Matera Centrale - Matera, Italy
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N 40° 39.990 E 016° 36.078
33T E 635350 N 4502969
The original station was builtin 1915...but has now been modernized.
Waymark Code: WM17QEW
Location: Puglia, Italy
Date Posted: 03/23/2023
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Wikipedia (
visit link) informs us:
"Matera Centrale railway station
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 original station still exists in a different paint scheme. A more modern station is located nearby. The tracks are underground.
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. 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 Aldo Moro street, near the town hall. The old two-floor station building (40°40'0.5?N 16°36'5.76?E), preserved, is next to the modern one, located near a car park built over the original sidings. The modern structure is a one-floor square building with a pair of columns at its entrance. It has a pedestrian underpass to the platforms, serving two narrow gauge tracks (950 mm). The line is not electrified."