Casalecchio Garibaldi railway station explained

Casalecchio Garibaldi
Native Name Lang:it
Borough:Casalecchio di Reno, Emilia-Romagna
Country:Italy
Map Type:Italy Emilia-Romagna#Italy North#Italy
Coordinates:44.483°N 11.2726°W
Line:Bologna-Porretta, Bologna-Vignola
Train Operators:Trenitalia Tper
Connections:Bologna buses
Tracks:4
Opened:2002
Operator:Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Classification:Silver[1]

Casalecchio Garibaldi (Italian: Stazione di Casalecchio Garibaldi) is a railway station serving Casalecchio di Reno, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. The station opened in 2002 and is located on the Porrettana railway. It is also the terminus of the Bologna-Vignola railway. All 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.

History

The station was inaugurated on 31 December 2002.[2]

On September 30, 2003, a railway accident happened in the station, as regional train 11432, heading to Bologna Centrale, collided with a cement block after a red light was ignored due to human error. One person died.[3]

Location

Casalecchio Garibaldi railway station is situated north of the town centre.

Features

The station consists of four 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. Impianti FS, in "I Treni" n. 246 (March 2003), p. 8
  3. Web site: Repubblica.it/cronaca: Bologna, incidente ferroviario oltre un centinaio di feriti.