Bari Centrale railway station

Bari Centrale is the main railway station of the Italian city of Bari, capital of Apulia. It is one of the most important railway stations in Italy, with an annual ridership of 14 million.^[1]

Bari Centrale
Station façade
General information
Location	Piazza Aldo Moro 70122 Bari Province of Bari, Apulia Italy
Coordinates	41°07′05″N 16°52′12″E
Owned by	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Operated by	Grandi Stazioni
Line(s)	Ancona–Lecce (Trenitalia) Bari–Taranto (Trenitalia) Bari–Martina Franca–Taranto (FSE) Bari–Barletta railway (Ferrotramviaria) Bari–San Paolo railway (Ferrotramviaria) Bari–Matera railway (Ferrovie Appulo Lucane)
Platforms	20
Train operators	Trenitalia Ferrovie del Sud Est Ferrotramviaria Ferrovie Appulo Lucane
Connections	Urban and suburban buses
History
Opened	1864; 160 years ago (1864)
Services
Preceding station Trenitalia Following station Barletta towards Milano Centrale Frecciarossa Terminus Gioia del Colle towards Taranto Barletta towards Roma Termini Brindisi towards Lecce Barletta towards Venezia Santa Lucia Barletta towards Roma Termini Frecciargento Terminus Molfetta towards Roma Termini InterCity Molfetta towards Bologna Centrale Barletta towards Napoli Centrale Molfetta towards Milano Centrale or Milano Porta Garibaldi Polignano a Mare towards Lecce Molfetta towards Milano Centrale InterCity Notte Gioia del Colle towards Lecce Barletta towards Torino Porta Nuova Monopoli towards Lecce Terminus Regionale Veloce Bari Torre a Mare towards Lecce Bari Santa Rita towards Bitritto Regionale Terminus Bari Zona Industriale towards Barletta Bari Marconi towards Fasano Terminus Bari Villaggio Lavoratore towards Taranto Preceding station   Ferrovie del Sud Est   Following station Terminus Treno regionale Bari Sud Est toward Martina Franca Terminus Treno regionale Bari Sud Est toward Putignano Preceding station   Ferrovie Appulo Lucane   Following station Bari Scalo toward Potenza Inferiore Scalo Treno regionale Terminus Bari Scalo toward Matera Centrale Treno regionale Terminus Preceding station   Ferrotramviaria   Following station Quintino Sella toward Bitonto Treno regionale Terminus Quintino Sella toward Barletta Treno regionale Terminus Quintino Sella toward Ospedale San Paolo Treno regionale Terminus Quintino Sella toward Bitonto Treno regionale Terminus
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History

The station was first built in 1864 and between 1865 and 1906 5 more platforms were added. In the first half of the 20th century it was further enlarged and renewed and in 1946, after World War II, the most recent renovation project was started.

Structure and transport

Bari Centrale, 2002

Bari Centrale lies in the middle of the city, at Aldo Moro square (Piazza Aldo Moro). It is a large junction station with 16 platforms for passenger service (13 for FS trains, 3 for FSE).

The station is situated on the lines Ancona–Pescara–Bari–Lecce (FS), Bari–Taranto (FS), Bari–Martina Franca–Taranto (FSE).

The station is divided into 3 areas. The main station is used by Trenitalia and FSE and features 16 platforms. On the west side of Piazza Aldo Moro are the entrances to the Ferrotramviaria and Ferrovie Appulo Lucane stations, with 3 and 2 platforms respectively.

The Centrale is an important transportation hub for the Apulia regional services. For long-distance transport it is served by Le Frecce (Frecciargento and Frecciabianca), InterCity and Express trains to Rome, Milan, Bologna, Turin and Venice.

Until 1994 it was served by the express "Parthenon" Athens–Paris.^[2]

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

• High speed services (Frecciarossa) Milan–Bologna–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari
• 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) Milan–Parma–Bologna–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Taranto
• 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 Rome–Foggia–Bari (- Taranto)
• Intercity services Bologna–Rimini–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Brindisi–Lecce
• Intercity services Bologna–Rimini–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Taranto
• Night train (Intercity Notte) Rome–Foggia–Bari–Brindisi–Lecce
• Night train (Intercity Notte) Milan–Parma–Bolgona–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Brindisi–Lecce
• Night train (Intercity Notte) Milan–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Taranto–Brindisi–Lecce
• Night train (Intercity Notte) Turin–Alessandria–Bolgona–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Brindisi–Lecce
• Regional services (Treno regionale) Bari–Brindisi–Lecce
• Regional services (Treno regionale) Foggia–Barletta–Bari
• Local services (Treno regionale) Bari–Gioia del Colle–Taranto
• Local services (Treno regionale) Bari–Conversano–Putignano–Martina Franca
• Local services (Treno regionale) Bari–Casamassima–Putignano
• Local services (Treno regionale) Bari–Altamura–Gravina–Potenza
• Local services (Treno regionale) Bari–Altamura–Matera
• Bari Metropolitan services (FR1) Bitonto–Palese–Bari
• Bari Metropolitan services (FR2) Barletta–Andria–Bitonto–Aeroporto–Bari
• Bari Metropolitan services (FM1) Ospedale–Bari
• Bari Metropolitan services (FM2) Bitonto–Aeroporto–Bari

Bus services

^[3]

• 100 Bari–Valenzano–Adelfia–Putignano–Alberobello–Martina Franca
• 110 Bari–Casamassima–Gioia del Colle–Taranto
• 120 Bari–Triggiano–Capurso–Cellamare–Casamassima–Sammichele
• 130 Bari–Conversano–Putignano–Noci–Taranto
• 150 Bari–Monopoli–Fasano–Brindisi

Gallery

• 
  A view of the main station
• 
  A Frecciargento at the station
• 
  An FSE train at the station
• 
  The Ferrotramviaria station
• 
  A train at the Ferrovie Appulo Lucane station
• 
  Buses loading outside the station

See also

• Bari metropolitan railway service
• List of Bari metropolitan railway stations
• Railway stations in Italy

References

1. "Bari Centrale". Grandi Stazioni. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
2. Source: "In Treno" - Official FS timetable Summer 1994, Page 32
3. FSE Bus Timetables Archived April 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

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