| Terontola-Cortona | |
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| Native Name Lang: | it |
| Address: | Piazza Nazioni Unite |
| Borough: | Terontola, Cortona, Tuscany, Italy |
| Map Type: | Italy Tuscany#Italy |
| Coordinates: | 43.2104°N 12.0077°W |
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| Train Operators: | Trenitalia |
| Tracks: | 5 + 2 freight + 4 storage + 2 dismantled |
| Operator: | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana |
| Classification: | Silver[1] |
Terontola-Cortona railway station (Stazione di Terontola-Cortona) is the main station of Cortona, Italy, located in the hamlet of Terontola. It is on the Florence–Rome railway and the line to Foligno (which passes through) branches off from the station.
Terontola station was not opened with the other stations of the line in 1866. In fact, the Florence–Rome railway did not exist in its current form: the connection between Rome and Florence did not pass through Orvieto and Chiusi, but ran from Orte through Terni, Foligno and Perugia, along a route that is now divided into two lines: the Foligno–Terontola railway and part of the Rome–Ancona railway. The line between Cortona (now Camucia-Cortona) and Chiusi was opened on 11 November 1875. It was decided to build a station at the junction between the two lines because the Cortona station was too far away. The new Terontola station opened together with the new line to Chiusi, constituted a major junction on the main line of the Italian railway system. In 1939 it was renamed from "Terontola" to "Cortona-Terontola",[2] and in 1948 it became "Terontola".[3] It was later given its current name.
The station is equipped with a two-level passenger building. On the lower floor there is a ticket office, with ticket machines and a ticket counter, a waiting room, an office of the railway police and a bar, while the upper floor is used by Trenitalia. There is also two freight loading areas;
The station also has several other service buildings including an office for train control, where various Apparato Centrale Elettrico a Itinerari (an Italian system for controlling train movements at stations) desks are located. There are five through tracks for passenger services: there are three platforms, two of which have a brick shelter, while the central one has an iron shelter. The platforms are connected via an underpass. There are also other tracks without a platform that are used to stable freight wagons.
Although traffic significantly decreased after the opening of the Florence–Rome high-speed railway, the number of passengers and trains is always at a high level, increased by interchange between the two lines. All regional services and some intercity services stop at the station.
The station is managed by RFI, which classified it in 2008 in the silver category.[1] It has:
Etruria Mobilità buses leave from the square in front of the station for the centre of Cortona. There is also a parking area for cars and bicycles.