Piazza al Serchio railway station explained

Piazza al Serchio
Borough:Piazza al Serchio, Tuscany
Country:Italy
Coordinates:44.1827°N 10.2967°W
Map Type:Tuscany#Italy
Line:Lucca–Aulla
Train Operators:Trenitalia
Platform:1
Tracks:1
Opened:[1]
Operator:Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Classification:Bronze

Piazza al Serchio railway station (Italian: Stazione di Piazza al Serchio) is a railway station located in the Tuscany region of central Italy serving the comune of Piazza al Serchio. The station is located in the lower part of the village at an altitude of just under 500 m. It was opened on 21 April 1940.[1]

The station forms part of the Lucca–Aulla railway and 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).[2]

In memory of the steam locomotives that formerly operated on the Lucca–Aulla railway, an FS Class 940 locomotive is preserved at the station as a monument. A 15 m turntable that was used to rotate the steam locomotives is also still visible at the site.[3]

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. it. Rome, Italy.
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: Piazza al Serchio Station 57+386. Johnny. Traggiai. it. 2 September 2023.