Fornaci di Barga railway station explained

Fornaci di Barga
Borough:Fornaci di Barga, Province of Lucca, Tuscany
Country:Italy
Coordinates:44.0454°N 10.4733°W
Map Type:Tuscany#Italy
Line:Lucca–Aulla
Train Operators:Trenitalia
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Opened:[1]
Operator:Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Classification:Bronze

Fornaci di Barga railway station (Italian: Stazione di Fornaci di Barga) is a railway station located in the Tuscany region of central Italy serving Fornaci di Barga – a frazione of nearby Barga.

Built as Barga-Fornaci[2] and opened in 1911,[1] Fornaci di Barga 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]

The station previously had an important freight yard, processing goods for a local copper-processing plant operated by KME Group.[4]

On 10 April 1912, the body of poet Giovanni Pascoli was met by crowds at the station on arrival by train from Bologna, where he had died.[5]

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. Rivista generale delle ferrovie e dei lavori pubblici . Nuove Ferrovie Italiane . 6 January 1901 . Italian . 694 . 19 . Florence, Italy.
  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. Web site: Stazione di Fornaci di Barga 31+931. Johnny. Traggiai. Italian. 1 September 2023.
  5. News: Storia della stazione ferroviaria di Fornaci di Barga. Italian . 12 May 2015 . Ivano . Stefani . il Giornale di Barga .