Ventimiglia railway station
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Ventimiglia
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View of the platforms
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| Location | Piazza Cesare Battisti 18039 Ventimiglia IM Ventimiglia, Imperia, Liguria Italy |
| Coordinates | 43°47′33″N 07°36′36″E / 43.79250°N 7.61000°ECoordinates: 43°47′33″N 07°36′36″E / 43.79250°N 7.61000°E |
| Operated by |
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Centostazioni |
| Line(s) |
Genoa–Ventimiglia Cuneo–Ventimiglia Marseille–Ventimiglia |
| Distance | 147.315 km (91.537 mi) from Genova Piazza Principe |
| Platforms | 7 |
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Trenitalia SNCF |
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| Classification | Gold |
| History | |
| Opened | 1871 |
| Location | |
 Ventimiglia
Location within Liguria
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Ventimiglia railway station (Italian: Stazione di Ventimiglia) is the main station of the Italian city of Ventimiglia. It is at the end of three rail routes: the Genoa–Ventimiglia line, the Cuneo–Ventimiglia line and the Marseille–Ventimiglia line. It plays an important role not only in rail transport in Liguria, but also in Italy. Despite being an important station, it is in some disrepair.
The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Italian 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.
French train services to and from Ventimiglia are operated by SNCF.
Ventimiglia railway station is situated in Piazza Cesare Battisti, near the centre of the city, just north of the old town.
The station was opened at the end of 1871 and renamed Ventimiglia International station in 1882, with the construction of a new passenger building, featuring a glass roof over the tracks. This roof was later superseded by the current building, designed by the architect Roberto Narducci (who also designed 40 other Italian stations), which reflects, like other public buildings in Ventimiglia (especially the town hall and the gym), the typical lines of Italian rationalist architecture.
The station consists of seven through tracks for passenger services, all equipped with platforms and connections to an underpass. Also there are many sidings for storing passenger carriages and a locomotive shed.
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