Prato Centrale railway station explained

Prato Centrale
Native Name Lang:it
Address:Piazza Stazione 13
59100 Prato PO
Borough:Prato, Prato, Tuscany
Country:Italy
Map Type:Tuscany#Italy
Coordinates:43.8786°N 11.1092°W
Line:Bologna–Florence
Viareggio–Florence
Train Operators:Trenitalia
Distance:16.386NaN from Firenze Santa Maria Novella
Operator:Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Centostazioni
Classification:Gold

Prato Centrale railway station (Italian: Stazione di Prato Centrale) is the main station serving the city and comune of Prato, in the region of Tuscany, central Italy. Opened in 1862, it forms part of both the Bologna–Florence railway and the Viareggio–Florence railway. Until 2002 it was named simply as Prato.

Overview

The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Train services to and from the station are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

There are two other stations in the city, namely Prato Porta al Serraglio (in the historical center of Prato) and the new station at Prato Borgonuovo.

The prato central railway station is situated on the Bologna-Florence direttissima railway line .

See also