Fornovo railway station

Fornovo railway station (Stazione di Fornovo) is a station that serves the Italian town of Fornovo di Taro. It is located on the Parma–La Spezia railway and the Fidenza–Fornovo railway.

Fornovo
General information
LocationVia Gramsci
Fornovo di Taro, Parma, Emilia-Romagna
Coordinates44°41′37″N 10°06′07″E / 44.69364°N 10.102068°E / 44.69364; 10.102068
Operated byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)Parma–La Spezia
Fidenza–Fornovo
Platforms8
Train operatorsTrenitalia
Other information
ClassificationSilver[1]
History
Opened2 July 1883; 140 years ago (1883-07-02)
Electrified1949; 75 years ago (1949)
Location
Fornovo is located in Emilia-Romagna
Fornovo
Fornovo
Location in Emilia-Romagna
Fornovo is located in Northern Italy
Fornovo
Fornovo
Location in Northern Italy
Fornovo is located in Italy
Fornovo
Fornovo
Location in Italy

Buildings and infrastructure

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The station has three tracks for passenger trains (tracks 1, 3 and 4) served by a platform and connected by an overpass and many other tracks for prolonged stops of freight trains, between 255 and 430 m in length. Trains can continue to Parma (direction indicator "2", single track) or to Fidenza (direction indicator "1", single track). The blocking system is of the automatic block type (with fixed currents) both towards Parma and towards Fidenza, while an "electric axle counter" system is used for trains bound for S. Stefano di Magra (Fornovo–Berceto section).

Rail services

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As of 2007, the station was used by 1000 people each day.

Services

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The station, which RFI manages and classified in 2008 in the silver category,[1] has:

  •   ticket machines
  •   waiting room
  •   toilets
  •   bar
  •   railway police station.

Interchanges

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  •   taxi rank
  •   bus stop (TEP).

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tutte le stazioni in Emilia Romagna". Rete Ferroviaria Italiana. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2020.