Monterosso
General information
LocationVia Fegina 40
Monterosso, La Spezia, Liguria
Coordinates44°08′45″N 9°38′56″E / 44.1457°N 9.64898°E / 44.1457; 9.64898
Operated byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)Pisa–Genoa
Platforms3
Train operatorsTrenitalia
Other information
ClassificationSilver[1]
History
Opened24 October 1874 (1874-10-24)
Electrified
  • April 1926 (1926-04)
  • April 1947 (1947-04)
Location
Monterosso is located in Liguria
Monterosso
Monterosso
Location in Liguria
Monterosso is located in Northern Italy
Monterosso
Monterosso
Location in Northern Italy
Monterosso is located in Italy
Monterosso
Monterosso
Location in Italy

Monterosso railway station (Stazione di Monterosso) is located on the Genoa–Pisa railway, Italy. It serves Monterosso al Mare, which is one of the five towns of the Cinque Terre.

History

The station was inaugurated on 24 October 1874, at the same time as the Sestri Levante–La Spezia line.[2]

On 11 March 1918, the year in which the station was enlarged, an extension of the crossing loop was activated and, at the same time, a special cabin was installed at the new station to centralise the control of the signals.[3]

A double-track line was opened between Monterosso and Corniglia on 15 January 1962, including a new station at Vernazza.[4] The doubling towards Framura, the last section of the line to remain single track, was not completed until 23 January 1970.[5] It was in fact a particularly complex project, given the need to operate without interrupting operations on the line and the need to manage water flows above the line. The construction of a building to accommodate six staff dates back to this period.[6]

In June and July 2011, the station was also served by the Treni del Mare ("trains of the sea") managed by the private company Arenaways, which became bankrupt shortly afterwards.

Buildings and infrastructure

Inside the station building, which is built on two levels, there are various services such as a ticket office, a bar and a waiting room.

Monterosso has three platforms for passenger services. Due to its particular position close to the mountains, the station is located between three tunnels, which is why the foot paths are partly in the tunnel and partly outside. Platforms 1 and 3 are normally used, while platform 2 is used only to allow overtaking or for the terminus of some special services.

The freight yard is currently closed.

Services

The station, which RFI manages and classified in 2008 in the silver category,[1] has:

  • Biglietteria a sportello ticket counter
  • Biglietteria automatica ticket machines
  • Bar bar
  • Servizi igienici toilets.

Rail services

The station is served by Trenitalia regional services operated under a contract with the region of Liguria.

References

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 "Le stazioni oggi in: Liguria". Rete Ferroviaria Italiana. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. ↑ Bozzano, Pastore & Serra 2010, p. 109.
  3. ↑ Bozzano, Pastore & Serra 2010, pp. 110–111.
  4. ↑ Service order no 26 of 1962
  5. ↑ Bozzano, Pastore & Serra 2010, p. 114.
  6. ↑ Mandelli 2013, pp. 28–43.

Sources

  • Bozzano, Corrado; Pastore, Roberto; Serra, Claudio (2010). Tra mare e monti da Genova alla Spezia (in Italian). Genoa: Nuova Editrice Genovese. ISBN 978-88-88963-38-9.
  • Castiglioni, Franco (February 1985). "Cinque Terre, una ferrovia". I Treni (in Italian) (47): 25.
  • Castiglioni, Franco (October 1997). "Gallerie delle Cinque Terre". I Treni (in Italian) (186): 34.
  • Mandelli, Alessandro (April 2010). "Ferrovia delle Cinque Terre". Tutto Treno & Storia (in Italian) (23): 28.
  • Mandelli, Alessandro (November 2010). "Trifase alle Cinque Terre". Tutto Treno & Storia (in Italian) (24): 22.
  • Mandelli, Alessandro (October 2011). "Da Sestri a La Spezia". Tutto Treno & Storia (in Italian) (25): 46.
  • Mandelli, Alessandro (November 2013). "Il raddoppio della tratta Sestri Levante-La Spezia (part 2)". La Tecnica Professionale (in Italian). Rome: CIFI (11).
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