Sanremo railway station
Sanremo | |
|---|---|
| Italian national railways (Ferrovie dello Stato) | |
 Building of the new station in 2009 | |
| Location | Corso Cavallotti, Sanremo (IM) |
| Coordinates | 43°49′19″N 7°47′04″E / 43.82194°N 7.78444°ECoordinates: 43°49′19″N 7°47′04″E / 43.82194°N 7.78444°E |
| Tracks | 2 [1] |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | at-grade, crossing station |
| History | |
| Opened | 1871 (old station) |
| Rebuilt | 2001 (actual station) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | ? |
Sanremo railway station is situated in the Italian city of Sanremo.
History
It was opened on 27 September 2001, with the opening of the new double-track line between Bordighera and Imperia, which is a deviation of the Genoa–Ventimiglia line, built mainly in tunnel. The new station replaced an old picturesque station on a single track line that ran along the shore.
Overview
The San Remo Station building contains a ticket hall, waiting room, information office, kiosk and bar. The entrance building is connected to the platforms built in a tunnel by a long corridor, equipped with a moving walkway. Travel time is approximately 15 minutes. The station has two platforms connected by an underpass.
As Sanremo is an important tourist destination and a significant source of commuter traffic station, is so it has substantial traffic. All trains stop at the station. Most trains are regional or express; some are InterCity trains. The most frequent destinations to the west are Ventimiglia and Nice, and to the east are Imperia, Savona, Genoa. It is directly accessible from Milan (about 3½h), Turin (about 4hr) and Rome (about 7½hr).
Old station
The old railway station of Sanremo was located in the middle of the town at Piazza Cesare Battisti, close to the coast.
Train services
The station is served by the following service(s):
- EuroCity services (Thello) Marseille - Cannes - Nice - Monaco - Ventimiglia - Genoa - Milan
- Night services (Russian Railways) Nice - Milan - Innsbruck - Vienna - Warsaw - Minsk - Moscow
| Preceding station | Trenitalia | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
toward Marseille-St-Charles | Thello | toward Milano Centrale |
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Bordighera toward Nice-Ville | Intercity Notte | toward Moscow Belorussky |
Notes
- ↑ (The old station had 4 tracks)