Napoli Mergellina railway station

Napoli Mergellina railway station (Italian: Stazione di Napoli Mergellina) serves the city and comune of Naples, in the region of Campania, Southern Italy. Opened in 1925, it is the third most important railway station in Naples, after Napoli Centrale and Napoli Campi Flegrei. It also forms part of the Villa Literno–Napoli Gianturco railway.

Napoli Mergellina
View of the passenger building
LocationCorso Vittorio Emanuele
80122 Napoli NA
Naples, Naples, Campania
Italy
Coordinates40°49′53″N 14°13′09″E
Operated byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Centostazioni
Line(s)Villa Literno–Napoli Gianturco
Distance209.892 km (130.421 mi)
from Roma Termini
Train operatorsTrenitalia
Connections
Construction
ArchitectGaetano Costa
Other information
ClassificationGold
History
Opened20 September 1925 (1925-09-20)
Location
Napoli Mergellina
Location in Campania
Napoli Mergellina
Location in Italy

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

Location

Napoli Mergellina railway station is on Corso Vittorio Emanuele, to the south west of the city centre. It is about 200 metres (660 ft) north of the Mergellina marina, from where the hydrofoils depart for the islands in the Gulf of Naples.

History

The station was opened on 20 September 1925, upon the inauguration of the Villa Literno–Napoli Gianturco railway.[1] Originally, the station had 5 platforms for passenger services, but since 2009 only platforms 3 and 4 are in operation. Since 2017, the station is unstaffed.

Passenger and train movements

The station has about 6.2 million passenger movements each year.[2]

See also

References
  1. 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. External link in |work= (help)
  2. "Flussi Annui nelle 103 Stazioni" [Annual flows at the 103 stations]. Centostazioni website (in Italian). Centostazioni. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.

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