Gallarate railway station

Gallarate railway station (Italian: Stazione di Gallarate) serves the town and comune of Gallarate, in the region of Lombardy, northern Italy. Opened in 1860, it is part of the Domodossola–Milan railway, and is a terminus of two secondary railways, Luino–Milan railway and Porto Ceresio–Milan railway.

Gallarate
Regionale
Wide rectangular building with glass front
The station in 2008
General information
LocationPiazza Giovanni XXIII
Gallarate, Varese, Lombardy
Italy
Coordinates45°39′35.3″N 8°47′53.5″E / 45.659806°N 8.798194°E / 45.659806; 8.798194
Elevation242 m (794 ft)
Operated byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Centostazioni
Line(s)
Tracks8
Train operators
Connections
  • Urban and suburban buses
Other information
ClassificationGold
History
Opened21 June 1873 (1873-06-21)
Electrified14 October 1901 (1901-10-14)
Location
Map

The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

Train services are operated by Trenitalia, Trenord and TILO.

Location

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Gallarate railway station is situated at Piazza Giovanni XXIII, on the southeastern edge of the city centre.

History

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The station was opened on 20 December 1860, together with the Rho–Gallarate section of the Rho–Arona railway.[1]

On 24 July 1865, the next section of the Rho–Arona railway, from Gallarate to Sesto Calende, went into operation.[1] Two months later, on 26 September 1865, Gallarate became a junction station, for the newly opened Gallarate–Varese railway.[1]

On 17 March 1884, another secondary line, the Gallarate–Laveno railway, commenced operations into Gallarate.[1]

Features

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The station yard has eight tracks, including five through tracks equipped with platforms:

 
View of the station yard.

Just beyond the station, towards Milan, is a goods yard, now abandoned, and a workshop for the maintenance of rolling stock. The workshop has been closed for over ten years, but may eventually reopen.

Adjacent to track 1 is a State Police station, close to the Commissariat.

Passenger and train movements

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The station has about 6.6 million passenger movements each year.[2]

The passenger trains calling at the station are mainly regional services and Line S5 Milan suburban services. The station is also served by two pairs of EuroCity trains providing connections between Milan and either Geneva or Basel.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Alessandro Tuzza; et al. "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926" [Chronological overview of the features of the railways opened between 1839 and 31 December 1926]. Trenidicarta.it (in Italian). Alessandro Tuzza. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Flussi Annui nelle 103 Stazioni" [Annual flows at the 103 stations]. Centostazioni website (in Italian). Centostazioni. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
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Preceding station Trenord Following station
Sesto Calende
towards Domodossola
RE4 Busto Arsizio
Varese RE5 Busto Arsizio
Besnate
towards Luino
R21
Cavaria-Oggiona-Jerago
towards Varese
S5 Legnano
towards Treviglio
Preceding station Trenitalia Following station
Casorate Sempione
towards Domodossola
R23 Busto Arsizio
Preceding station TILO Following station
Besnate
towards Cadenazzo
S30 Terminus
Varese
towards Airolo
S50 Busto Arsizio