Railway station of Figline Valdarno
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Figline Valdarno
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Figline Valdarno railway station
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| Location | Piazza della Repubblica 2 Figline Valdarno, Florence, Tuscany Italy |
| Coordinates | 43°37′18″N 11°28′24″E / 43.62167°N 11.47333°ECoordinates: 43°37′18″N 11°28′24″E / 43.62167°N 11.47333°E |
| Elevation | 126 above sea level |
| Operated by | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana |
| Line(s) | Florence - Rome |
| Distance | 41 km |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Train operators | Trenitalia |
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| Classification | Silver |
| History | |
| Opened | 8 April 1863 |
| Electrified | 1935 |
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 Figline Valdarno
Location within Tuscany
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The railway station of Figline Valdarno serves the Tuscan town of Figline Valdarno. The station situated on the Florence–Rome railway line, 40 km from Florence, on the stretch between Florence and Arezzo. It is mostly used by commuters coming from Figline Valdarno, Reggello and Pian di Scò going to Florence.
Figline Valdarno railway station is the seventeenth station (for number of passengers, architectural value of the station etc.) of Tuscany.
The freight yard is no longer used and the buildings are let to members of the public or used for stocking equipment for line maintenance. The tracks of the freight yard are also used for keeping line maintenance machinery. The nearest freight yard still operating is San Giovanni Valdarno.
There are many monitors (two in the station, two for the platforms 2 and 3, one in the subway) displaying train departures and arrivals.
The station has two automatic ticket machines and two drink and snack dispensers. The ticket office is open from 6:20 am to 7:40 pm. The station also has a waiting room.
The station is situated near the connection with the "direttissima" (high speed track). One train an hour passes on the direttissima without stopping. It arrives in Florence in less than 20 minutes. The other trains pass from the slow line via Pontassieve.
All regional trains stop at the station.
The first train arrives at 5.12 in the morning and the last one leaves the station at 23.56.
Outside the station (piazza della repubblica side) there is also a taxi service with numbers displayed on posters outside the station.
The station is part of the Memorario project which provide a regular timetable.
The station has four platforms with station-roofs, connected by a subway. Platform 1 is used for trains that terminate in Figline or interchanges. The trains going to Florence use platform 2 while platform 3 is used for trains going to Arezzo. Platform 4 is used for interregional trains towards Perugia, Foligno and Rome. The line on which the station is situated is electrified.
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