Lecce railway station
Lecce railway station (Italian: Stazione di Lecce) (IATA: LCZ) serves the city and comune of Lecce, in the region of Apulia, Southern Italy. Opened in 1866, it is the southern terminus of the Adriatic Railway (Ancona–Lecce), and is also the terminus of two regional lines, the Martina Franca–Lecce railway and the Lecce–Otranto railway.
Lecce | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Piazzale Oronzo Massari 73100 Lecce LE Lecce, Lecce, Apulia Italy | ||||
| Coordinates | 40°20′44″N 18°09′58″E / 40.34556°N 18.16611°E | ||||
| Operated by | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Centostazioni | ||||
| Line(s) | Ancona–Lecce (Trenitalia) Martina Franca–Lecce (FSE) Lecce–Otranto (FSE) | ||||
| Distance | 797.903 km (495.794 mi) from Bologna Centrale | ||||
| Platforms | 8 | ||||
| Train operators | Trenitalia Ferrovie del Sud Est (FSE) | ||||
| Connections | Lecce trolleybus system, routes 29, 30, and 31.[1][2] | ||||
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| IATA code | LCZ | ||||
| Classification | Gold[3] | ||||
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| Opened | 15 January 1866 | ||||
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The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Train services on the Adriatic Railway are operated by or on behalf of Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.
Services on the Martina Franca–Lecce railway and the Lecce–Otranto railway are operated by Ferrovie del Sud Est (FSE).
Location edit
Lecce railway station is situated at Piazzale Oronzo Massari, a short distance to the south west of the city centre.
History edit
The station was opened on 15 January 1866, upon the inauguration of the final section of the Adriatic Railway, between Brindisi and Lecce.[4] It remained a terminal station until 1 February 1868, when a new line was opened between Lecce and Zollino.[4] That line now forms part of the Lecce–Otranto railway.
From the date of its opening until the nationalisation of railways in Italy, the station was operated by the Società per le Strade Ferrate Meridionali (English: Company for the Southern Railways, SFM). It was then taken over by the FS.
On 27 May 1907, the station was linked with Francavilla Fontana, by a railway line built to the Italian narrow gauge of 950 millimetres (37 in).[4] This line later became the nucleus of the Martina Franca–Lecce railway, operated by the LSE. Since 1933, the Lecce-Maglie-Otranto railway, which serves as an extension of the Adriatic Railway, has also been operated by the LSE.
Train services edit
Adriatic Railway mainline trains depart from Lecce with destinations including Bari, Rome, Milan, Bologna, Venice and Turin.
The station is also served by regional trains operated by either Trenitalia or the FSE. Destinations linked by regional trains with Lecce include Bari, Foggia, Taranto, Manduria, Gallipoli (Italy), Otranto, Maglie, Santa Maria di Leuca, Novoli, Francavilla Fontana and Martina Franca.
The station is served by the following services:[5]
- 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) Turin - Parma - Bologna - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce
- High speed services (Frecciabianca) Venice - Padua - Bologna - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce
- Intercity services Bologna - Rimini - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce
- Night train (Intercity Notte) Rome - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce
- Night train (Intercity Notte) Milan - Parma - Bologna - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce
- Night train (Intercity Notte) Milan - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Taranto - Brindisi - Lecce
- Night train (Intercity Notte) Turin - Alessandria - Bologna - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce
- Regional services (Treno regionale) Bari - Monopoli - Brindisi - Lecce
- Local services (Treno regionale) Martina Franca - Francavilla Fontana - Novoli - Lecce
- Local services (Treno regionale) Lecce - Zollino - Nardo - Gallipoli
| Preceding station | Trenitalia | Following station | ||
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toward Roma Termini | Frecciargento | Terminus | ||
toward | Frecciabianca | Terminus | ||
toward | Frecciabianca | Terminus | ||
toward | Frecciabianca | Terminus | ||
toward Bologna Centrale | InterCity | Terminus | ||
toward Milano Centrale | InterCity | Terminus | ||
toward Roma Termini | Intercity Notte | Terminus | ||
toward Milano Centrale | Intercity Notte | Terminus | ||
toward Torino Porta Nuova | Intercity Notte | Terminus | ||
toward Bari Centrale | Treno regionale | Terminus | ||
toward Foggia | Treno regionale | Terminus | ||
| Preceding station | Ferrovie del Sud Est | Following station | ||
toward Martina Franca | Treno regionale | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | Treno regionale | toward Gallipoli |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Trolleybus Magazine No. 302 (March–April 2012), p. 43. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.
- ^ Trolleybus Magazine No. 309 (May–June 2013), p. 78. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.
- ^ List of Italian stations and categories 2015-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Alessandro Tuzza; et al. "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926" [Chronological overview of the features of the railways opened between 1839 and 31 December 1926]. Trenidicarta.it (in Italian). Alessandro Tuzza. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ FSE train timetables 2014-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
Media related to Lecce railway station at Wikimedia Commons