Roma Tiburtina railway station

For the Rome Metro station underneath the railway station, see Tiburtina (Rome Metro).
Roma Tiburtina
Location Piazzale Stazione Tiburtina
00100 Roma RM
Italy
Coordinates 41°54′37″N 12°31′51″E / 41.91028°N 12.53083°E / 41.91028; 12.53083Coordinates: 41°54′37″N 12°31′51″E / 41.91028°N 12.53083°E / 41.91028; 12.53083
Operated by Centostazioni
Line(s) Firenze–Roma
Roma–Pescara
Distance 4.505 km (2.799 mi)
from Roma Termini
Platforms 20[1]
Construction
Architect Paolo Desideri (2011 building) [1]
History
Opened 1866 (1866)
Rebuilt November 28, 2011 (2011-11-28)
Electrified 3,000 V
Location
Roma Tiburtina railway station (Rome)

Roma Tiburtina is the second largest railway station in Rome, after Roma Termini. Located in the north-eastern part of the city, it is being redeveloped as a hub for the Italian high-speed rail services instead of Termini, which is a terminal station. The station is connected to the Rome's Metro line B by Tiburtina metro station. The new Tiburtina is dedicated to the traditional regional trains and to the high-speed rail services on the Milan-Naples line. The new station is expected to reach a daily ridership of over 450,000 by 2015.[2][3] The station is served by 140 high-speed trains and 290 regional trains every day.[3] The major advantage of the station for high-speed services is that it is a through station, meaning trains travelling from Turin/Milan to Naples/Salerno do not need to turn around.

History

The station was originally opened in 1866.[4]

In 2001, a British University professor was killed when an escalator fell apart trapping her in a hole which had appeared. A local train driver, 38, who tried to free her also lost a leg, along with a third person who fell into the mechanism. [5]

In 2004, plans were prepared for an upgrade of the station,[6] with works commencing in 2007 at an expected cost of €155 million.[7] The new station is expected to handle 300,000 passengers daily.[8] By November 2011, all the works had cost €330 million.[9]

A fire broke out in the relay room on the west side of the station at 4am on 24 July 2011.[10] At 6am, water was cut from five neighbourhoods in order to facilitate efforts by the fire brigade to fight the fire.[11] The metro line B was also temporarily closed between Castro Pretorio and Monti Tiburtini.[12] As the fire broke out in the relay room, most controls for tracks and traffic signals were rendered unusable, leaving a vital part of the Italian rail network disabled with significant train delays throughout the country.[13][14][15] The damage to the structure rendered the building in danger of collapse, with problems and delays going on for a long time after the accident.[13]

After 3 years of work, on 28 November 2011 the new station was inaugurated and dedicated to Cavour.

Train services

The station is served by the following services (incomplete):[16]

Preceding station   Trenitalia   Following station
Frecciarossa
toward Salerno
Frecciarossa
toward Salerno
Frecciargento
Terminus
toward Udine
Frecciargento
Terminus
Frecciargento
Terminus
Frecciargento
InterCity
toward Perugia
InterCity
Terminus
Intercity Notte
toward Salerno
Intercity Notte
Intercity Notte
Roma Nomentana
toward Orte
Treno regionale
TerminusTreno regionale
Roma Prenestina
toward Tivoli
TerminusTreno regionale
toward Cesano di Roma
TerminusTreno regionale
Bagni di Tivoli
Treno regionaleTerminus
toward Ancona
Treno regionale
Terminus
Preceding station   Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori   Following station
Italo
toward Salerno
Italo
toward Salerno
Italo
Terminus
Italo
toward Salerno
Italo
Terminus

Connections

Roma Tiburtina station is served by Tiburtina, a station on Line B of the Rome metro. The station also features a large and important bus station that serves both national and international destinations, such as Kiev.[17]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Tiburtina, via alla nuova stazione il primo hub per l'Alta velocità". la Repubblica Roma. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "Roma Tiburtina (quasi) completa". iBinari CityRailways (in Italian). 28 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Tiburtina, 140 treni al giorno per l'Alta Velocità : 330 milioni di costi, 20 binari e 50mila mq". Corriere della Sera Roma (in Italian). 28 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  4. ↑ Infos about the works in Roma Tiburtina
  5. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/1445409/British-professor-dies-as-escalator-collapses-at-Italian-rail-station.html
  6. ↑ "Nuova Stazione Alta Velocità Di Roma Tiburtina" (in Italian). Europaconcorsi. 14 June 2004. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Stazione Tiburtina al via i cantieri dell'Alta Velocità". CorriereRomano (in Italian). 2 October 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  8. ↑ Boccacci, Paolo (11 June 2011). "Ecco la Nuova Stazione Tiburtina un drago per 300 mila passeggeri". La Repubblica Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  9. ↑ Evangelisti, Mauro (28 November 2011). "Roma, domani apre la stazione Tiburtina Quartiere blindato, traffico a rischio". Il Messaggero (in Italian) (Rome). Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  10. ↑ "Incendio Roma Tiburtina, Fs: "limitare i viaggi"". Cronaca (in Italian) (Rome). 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  11. ↑ Piselli, Chiara (24 July 2011). "Dal Salario al Nomentano cinque quartieri senz'acqua". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  12. ↑ "Incendio Roma Tiburtina, riaperta in parte metro B". Cronaca (in Italian) (Rome). 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  13. 1 2 "Spento l'incendio alla stazione Tiburtina Nel caos l'intera rete ferroviaria". Corriere Della Sera (in Italian) (Rome). 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  14. ↑ "Caos Tiburtina, ritardi in tutta Italia". Corriere Della Sera (in Italian). 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  15. ↑ "Incendio Stazione Tiburtina, caos trasporti Stop treni e metro, ipotesi dolo". Il Messaggero (in Italian) (Rome). 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  16. ↑ NTV train timetables
  17. ↑ "Bus charter da Roma Tiburtina a Kiev" (in Italian). Voli Charter 24. 24 October 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2011.

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