Barga-Gallicano railway station explained

Barga-Gallicano
Borough:Barga, Province of Lucca, Tuscany
Country:Italy
Coordinates:44.0681°N 10.4521°W
Map Type:Tuscany#Italy
Line:Lucca–Aulla
Train Operators:Trenitalia
Platform:1
Tracks:1
Opened:[1]
Operator:Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Classification:Bronze

Barga-Gallicano railway station (Italian: Stazione di Barga-Gallicano) is a railway station located in the Tuscany region of central Italy serving the comunes of Barga and Gallicano. The station is situated roughly midway between the two towns from which it takes its name, in the Mologno frazione of Barga, on the east bank of the Serchio river.[2]

Barga-Gallicano forms part of the Lucca–Aulla railway. The station is served exclusively by regional trains operated by Trenitalia, whilst the station itself is managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), both of which are subsidiaries of Italy's state-owned rail company Ferrovie dello Stato (FS).[3]

History

The station was opened in 1911[1] with citizens of both local towns present to celebrate the arrival of a FS Class 290 locomotive operating the first service of the morning.[4]

When it was opened, access to the station from Gallicano relied on a boat crossing over the Serchio. A bridge connecting the town to the station was built 12 years later, in 1923.[4]

A former railway goods warehouse situated adjacent to the station platform was converted into local church Chiesa di Mologno[5] with the addition of a small bell tower.[2]

References

  1. Book: Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926. Ufficio Centrale di Statistica delle Ferrovie dello Stato. Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane. Alessandro Tuzza. 1927. Italian. Rome, Italy.
  2. Web site: Stazione di Barga-Gallicano 35+274. Johnny. Traggiai. Italian. 1 September 2023.
  3. From Liberalisation to Appropriation: The Trajectory of Italian Railways . Angelo. Salento . Giuseppe . Pesare . Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics . London . 4 July 2015 . 1 September 2023.
  4. News: Un compleanno speciale. I 105 anni della stazione Barga-Gallicano . Italian . 30 September 2016 . Paolo . Marzi . il Giornale di Gallicano .
  5. Web site: Acquistata la chiesa di Mologno . 3 November 2008 . 2 September 2023 . il Giornale di Barga . Italian.