Potenza Centrale railway station

Potenza Centrale
Station map showing also the nearby FAL stations of Potenza Inferiore and Potenza Inferiore Scalo
Coordinates	40°37′46″N 15°48′23″E / 40.62944°N 15.80639°E / 40.62944; 15.80639Coordinates: 40°37′46″N 15°48′23″E / 40.62944°N 15.80639°E / 40.62944; 15.80639
Operated by	Trenitalia ( - see text)
Line(s)	Battipaglia–Potenza–Metaponto Potenza–Foggia
Distance	164.098 km (101.966 mi) from Napoli Centrale
Platforms	3 (4 tracks)
Other information
Classification	Gold
History
Opened	1 September 1880 (1880-09-01)
Services
Location
Potenza Centrale Potenza Centrale (Italy)

Potenza Centrale railway station (Italian: Stazione di Potenza Centrale), formerly known as Potenza Inferiore, is the main station serving the city and comune of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata, southern Italy. Opened in 1880, it forms part of the Battipaglia–Potenza–Metaponto railway and is also a junction of a branch line to Foggia.

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

Narrow gauge train services to the nearby station of "Potenza Inferiore" are operated by , a separate company. Another nearby station is "Potenza Inferiore Scalo". Both stations are operated by the local suburban railway.

Potenza Centrale railway station is situated in Piazzale Guglielmo Marconi, to the south of the city centre.

The station was opened on 1 September 1880, upon the inauguration of the Picerno–Potenza section of the Battipaglia–Potenza–Metaponto railway, a line linking it directly with Salerno and Taranto.

Until 10 December 2006, it was named Statione di Potenza Inferiore, as it is in the lower elevations of the city, adjacent to the Basento river.