Bologna Centrale is the main railway station in Bologna, Italy. The station is situated at the northern edge of the city centre. It is located at the southern end of the Milan-Bologna high-speed line, which opened on 13 December 2008, and the northern end of three lines between Bologna and Florence: the original Bologna-Florence line through Porretta Terme and Pistoia; the Bologna–Florence Direttissima via Prato, which opened on 22 April 1934 and the Bologna-Florence high-speed line, which opened to traffic on 13 December 2009.
Bologna Centrale is the fifth-busiest in Italy in terms of passenger movements (about 58 million passengers per year). It is, however, one of the busiest, along with Rome Termini Station, for the number of train movements per day (about 800).[1][2]
There are two levels of railway tracks within the station complex: Bologna Centrale and Bologna Centrale (AV) alta velocità (high speed). The central part of Bologna Centrale contains through tracks for high-speed trains (except Frecciarossa trains which travel only on the Milan-Bologna high-speed line), intercity and regional trains. In addition, there are two groups of side tracks: the western side has six tracks for regional trains from Milan or Verona (with Bologna Centrale as a terminus) and the eastern side has six tracks for regional trains from Prato, Ancona and Pescara (with Bologna Centrale as a terminus).
Bologna Centrale (AV)Edit
In July 2008, Andrea Maffei Architects, Arata Isozaki & Associates, Ove Arup & Partners and M + T & Partners won a competition to design a new station, Bologna Centrale (AV), for high-speed trains between Milan and Florence. The proposal was selected by architect Gae Aulenti, as president of the International Competition Jury, and Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, the main entity behind the competition.[5] The station uses light in its design, with the internal courtyards of the bridged station creating poles of light. Inside the station it is possible to see the levels below, and different shapes of windows were designed for the courtyards.[6]
The new, three-level, railway station was built underneath the current station. It is 642 m (2,106 ft) long and 56 m (184 ft) wide, and consists of three below-ground levels. The first level, at −7 m (23 ft) is for parking, pick-ups and drop-offs. The second level, at −15 m (49 ft), is a shopping arcade. The lowest level, at −23 m (75 ft), consists of four high-speed train platforms (lines 16 to 19).
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The underground platforms opened for passenger service on 9 June 2013. Together with the reinstatement of four surface tracks, which were removed to facilitate construction, the project is due to be completed by 2016.[7] The expected cost was €340 million.[8]
This high-speed station is connected by a series of walkways and elevators to the central part. Transfer time is approximately 10 minutes on foot.
HistoryEdit
The first Bologna Centrale station was constructed in 1859, though its history is unclear. A new station was built twelve years later on the same grounds.
The modern station was designed and built by architect Gaetano Ratti, who trained in the local Clementine Academy. Inspired by the neoclassical style, the station's distinctive 15th century façade opens in nine entrance doors. The main passenger building is reminiscent of renaissanceFlorentine architecture. Until the 1940s, it was topped by a clock tower with marble pillars, but the tower was damaged by allied bombings in the Second World War and not rebuilt.
The original design called for a rectangular shaped, two-faced building, with a marble external façade and a steel internal one. Subsequent extension works, such as the 1926 building of the westbound platforms, shaped the station into the “L” form, typical of expanded transit stations. The introduction of new platforms at the eastern half in 1934, brought another change to the station's configuration.
A dozen of team workers are making their way inside the railway station, after the aftermath of the Bologna massacre, in 1980.
On 2 August 1980 at 10.25 am, an improvised explosive device (IED) made with 20 kilograms of a TNT mixture was detonated inside Bologna's main railway station. The IED was contained in a suitcase, which was placed near the wall inside a lobby. The explosion killed 85 people and injured more than 200.[citation needed] The wing of the station in which the bomb was detonated has been reconstructed but, as a testimony to the victims of the attack, the original pavement was maintained as well as a deep crack in the main wall. The attack is also known in Italy as the Strage di Bologna, the Bologna massacre.
The Italian government immediately accused the Italian neo-fascist militant groups for the attack; however this was denied by the group, and no one ever claimed responsibility. After 15 years, official investigation has determined that the attack was carried out by a small neo-fascist group, call Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari. Many conspiracy theories regarding this event have been entertained, including a link between this act of terrorism and the loss of Itavia Flight 870.[citation needed]
Train servicesEdit
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The following services call at the station (incomplete):
Night train (Trenitalia Intercity Notte) Turin-Reggio di Calabria: Turin - Milan - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno - Lamezia Terme - Reggio di Calabria
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bologna Centrale railway station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Bologna Centrale is the main railway station in Bologna Italy The station is situated at the northern edge of the city centre It is located at the southern end of the Milan Bologna high speed line which opened on 13 December 2008 and the northern end of three lines between Bologna and Florence the original Bologna Florence line through Porretta Terme and Pistoia the Bologna Florence Direttissima via Prato which opened on 22 April 1934 and the Bologna Florence high speed line which opened to traffic on 13 December 2009 Bologna CentraleView of the station building in 2006General informationLocationPiazza delle Medaglie d Oro40121 BolognaItalyCoordinates44 30 21 N 11 20 30 E 44 50583 N 11 34167 E 44 50583 11 34167Owned byRete Ferroviaria ItalianaOperated byGrandi StazioniLine s Milan Bologna high speed Milan Bologna traditional Verona Bologna Padua Bologna Bologna Ancona Bologna Florence high speed Bologna Florence traditional Bologna Vignola Bologna Portomaggiore Bologna PistoiaDistance96 908 kilometres 60 216 mi from Firenze Santa Maria NovellaPlatforms27ConstructionArchitectGaetano RattiOther informationIATA codeIBTHistoryOpened1864 159 years ago 1864 LocationInteractive fullscreen mapBologna Centrale is the fifth busiest in Italy in terms of passenger movements about 58 million passengers per year It is however one of the busiest along with Rome Termini Station for the number of train movements per day about 800 1 2 The station is linked to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport by the Marconi Express a direct monorail line 5 kilometre 3 1 mi in length 3 launched on 18 November 2020 4 Contents 1 Station 1 1 Bologna Centrale AV 2 History 2 1 1980 terrorist bombing 3 Train services 3 1 Domestic High speed AV Station 3 2 Domestic High speed 3 3 Domestic 3 4 Cross border 3 5 Connections 4 Nearby public transport 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksStation Edit Bologna Central High Speed 2013There are two levels of railway tracks within the station complex Bologna Centrale and Bologna Centrale AV alta velocita high speed The central part of Bologna Centrale contains through tracks for high speed trains except Frecciarossa trains which travel only on the Milan Bologna high speed line intercity and regional trains In addition there are two groups of side tracks the western side has six tracks for regional trains from Milan or Verona with Bologna Centrale as a terminus and the eastern side has six tracks for regional trains from Prato Ancona and Pescara with Bologna Centrale as a terminus Bologna Centrale AV Edit In July 2008 Andrea Maffei Architects Arata Isozaki amp Associates Ove Arup amp Partners and M T amp Partners won a competition to design a new station Bologna Centrale AV for high speed trains between Milan and Florence The proposal was selected by architect Gae Aulenti as president of the International Competition Jury and Rete Ferroviaria Italiana the main entity behind the competition 5 The station uses light in its design with the internal courtyards of the bridged station creating poles of light Inside the station it is possible to see the levels below and different shapes of windows were designed for the courtyards 6 The new three level railway station was built underneath the current station It is 642 m 2 106 ft long and 56 m 184 ft wide and consists of three below ground levels The first level at 7 m 23 ft is for parking pick ups and drop offs The second level at 15 m 49 ft is a shopping arcade The lowest level at 23 m 75 ft consists of four high speed train platforms lines 16 to 19 This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information September 2020 The underground platforms opened for passenger service on 9 June 2013 Together with the reinstatement of four surface tracks which were removed to facilitate construction the project is due to be completed by 2016 7 The expected cost was 340 million 8 This high speed station is connected by a series of walkways and elevators to the central part Transfer time is approximately 10 minutes on foot History EditThe first Bologna Centrale station was constructed in 1859 though its history is unclear A new station was built twelve years later on the same grounds The modern station was designed and built by architect Gaetano Ratti who trained in the local Clementine Academy Inspired by the neoclassical style the station s distinctive 15th century facade opens in nine entrance doors The main passenger building is reminiscent of renaissance Florentine architecture Until the 1940s it was topped by a clock tower with marble pillars but the tower was damaged by allied bombings in the Second World War and not rebuilt The original design called for a rectangular shaped two faced building with a marble external facade and a steel internal one Subsequent extension works such as the 1926 building of the westbound platforms shaped the station into the L form typical of expanded transit stations The introduction of new platforms at the eastern half in 1934 brought another change to the station s configuration 1980 terrorist bombing Edit Main article Bologna massacre A dozen of team workers are making their way inside the railway station after the aftermath of the Bologna massacre in 1980 On 2 August 1980 at 10 25 am an improvised explosive device IED made with 20 kilograms of a TNT mixture was detonated inside Bologna s main railway station The IED was contained in a suitcase which was placed near the wall inside a lobby The explosion killed 85 people and injured more than 200 citation needed The wing of the station in which the bomb was detonated has been reconstructed but as a testimony to the victims of the attack the original pavement was maintained as well as a deep crack in the main wall The attack is also known in Italy as the Strage di Bologna the Bologna massacre The Italian government immediately accused the Italian neo fascist militant groups for the attack however this was denied by the group and no one ever claimed responsibility After 15 years official investigation has determined that the attack was carried out by a small neo fascist group call Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari Many conspiracy theories regarding this event have been entertained including a link between this act of terrorism and the loss of Itavia Flight 870 citation needed Train services EditThis article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information January 2023 The following services call at the station incomplete Domestic High speed AV Station Edit High speed train Trenitalia Frecciarossa Turin Salerno Turin Milan Bologna Florence Rome Naples Salerno High speed train Trenitalia Frecciargento Bolzano Bozen Rome Bolzano Bozen Trento Trient Verona Bologna Florence Rome High speed train Italo NTV Turin Salerno Turin Porta Susa Milan Porto Garibaldi Bologna Florence Rome Tiburtina Naples Salerno High speed train Italo NTV Venice Salerno Venice Padua Bologna Florence Rome Tiburtina Naples Salerno High speed train Italo NTV Brescia Naples Brescia Verona Bologna Florence Rome NaplesDomestic High speed Edit High speed train Trenitalia Frecciarossa Venice Naples Venice Padua Ferrara Verona Bologna Florence Rome Naples High speed train Trenitalia Frecciarossa Venice Rome Rome Airport Venice Padua Ferrara Verona Bologna Florence Rome Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport High speed train Italo Turin Ancona Turin Porta Susa Milan Porto Garibaldi Bologna Rimini Ancona High speed train Trenitalia Frecciarossa Milan Bari Milan Bologna Rimini Ancona Pescara Foggia Bari High speed train Trenitalia Frecciargento Brescia Rome Brescia Verona Bologna Florence Rome High speed train Trenitalia Frecciabianca Milan Lecce Milan Parma Modena Bologna Rimini Ancona Pescara Foggia Bari Brindisi Lecce High speed train Trenitalia Frecciabianca Milan Bari Taranto Milan Parma Modena Bologna Rimini Ancona Pescara Foggia Bari Taranto High speed train Trenitalia Frecciabianca Venice Lecce Venice Padua Verona Bologna Rimini Ancona Pescara Foggia Bari Brindisi LecceDomestic Edit Night train Trenitalia Intercity Notte Trieste Triest Rome Trieste Triest Venice Padua Verona Bologna Florence Rome Night train Trenitalia Intercity Notte Milan Lecce Milan Parma Bologna Rimini Ancona Pescara Foggia Bari Taranto Brindisi Lecce Night train Trenitalia Intercity Notte Turin Lecce Turin Alessandria Bolgona Rimini Ancona Pescara Foggia Bari Brindisi Lecce Night train Trenitalia Intercity Notte Turin Reggio di Calabria Turin Milan Bologna Florence Rome Naples Salerno Lamezia Terme Reggio di Calabria Night train Trenitalia Intercity Notte Bolzano Bozen Rome Bolzano Bozen Trento Trient Verona Bologna Florence Rome Intercity train Trenitalia Intercity Milan Lecce Milan Parma Modena Bologna Rimini Ancona Pescara Foggia Bari Brindisi Lecce Intercity train Trenitalia Intercity Milan Naples Milan Parma Modena Bologna Prato Florence Arezzo Rome Latina Naples Intercity train Trenitalia Intercity Trieste Triest Rome Trieste Triest Venice Padua Ferrara Bologna Prato Florence Arezzo Rome Intercity train Trenitalia Intercity Bologna Lecce Bologna Rimini Ancona Pescara Foggia Bari Brindisi Lecce Intercity train Trenitalia Intercity Bologna Bari Taranto Bologna Rimini Ancona Pescara Foggia Bari Taranto Regional train Trenitalia Regional Bologna Venice Bologna Ferrara Rovigo Padua Venice Regional train Trenitalia Regional Bologna Voghera Voghera Piacenza Parma Modena Bologna Regional train Trenitalia Regional Express Piacenza Ancona Milan Piacenza Parma Reggio Emilia Modena Bologna Forli Rimini Ancona Regional train Trenitalia Regional Bologna Brennero Brenner Bologna Mirandola Poggio Rusco Ostiglia Nogara Isola della Scala Verona Ala Ahl am Etsch Rovereto Rofreit Trento Trient Mezzocorona Kronmetz Ora Auer Bolzano Bozen Ponte Gardena Waidbruck Chiusa Klausen Bressanone Brixen Fortezza Franzensfeste Vipiteno Sterzing Brennero Brenner Regional train Trenitalia Regional Bologna Prato Bologna Prato Regional train Trenitalia Regional Bologna Porretta Terme Bologna Borgonuovo Porretta Terme Regional train Trenitalia Regional Bologna Modena Mantua Bologna Modena Suzzara MantuaCross border Edit A for Austria D for Germany F for France GB for Great Britain Intercity train OBB EuroCity Munich Verona Bologna Bologna Verona Rovereto Rofreit Trento Trient Bolzano Bozen Bressanone Brixen Fortezza Franzensfeste Brennero Brenner Innsbruck A Jenbach A Kufstein A Munich D Night train DB CityNightLine Rome Milan Munich Rome Florence Bologna Verona Trento Trient Bolzano Bozen Innsbruck A Jenbach A Kufstein A Munich D Night train OBB EuroNight Rome Milan Vienna Rome Livorno Florence Bologna Verona Padua Venice Villach A Klagenfurt A Vienna A Tourist train Venice Simplon Orient Express Rome London Rome Florence Bologna Verona Innsbruck A Paris East F London GB Connections Edit Preceding station Trenitalia Following stationReggio Emilia AV Mediopadanatoward Torino Porta NuovaFrecciarossaFirenze Santa Maria Novellatoward SalernoReggio Emilia AV Mediopadanatoward Milano CentraleFrecciarossaRiminitoward Bari CentralePadovatoward Venezia Santa LuciaFrecciarossaFirenze Santa Maria Novellatoward SalernoFerraratoward Trieste CentraleFrecciargentoFirenze Santa Maria Novellatoward Roma TerminiPadovatoward UdineFrecciargentoFirenze Santa Maria Novellatoward Roma TerminiPadovatoward Venezia Santa LuciaFrecciargentoFirenze Santa Maria Novellatoward Roma TerminiRovigotoward Venezia Santa LuciaFrecciargentoFirenze Santa Maria Novellatoward Fiumicino AeroportoVerona Porta Nuovatoward Bolzano BozenFrecciargentoFirenze Campo di Martetoward Roma TerminiVerona Porta Nuovatoward BresciaFrecciargentoFirenze Campo di Martetoward Roma TerminiModenatoward Milano CentraleFrecciabiancaRiminitoward LecceModenatoward Milano CentraleFrecciabiancaRiminitoward TarantoModenatoward Torino Porta NuovaFrecciabiancaRiminitoward LecceFerraratoward Venezia Santa LuciaFrecciabiancaRiminitoward LecceVerona Porta Nuovatoward Munchen HbfEuroCityTerminusModenatoward Milano CentraleInterCityPrato Centraletoward Napoli CentraleFerraratoward Trieste CentraleInterCityPrato Centraletoward Roma TerminiTerminusInterCityFaenzatoward LecceTerminusInterCityFaenzatoward TarantoFerraratoward Wien MeidlingEuroNightFirenze Santa Maria Novellatoward Roma TerminiFerraratoward Wien MeidlingEuroNightFirenze Santa Maria Novellatoward Livorno CentraleVerona Porta Nuovatoward Munchen HbfEuroNightFirenze Santa Maria Novellatoward Roma TerminiFerraratoward Trieste CentraleIntercity NotteFirenze Campo di Martetoward RomeModenatoward Milano CentraleIntercity NotteRiminitoward LecceMilano CentraleTerminusIntercity NotteRiminitoward LeccePiacenzatoward Torino Porta NuovaIntercity NotteRiminitoward LecceModenatoward Torino Porta NuovaIntercity NottePrato Centraletoward Reggio di Calabria CentraleTerminusTreno regionaleVenice Mestretoward Venice Santa LuciaTerminusTreno regionaleVarignanatoward RiminiCastelfranco d Emiliatoward VogheraTreno regionaleTerminusPreceding station Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori Following stationReggio Emilia AV Mediopadanatoward Torino Porta SusaItaloFirenze Santa Maria Novellatoward SalernoPadovatoward Venezia Santa LuciaItaloFirenze Santa Maria Novellatoward SalernoReggio Emilia AV Mediopadanatoward Torino Porta SusaItaloRiminitoward AnconaNearby public transport EditThe Marconi Express monorail links the station to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport with an intermediate stop at Lazzaretto The Marconi Express terminal is located within the station complex The station s outside terminal is also one of the most important bus interchanges of Bologna and has stops also near the High Speed platforms Rail Replacement Buses to Ferrara Parma Vignola Portomaggiore Prato and San Benedetto Val di Sambro Urban Bus Routes C D 21 25 25A 30 35 36 37 38 and 39 by TPER Urban Trolleybus Routes 15 32 and 33 Suburban Bus Routes 81 81A 87 87A 91 and 91A by TPER and TPB subcompanies Special Bus Routes 77 and 675 Interurban Bus Routes 671 and 677 by TPERSee also Edit Trains portal Architecture portal Italy portalHistory of rail transport in Italy List of railway stations in Emilia Romagna Rail transport in Italy Railway stations in Italy 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks List of terrorist incidents Bologna metropolitan railway serviceReferences Edit Grandi Stazioni Rail SpA L azienda Grandi Stazioni Grandistazioni it in Italian Archived from the original on 22 April 2013 Retrieved 20 September 2016 Bologna Centrale Bologna Centrale Grandi Stazioni Grandistazioni it in Italian Archived 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