Bari Centrale railway station

Bari Centrale is the main railway station of the Italian city of Bari, capital of Apulia. It is one of the most important railway stations in Italy, with an annual ridership of 14 million.

Bari Centrale
Station façade
General information
Location	Piazza Aldo Moro 70122 Bari Province of Bari, Apulia Italy
Coordinates	41°07′05″N 16°52′12″E
Owned by	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Operated by	Grandi Stazioni
Line(s)	Ancona–Lecce (Trenitalia) Bari–Taranto (Trenitalia) Bari–Martina Franca–Taranto (FSE) Bari–Barletta railway (Ferrotramviaria) Bari–San Paolo railway (Ferrotramviaria) Bari–Matera railway (Ferrovie Appulo Lucane)
Platforms	20
Train operators	Trenitalia Ferrovie del Sud Est Ferrotramviaria Ferrovie Appulo Lucane
Connections	Urban and suburban buses
History
Opened	1864 (1864)
Services
Preceding station   Trenitalia   Following station Foggia toward Milano Centrale Frecciarossa Terminus Barletta toward Roma Termini Frecciargento Brindisi toward Lecce Barletta toward Milano Centrale Frecciabianca Brindisi toward Lecce Barletta toward Milano Centrale Frecciabianca Gioia del Colle toward Taranto Barletta toward Torino Porta Nuova Frecciabianca Brindisi toward Lecce Barletta toward Venezia Santa Lucia Frecciabianca Brindisi toward Lecce Barletta toward Roma Termini InterCity Gioia del Colle toward Taranto Molfetta toward Roma Termini InterCity Terminus Molfetta toward Bologna Centrale InterCity Monopoli toward Lecce Molfetta toward Bologna Centrale InterCity Gioia del Colle toward Taranto Molfetta toward Roma Termini Intercity Notte Monopoli toward Lecce Molfetta toward Milano Centrale Intercity Notte Monopoli toward Lecce Molfetta toward Milano Centrale Intercity Notte Gioia del Colle toward Lecce Molfetta toward Torino Porta Nuova Intercity Notte Monopoli toward Lecce Bari Zona Industriale toward Foggia Treno regionale Bari Marconi toward Lecce Terminus Treno regionale Bari Marconi toward Lecce Terminus Treno regionale Modugno Città toward Taranto Preceding station   Ferrovie del Sud Est   Following station Terminus Treno regionale Bari Sud Est toward Martina Franca Terminus Treno regionale Bari Sud Est toward Putignano Preceding station   Ferrovie Appulo Lucane   Following station Bari Scalo toward Potenza Inferiore Scalo Treno regionale Terminus Bari Scalo toward Matera Centrale Treno regionale Terminus Preceding station   Ferrotramviaria   Following station Quintino Sella toward Bitonto Treno regionale Terminus Quintino Sella toward Barletta Treno regionale Terminus Quintino Sella toward Ospedale San Paolo Treno regionale Terminus Quintino Sella toward Bitonto Treno regionale Terminus
Location
Bari Centrale Location in Apulia Bari Centrale Location in Italy

History

The station was first built in 1864 and between 1865 and 1906 5 more platforms were added. In the first half of the 20th century it was further enlarged and renewed and in 1946, after World War II, the most recent renovation project was started.

Structure and transport

06.11.02 Bari Centrale, 2002

Bari Centrale lies in the middle of the city, at Aldo Moro square (Piazza Aldo Moro). It is a large junction station with 16 platforms for passenger service (13 for FS trains, 3 for FSE).

The station is situated on the lines Ancona–Pescara–Bari–Lecce (FS), Bari–Taranto (FS), Bari–Martina Franca–Taranto (FSE).

The station is divided into 3 areas. The main station is used by Trenitalia and FSE and features 16 platforms. On the west side of Piazza Aldo Moro are the entrances to the Ferrotramviaria and Ferrovie Appulo Lucane stations, with 3 and 2 platforms respectively.

The Centrale is an important transportation hub for the Apulia regional services. For long-distance transport it is served by Le Frecce (Frecciargento and Frecciabianca), InterCity and Express trains to Rome, Milan, Bologna, Turin and Venice.

Until 1994 it was served by the express "Parthenon" Athens–Paris.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

• High speed services (Frecciarossa) Milan–Bologna–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari
• High speed services (Frecciargento) Rome–Foggia–Bari–Brindisi–Lecce
• High speed services (Frecciabianca) Milan–Parma–Bologna–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Brindisi–Lecce
• High speed services (Frecciabianca) Milan–Parma–Bologna–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Taranto
• High speed services (Frecciabianca) Turin–Parma–Bologna–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Brindisi–Lecce
• High speed services (Frecciabianca) Venice–Padua–Bologna–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Brindisi–Lecce
• Intercity services Rome–Foggia–Bari (- Taranto)
• Intercity services Bologna–Rimini–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Brindisi–Lecce
• Intercity services Bologna–Rimini–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Taranto
• Night train (Intercity Notte) Rome–Foggia–Bari–Brindisi–Lecce
• Night train (Intercity Notte) Milan–Parma–Bolgona–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Brindisi–Lecce
• Night train (Intercity Notte) Milan–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Taranto–Brindisi–Lecce
• Night train (Intercity Notte) Turin–Alessandria–Bolgona–Ancona–Pescara–Foggia–Bari–Brindisi–Lecce
• Regional services (Treno regionale) Bari–Brindisi–Lecce
• Regional services (Treno regionale) Foggia–Barletta–Bari
• Local services (Treno regionale) Bari–Gioia del Colle–Taranto
• Local services (Treno regionale) Bari–Conversano–Putignano–Martina Franca
• Local services (Treno regionale) Bari–Casamassima–Putignano
• Local services (Treno regionale) Bari–Altamura–Gravina–Potenza
• Local services (Treno regionale) Bari–Altamura–Matera
• Bari Metropolitan services (FR1) Bitonto–Palese–Bari
• Bari Metropolitan services (FR2) Barletta–Andria–Bitonto–Aeroporto–Bari
• Bari Metropolitan services (FM1) Ospedale–Bari
• Bari Metropolitan services (FM2) Bitonto–Aeroporto–Bari

Bus services

• 100 Bari–Valenzano–Adelfia–Putignano–Alberobello–Martina Franca
• 110 Bari–Casamassima–Gioia del Colle–Taranto
• 120 Bari–Triggiano–Capurso–Cellamare–Casamassima–Sammichele
• 130 Bari–Conversano–Putignano–Noci–Taranto
• 150 Bari–Monopoli–Fasano–Brindisi

Gallery

• 
  A view of the main station
• 
  A Frecciargento at the station
• 
  An FSE train at the station
• 
  The Ferrotramviaria station
• 
  A train at the Ferrovie Appulo Lucane station
• 
  Buses loading outside the station

See also

• Bari metropolitan railway service
• List of Bari metropolitan railway stations
• Railway stations in Italy