San Severo railway station
San Severo railway station | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Piazza della Costituzione 71016 San Severo San Severo, Foggia, Apulia Italy |
| Line(s) | Adriatic railway San Severo-Peschici |
| Train operators | Trenitalia[1] |
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| History | |
| Opened | 25 April 1864 |
| Electrified | 1931 |
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  San Severo railway station Location in Apulia  San Severo railway station Location in Italy | |
San Severo railway station is an Italian railway station situated in San Severo. It is one of the main railway stations in the province of Foggia.
Overview[edit]
The station is served by inter-city trains, local trains and express trains and it is the railway terminus of the line to Peschici.
Even if the station is situated on the outskirts of San Severo, in Piazza della Costituzione (Constitution Square),[2] it is connected to the centre of the town by viale Matteotti (Matteotti Boulevard).
History[edit]
The station was officially inaugurated in 1864.
From 1952 to 1962, San Severo railway station has been the terminus of tram line to Torremaggiore.
By the early afternoon of 3 April 1989 a local train coming from Bari Centrale railway station derailed and destroyed the station; 8 people were killed in the crash and 20 people were injured. The names of the victims have been written on a tombstone and a little stone monument has been built to commemorate them.
Train services[edit]
| Preceding station | Trenitalia | Following station | ||
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toward Ancona | InterCity | toward Lecce |
References[edit]
- ^ "Stazioni servite da Trenitalia in Puglia - Puglia - Trenitalia". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
- ^ "San Severo Railway Station - San Severo - Station - Italy. Raildude (En)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
External links[edit]
Media related to San Severo train station at Wikimedia Commons
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