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Acqui Terme railway station

Coordinates: 44°40′21″N 08°28′04″E / 44.67250°N 8.46778°E / 44.67250; 8.46778
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Acqui Terme
General information
LocationPiazza Vittorio Veneto, Acqui Terme
Acqui Terme, Alessandria, Piedmont
Italy
Coordinates44°40′21″N 08°28′04″E / 44.67250°N 8.46778°E / 44.67250; 8.46778
ElevationAt Grade
Owned byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Operated byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)Asti – Genova
Alessandria - San Giuseppe di Cairo
Platforms2 Island Platforms
Tracks4
Train operatorsTrenitalia
Other information
ClassificationSilver
History
Opened1858
Electrifiedyes
Location
Acqui Terme is located in Piedmont
Acqui Terme
Acqui Terme
Location in Piedmont
Acqui Terme is located in Northern Italy
Acqui Terme
Acqui Terme
Location in Northern Italy
Acqui Terme is located in Italy
Acqui Terme
Acqui Terme
Location in Italy

Acqui Terme railway station (Italian: Stazione di Acqui Terme) serves the town and comune of Acqui Terme, in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy.

The Acqui Terme station is the railway station of the Acqui Terme. At this stop, the Asti-Genoa railway crosses with the Alessandria-San Giuseppe di Cairo.

It is located in Piazza Vittorio Veneto near the historic center of the town.

History

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The station was opened on January 3 1858, when the railway section for Alessandria was inaugurated. The plant remained open until 1874, when the continuation to San Giuseppe di Cairo was opened for operation. In 1893 the station was reached by the AstiOvada, first section of the line to Genoa.[1] On 25 May 1976, the last three-phase AC railway electrification train, hauled by the E.432.008, arrived at this station. A few minutes from the arrival, the E.432 lowered the pantographs and direct current was introduced into the now formerly three-phase two-wire overhead line. According to the 2003 line files, the route of the historic Asti-Genoa line is now divided into two lines, the Asti–Acqui Terme[2] and Acqui Terme–Ovada-Genoa.[3]

Structure and Layout

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Interior of the Acqui Terme station, the historic metal canopies that date back to the three-phase years are evident.

The plant is managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI); the orientation of the track park is in an East-West direction: from the East the two single tracks of the lines for Alessandria (from the North-East) and for Ovada-Genova (from the South-East) enter, while towards the West they exit parallel, to separate several hundred meters further on, the two tracks destined for Asti (North side) and S.Giuseppe di Cairo-Savona (South side). The tracks intended for passenger traffic are eight in all: six passers-by, numbered from 1 to 6, a section numbered 1a and attested to the east side of the passenger building, sharing a part of the platform with track 1, and another track with regular numbering (7), which crosses the square like the other six but which is truncated as it has no outlet to the west. Both for these and for track 1a, use is therefore limited to trains that have their origin or destination in the station itself and are directed to one of the two destinations to the east, particularly the regional ones for Genoa which generates a moderate commuter traffic.

Beyond the passenger beam, there is a modest rail beam parallel to it, used for parking and shunting.

The station has a relatively recent pedestrian underpass.

The 19th-century metal canopies have remained in place to cover the platforms of the first 7 platforms.

In the square in front of the station there are stops and terminus for urban and suburban buses ARFEA, SAAMO and Gelosobus. The terminus of the bus lines and substitute services provided by bus is located at the Movicentro, located in a position adjacent to the passenger building and equipped with parking.

Services

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Station platform square

The station, which RFI classifies in the ''silver'' category,[4] has:

  • Biglietteria a sportello Ticket office at the counter
  • Biglietteria automatica Automatic ticket office
  • Sala d'attesa Waiting room
  • Bar Bar
  • Servizi igienici Bathrooms
  • Fermata autobus Fermata autobus

References

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  1. ^ Sviluppo delle ferrovie italiane dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926. Roma: Ufficio Centrale di Statistica delle Ferrovie dello Stato. 1927. Vedi Alessandro Tuzza (1997–2007). "Trenidicarta.it". Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  2. ^ Rete Ferroviaria Italiana. Fascicolo linea 11 Asti–Acqui[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Rete Ferroviaria Italiana. Fascicolo linea 76 Acqui Terme–Ovada-Genova[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Stazioni del Piemonte Archived 2013-05-16 at the Wayback Machine, sul sito di RFI SpA