Sanremo railway station

Sanremo
Sanremo
Italian national railways ( Genoa–Ventimiglia line
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	at-grade, crossing station
History
Opened	1872 (old station)
Rebuilt	2001 (actual station)
Location
	Sanremo Location in Liguria Sanremo Location in Northern Italy Sanremo Location in Italy

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

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 Sanremo 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 10 minutes. The station has two platforms connected by an underpass.

As Sanremo is an important tourist destination and a significant source of commuter traffic, the station 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 Imperia, Savona, Genoa. It is directly accessible from Milan (about 3½ h), Turin (about 4 h) and Rome (about 7½ h).

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 services:

Eurocity services (Thello
) Marseille - Cannes - Nice - Monaco - Ventimiglia - Genoa - Milan

Preceding station	Trenitalia			Following station
Marseille-St-Charles		Thello		Imperia Porto Maurizio towards Milano Centrale

Notes

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