from Genoa towards Ventimiglia. It is also the western terminus of the Turin–Fossano–Savona railway.

The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Train services to and from the station are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

Location

The station is located in the Mongrifone district of Savona, at Piazza Aldo Moro.

History

The present Savona railway station was built between 1959 and 1962 by architect Pier Luigi Nervi, to replace the older and more centrally located Savona Letimbro railway station. Its construction anticipated the then future doubling of the Genoa-Ventimiglia railway, which at that time followed a single-track path located mainly near the sea. The new double track line was planned to be further inland.

The completed station was officially opened in 1962, in the presence of President Antonio Segni. However, due to major construction delays the new double track line between Savona and Finale Ligure was not completed until 1977. Thus, for fifteen years the new station was a white elephant, used only occasionally by test trains operated to stabilize the embankment. Meanwhile, scheduled passenger trains continued to stop at the nineteenth century Letimbro station.

Features

In 2009, the passenger building underwent a radical redesign, involving the remodelling of the interior without damage to the existing structures. As at 2010, it had a modern and streamlined appearance, with a new ticket office, a shopping mall and a new entrance facing Piazza Aldo Moro.

The station yard has nine tracks and two passing loops. The station is connected by a double-track line with the Savona Parco Doria goods yard, workshops (OMR), a locomotive depot, and Savona Marittima railway station, the latter being situated within the port area.

Passenger movements

The station has about 6.2 million passenger movements each year.

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s):

• Intercity services Ventimiglia - Savona - Genoa - La Spezia - Pisa - Livorno - Rome
• Intercity services Ventimiglia - Savona - Genoa - Milan
• Regional services (Treno regionale) Ventimiglia - Savona - Genoa - Sestri Levante - La Spezia - San Stefano di Magra

Preceding station		Trenitalia		Following station
Finale Ligure Marina toward Ventimiglia		InterCity		Genova Piazza Principe toward Roma Termini
Finale Ligure Marina toward Ventimiglia		InterCity		Genova Piazza Principe toward Milano Centrale
Quiliano-Vado Ligure toward Ventimiglia		Treno regionale		Albisola toward San Stefano di Magra

See also

• History of rail transport in Italy
• List of railway stations in Liguria
• Rail transport in Italy
• Railway stations in Italy

External links

Media related to Savona railway station at Wikimedia Commons