Bologna Borgo Panigale railway station explained

Bologna Borgo Panigale
Native Name Lang:it
Borough:Borgo Panigale, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
Country:Italy
Map Type:Italy Emilia-Romagna#Italy North#Italy
Coordinates:44.515°N 11.284°W
Line:Bologna-Porretta
Train Operators:Trenitalia Tper
Connections:Bologna buses
Tracks:2
Operator:Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Classification:Silver[1]

Bologna Borgo Panigale (Italian: Stazione di Bologna Borgo Panigale) is a railway station serving the suburb of Borgo Panigale, part of the city of Bologna, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. The station is located on the Porrettana railway. The train services are operated by Trenitalia Tper.

The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FSI), Italy's state-owned rail company.

Location

Bologna Borgo Panigale railway station is west of the city centre.

History

The station, formerly known as "Borgo Panigale", was renamed as "Bologna Borgo Panigale" in 1938.[2] The suburb Borgo Panigale had been merged into the city of Bologna in 1937.[3]

The station was downgraded to a railway halt on 21 December 2001.[4]

Features

The station consists of two tracks linked by an underpass.

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s):

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rfi.it/cms/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=65df7ef3f8639210VgnVCM1000004016f90aRCRD List of Italian stations and categories
  2. Ferrovie dello Stato, Ordine di Servizio n. 68, 1938
  3. http://www.comune.bologna.it/quartiereborgopanigale/servizi/147:12453/12459 Primo scorcio del XX secolo
  4. Impianti FS, in "I Treni" n. 234 (febbraio 2002), pp. 5-6.