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Catania Centrale railway station

Catania Centrale
Exterior of the station building.
Exterior of the station building.
Location Piazza Papa Giovanni XXIII
95100 Catania
Catania, Catania, Sicily
Italy
Coordinates 37°30′23.62″N 15°5′58.85″E / 37.5065611°N 15.0996806°E / 37.5065611; 15.0996806Coordinates: 37°30′23.62″N 15°5′58.85″E / 37.5065611°N 15.0996806°E / 37.5065611; 15.0996806
Owned by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Operated by Centostazioni
Line(s) Messina–Siracusa
Palermo–Catania
Catania–Gela
Catania–Randazzo (FCE)
Platforms 4 (7 tracks)
Train operators Trenitalia
Connections
Other information
Classification Gold
History
Opened 1867; 150 years ago (1867)
Closed December 19, 2016 (2016-12-19) (Metropolitana di Cantania)
Location
Catania Centrale is located in Sicily
Catania Centrale
Catania Centrale
Location within Sicily

Catania Centrale is the main railway station of the Italian city of Catania, in Sicily. Along with Palermo Centrale, Messina Centrale and Syracuse it is one of the most important stations of its region. It is managed by the Ferrovie dello Stato, the national rail company of Italy.

The station was inaugurated on 24 June 1866. One century later it was upgraded and renewed due to the electrification of the Messina-Catania line.

Catania Centrale is located close to the Port of Catania and by the sea. It has a railway depot and a link to the port. The station building has two floors and a portico and is protected by the national cultural heritage.

The station is electrified and served by regional trains, by a metro line and by the Circumetnea railway. For long distance transport there are InterCity and Express trains to Rome, Turin, Milan and Venice, linking it also with Genoa, Naples, Bologna, Florence, Pisa and other cities.

View of the platforms

Platform of the Metro


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