Lecce railway station

Lecce railway station (Italian: Stazione di Lecce) (IATA: LCZ) serves the city and comune of Lecce, in the region of Apulia, Southern Italy. Opened in 1866, it is the southern terminus of the Adriatic Railway (Ancona–Lecce), and is also the terminus of two regional lines, the Martina Franca–Lecce railway and the Lecce–Otranto railway.

Lecce
General information
Location	Piazzale Oronzo Massari 73100 Lecce LE Lecce, Lecce, Apulia Italy
Coordinates	40°20′44″N 18°09′58″E
Operated by	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Centostazioni
Line(s)	Ancona–Lecce (Trenitalia) Martina Franca–Lecce (FSE) Lecce–Otranto (FSE)
Distance	797.903 km (495.794 mi) from Bologna Centrale
Platforms	8
Train operators	Trenitalia Ferrovie del Sud Est (FSE)
Connections	Lecce trolleybus system, routes 29, 30, and 31.[1][2]
Other information
IATA code	LCZ
Classification	Gold[3]
History
Opened	15 January 1866; 158 years ago (1866-01-15)
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The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Train services on the Adriatic Railway are operated by or on behalf of Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

Services on the Martina Franca–Lecce railway and the Lecce–Otranto railway are operated by Ferrovie del Sud Est (FSE).

Location

Lecce railway station is situated at Piazzale Oronzo Massari, a short distance to the south west of the city centre.

History

The passenger building in 1866.

The station was opened on 15 January 1866, upon the inauguration of the final section of the Adriatic Railway, between Brindisi and Lecce.^[4] It remained a terminal station until 1 February 1868, when a new line was opened between Lecce and Zollino.^[4] That line now forms part of the Lecce–Otranto railway.

From the date of its opening until the nationalisation of railways in Italy, the station was operated by the Società per le Strade Ferrate Meridionali (English: Company for the Southern Railways, SFM). It was then taken over by the FS.

On 27 May 1907, the station was linked with Francavilla Fontana, by a railway line built to the Italian narrow gauge of 950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in).^[4] This line later became the nucleus of the Martina Franca–Lecce railway, operated by the LSE. Since 1933, the Lecce-Maglie-Otranto railway, which serves as an extension of the Adriatic Railway, has also been operated by the LSE.

Train services

Adriatic Railway mainline trains depart from Lecce with destinations including Bari, Rome, Milan, Bologna, Venice and Turin.

The station is also served by regional trains operated by either Trenitalia or the FSE. Destinations linked by regional trains with Lecce include Bari, Foggia, Taranto, Manduria, Gallipoli (Italy), Otranto, Maglie, Santa Maria di Leuca, Novoli, Francavilla Fontana and Martina Franca.

The station is served by the following services:^[5]

• 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) Turin - Parma - Bologna - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce
• High speed services (Frecciabianca) Venice - Padua - Bologna - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce
• Intercity services Bologna - Rimini - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce
• Night train (Intercity Notte) Rome - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce
• Night train (Intercity Notte) Milan - Parma - Bologna - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce
• Night train (Intercity Notte) Milan - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Taranto - Brindisi - Lecce
• Night train (Intercity Notte) Turin - Alessandria - Bologna - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce
• Regional services (Treno regionale) Bari - Monopoli - Brindisi - Lecce
• Local services (Treno regionale) Martina Franca - Francavilla Fontana - Novoli - Lecce
• Local services (Treno regionale) Lecce - Zollino - Nardo - Gallipoli

Preceding station		Trenitalia		Following station
Brindisi toward Roma Termini		Frecciargento		Terminus
Brindisi toward		Frecciabianca		Terminus
Brindisi toward		Frecciabianca		Terminus
Brindisi toward		Frecciabianca		Terminus
Brindisi toward Bologna Centrale		InterCity		Terminus
Brindisi toward Milano Centrale		InterCity		Terminus
Brindisi toward Roma Termini		Intercity Notte		Terminus
Brindisi toward Milano Centrale		Intercity Notte		Terminus
Brindisi toward Torino Porta Nuova		Intercity Notte		Terminus
Trepuzzi toward Bari Centrale		Treno regionale		Terminus
Trepuzzi toward Foggia		Treno regionale		Terminus
Preceding station		Ferrovie del Sud Est		Following station
Novoli toward Martina Franca		Treno regionale		Terminus
Terminus		Treno regionale		San Cesario di Lecce toward Gallipoli

See also

• Trains portal
• Architecture portal
• Italy portal

• History of rail transport in Italy
• List of railway stations in Apulia
• Rail transport in Italy
• Railway stations in Italy

References

1. Trolleybus Magazine No. 302 (March–April 2012), p. 43. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.
2. Trolleybus Magazine No. 309 (May–June 2013), p. 78. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.
3. List of Italian stations and categories Archived 2015-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
4. 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. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
5. FSE train timetables Archived 2014-04-23 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Media related to Lecce railway station at Wikimedia Commons