San Severo railway station
San Severo railway station | |
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| Location |
Piazza della Costituzione 71016 San Severo San Severo, Foggia, Apulia Italy |
| Line(s) |
Adriatic railway San Severo-Peschici |
| Train operators | Trenitalia [1] |
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| History | |
| Opened | 25 April 1864 |
| Electrified | 1931 |
| Location | |
  San Severo railway station Location within Apulia | |
San Severo railway station is an Italian railway station situated in San Severo. It is one of the main railway stations in the province of Foggia.
Overview
The station is served by inter-city trains, local trains and express trains and it is the railway terminus of the line to Peschici.
Even if the station is situated on the outskirts of San Severo, in Piazza della Costituzione (Constitution Square),[2] it is connected to the centre of the town by viale Matteotti (Matteotti Boulevard).
History
The station was officially inaugurated in 1864.
From 1952 to 1962, San Severo railway station has been the terminus of tram line to Torremaggiore.
By the early afternoon of 3 April 1989 a local train coming from Bari Centrale railway station derailed and destroyed the station; 8 people were killed in the crash and 20 people were injured. The names of the victims have been written on a tombstone and a little stone monument has been built to commemorate them.
Train services
| Preceding station | Trenitalia | Following station | ||
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Apricena toward Ancona | InterCity | Rignano Garganico toward Lecce |
References
External links
Media related to San Severo train station at Wikimedia Commons
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Coordinates: 41°41′05″N 15°23′32″E / 41.6846°N 15.3922°E