Bari Centrale railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in Bari, Italy}} {{Infobox station | name = Bari {{nobold|Centrale}} | style = Trenitalia | image = Sezione storica della stazione centrale di Bari.jpg | caption = Station façade | address = Piazza Aldo Moro<br>70122 Bari<br>Province of Bari, Apulia | country = Italy | coordinates = {{coord|41|07|05|N|16|52|12|E|region:IT-BA|display=inline,title}} | elevation = | owned = Rete Ferroviaria Italiana | operator = Grandi Stazioni | line = {{Plainlist| * Ancona–Lecce (Trenitalia) * Bari–Taranto (Trenitalia) * Bari–Bitritto (Trenitalia) * Bari–Martina Franca–Taranto (FSE) * Bari–Barletta railway (Ferrotramviaria) * Bari–San Paolo railway (Ferrotramviaria) * Bari–Matera railway (Ferrovie Appulo Lucane) }} | platforms = 20 | train_operators = {{Flatlist| * Trenitalia * Ferrovie del Sud Est * Ferrotramviaria * Ferrovie Appulo Lucane }} | connections = Urban and suburban buses | architect = | opened = {{Start date and age|1864|df=y}} | rebuilt = | closed = | electrified = | map_type = Italy Apulia#Italy | map_caption = Location in Apulia##Location in Italy | services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Trenitalia |line1=Orario 4|left1=Barletta|right1=Monopoli |line2=Orario 4 Taranto|left2=Barletta|right2=Gioia del Colle |line4=Orario 6|left4=Barletta|right4=Brindisi |line5=Orario 6 FA|left5=Barletta |line6=IC Milano-Lecce|left6=Molfetta|right6=Polignano a Mare |line7=IC Roma-Taranto|left7=Molfetta|right7=Gioia del Colle |line8=IC Reggio Calabria-Taranto|right8= Gioia del Colle|to-right8=Reggio Calabria Centrale |line10=ICN Milano-Lecce|left10=Molfetta|right10=Gioia del Colle |line11=ICN Torino-Lecce|left11=Molfetta|right11=Polignano a Mare |line12=Orario 63 RV|right12=Bari Torre a Mare |line14=Orario 62 Bari|left14=Bari Zona Industriale |line15=Orario 62-63|left15=Bari Zona Industriale|right15=Marconi |line16=Orario 63|right16=Marconi |line17=Orario 90|right17=Bari Villaggio Lavoratore |line18=Orario 350|left18=Bari Santa Rita |system21=Ferrovie del Sud Est |line21=Orario 460|right21=Bari Sud Est  }} | other_services = }}

'''Bari Centrale''' is the main railway station of the Italian city of Bari, capital of Apulia. It is one of the most important railway stations in Italy, with an annual ridership of 14 million.<ref name=gs1>{{cite web|title=Bari Centrale|url=http://www.grandistazioni.it/cms/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=ce02ea6a5809a110VgnVCM1000003f16f90aRCRD|publisher=Grandi Stazioni|access-date=30 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032705/http://www.grandistazioni.it/cms/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=ce02ea6a5809a110VgnVCM1000003f16f90aRCRD|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History== The station was first built in 1864 and between 1865 and 1906 5 more platforms were added. In the first half of the 20th century it was further enlarged and renewed and in 1946, after World War II, the most recent renovation project was started.

==Structure and transport==

thumb|Bari Centrale, 2002 Bari Centrale lies in the middle of the city, at Aldo Moro square (''Piazza Aldo Moro''). It is a large junction station with 16 platforms for passenger service (13 for FS trains, 3 for FSE).

The station is situated on the lines Ancona–Pescara–Bari–Lecce (FS), Bari–Taranto (FS), and Bari–Martina Franca–Taranto (FSE).

The station is divided into three areas. The main station is used by Trenitalia and FSE and comprises 16 platforms. On the west side of ''Piazza Aldo Moro'' are the entrances to the Ferrotramviaria and Ferrovie Appulo Lucane stations, with three and two platforms respectively.

The ''Centrale'' is an important transportation hub for the Apulia regional services. For long-distance transport it is served by Le Frecce (''Frecciargento'' and ''Frecciabianca''), InterCity and Express trains to Rome, Milan, Bologna, Turin and Venice.

Until 1994 it was served by the express "Parthenon" Athens–Paris.<ref>Source: "In Treno" - Official FS timetable Summer 1994, Page 32</ref>

==Train services== The station is served by the following services:

*High speed services (''Frecciarossa'') Milan–Bologna–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari *High speed services (''Frecciargento'') Rome–Foggia–Bari–Brindisi–Lecce *High speed services (''Frecciabianca'') Milan–Parma–Bologna–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Brindisi–Lecce *High speed services (''Frecciabianca'') Milan–Parma–Bologna–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Taranto *High speed services (''Frecciabianca'') Turin–Parma–Bologna–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Brindisi–Lecce *High speed services (''Frecciabianca'') Venice–Padua–Bologna–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Brindisi–Lecce *Intercity services Rome–Foggia–Bari (- Taranto) *Intercity services Bologna–Rimini–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Brindisi–Lecce *Intercity services Bologna–Rimini–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Taranto *Night train (''Intercity Notte'') Rome–Foggia–Bari–Brindisi–Lecce *Night train (''Intercity Notte'') Milan–Parma–Bolgona–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Brindisi–Lecce *Night train (''Intercity Notte'') Milan–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Taranto–Brindisi–Lecce *Night train (''Intercity Notte'') Turin–Alessandria–Bolgona–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Brindisi–Lecce *Regional services (''Treno regionale'') Bari–Brindisi–Lecce *Regional services (''Treno regionale'') Foggia–Barletta–Bari *Local services (''Treno regionale'') Bari–Gioia del Colle–Taranto *Local services (''Treno regionale'') Bari–Conversano–Putignano–Martina Franca *Local services (''Treno regionale'') Bari–Casamassima–Putignano *Local services (''Treno regionale'') Bari–Altamura–Gravina–Potenza *Local services (''Treno regionale'') Bari–Altamura–Matera *Bari Metropolitan services (''FR1'') Bitonto–Palese–Bari *Bari Metropolitan services (''FR2'') Barletta–Andria–Bitonto–Aeroporto–Bari *Bari Metropolitan services (''FM1'') Ospedale–Bari *Bari Metropolitan services (''FM2'') Bitonto–Aeroporto–Bari

==Bus services== <ref>[https://www.fseonline.it/BusTimetables.aspx?busrange=1 FSE Bus Timetables] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423050326/https://www.fseonline.it/BusTimetables.aspx?busrange=1 |date=April 23, 2014 }}</ref>

*100 Bari–Valenzano–Adelfia–Putignano–Alberobello–Martina Franca *110 Bari–Casamassima–Gioia del Colle–Taranto *120 Bari–Triggiano–Capurso–Cellamare–Casamassima–Sammichele *130 Bari–Conversano–Putignano–Noci–Taranto *150 Bari–Monopoli–Fasano–Brindisi

==Gallery== <gallery> File:Bari_Centrale_railway_station.jpg|A view of the main station File:Trenitalia, ETR.485042 Bari Centrale.JPG|A Frecciargento at the station File:FSE, 83+84 Bari Centrale.JPG|An FSE train at the station File:Bari Centrale (Ferrovie del Nord Barese).JPG|The Ferrotramviaria station File:M4-353 Bari Centrale FAL.JPG|A train at the Ferrovie Appulo Lucane station File:Bari Centrale railway station buses.JPG|Buses loading outside the station </gallery>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{commons category-inline}} * [https://www.rfi.it/it/stazioni/bari-centrale.html Bari Centrale on RFI] {{in lang|it}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bari Centrale Railway Station}} Centrale railway station Category:Railway stations in Apulia Category:Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan City of Bari Category:Railway stations in Italy opened in 1864