Ciampino railway station (Italian: Stazione di Ciampino) serves the town and comune of Ciampino, in the region of Lazio, central Italy. It forms part of the Romeâ€"Cassinoâ€"Naples railway, and is also a junction for three other lines, to Velletri, Albano, and Frascati, respectively.
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Overview
The railway station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). Train services are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.
As one of the most important stations in Rome, and the most important in the southern quadrant of Lazio, the station enables interchange between two Ferrovie regionali del Lazio commuter lines, and also serves Rome-Ciampino Airport.
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Location
Ciampino railway station is situated at Piazza Luigi Rizzo, very close to the centre of the town.
Passenger and train movements
The station is part of two Ferrovie regionali del Lazio commuter lines:
- Line FR4 has its central terminus at Roma Termini. When it reaches Ciampino, it forks into three branches, to Velletri, Albano Laziale and Frascati, respectively.
- Line FR6 links Roma Termini with Frosinone and Cassino on the Romeâ€"Cassinoâ€"Naples railway.
Interchange
The station has a bus terminal, with urban buses, and suburban buses to Ciampino Airport and Anagnina metro station.
See also
- History of rail transport in Italy
- List of railway stations in Lazio
- Rail transport in Italy
- Railway stations in Italy
Sources
Bibliography
- Blasimme, op. cit., p. 22/23
- Service Order no. 151 of the 1939
- Paolo Blasimme, La ferrovia Velletriâ€"Segni, in "I Treni", anno XVI n. 157 (febbraio 1995), pp. 22â€"26. ISSN 0392-4602
External links
- This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at February 2011.
Media related to Ciampino railway station at Wikimedia Commons
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