Matera Centrale railway station

Matera Centrale
Matera Centrale
	Schematic map showing the new underground station (above) and the old surface one (below)
General information
Location	Piazza della Visitazione; 75100 Matera; Matera, Matera, Basilicata; Italy
Coordinates	40°39′59.42″N 16°36′4.68″E / 40.6665056°N 16.6013000°E
Owned by	Ferrovie Appulo Lucane
Line(s)	Bari-Altamura-Matera
Platforms	2 (2 tracks)
Connections	Urban and suburban buses;
History
Opened	1 September 1880; 143 years ago
Location
	Matera Centrale Location within Basilicata Matera Centrale Matera Centrale (Italy)

Matera Centrale is the main

railway station in the Italian town of Matera, in Basilicata. It is owned by the Ferrovie Appulo Lucane (FAL), a private company based in Bari, and is the nearest station to the Sassi

.

History

The station was opened in 1915, as the southern terminal of the line from Bari and Altamura. In 1928 the Matera-Miglionico stretch was opened, part of the line to Ferrandina and Montalbano Jonico, which operated between 1932 and 1972.^[2] Originally a surface station, it was transformed into an underground station.

Structure

The station is located in the town's centre in Piazza della Visitazione along

narrow gauge

tracks (950 mm). The line is not electrified.

Transport

It is served, like the other two stations in the city, Matera Sud (the line terminal) and Matera Villa Longo, by several regional trains to Altamura and Bari Centrale.^[3] three other minor stops, Matera Campo Sportivo, Matera Serra Rifusa and Matera Rondinelle, are no longer served by passenger traffic.

A project to rebuild the line to

standard gauge, started in 1986 to give Matera a direct rail link to the national network, following in part the former route. Due to lack of funds construction has ceased, with the works incomplete and structures abandoned.^[4]^[5] Due to the distance to the town's centre (7 km) of the partly built new FS station,^[6] which is located in the frazione of La Martella

, it has been proposed to use the former route south of the town and to upgrade Matera Centrale, rebuilt as a multi-level underground station or simply enlarged.

Notes and references

^ From 1932 to 1972 the line, from Matera, ended in Montalbano Jonico
^ See also: it:Ferrovia Bari-Matera-Montalbano Jonico
^ (in Italian) FAL official timetable (See: Bari-Altamura-Matera) Archived 2011-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ (in Italian) Article on Sky TG24
^ (in Italian) Dossier about Matera-Ferrandina railway
^ Picture of Matera Martella station on Flickr

External links

[1] From 1932 to 1972 the line, from Matera, ended in Montalbano Jonico

[2] See also: it:Ferrovia Bari-Matera-Montalbano Jonico

[3] (in Italian) FAL official timetable (See: Bari-Altamura-Matera) Archived 2011-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

[4] (in Italian) Article on Sky TG24

[5] (in Italian) Dossier about Matera-Ferrandina railway

[6] Picture of Matera Martella station on Flickr

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Notes and references

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