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{{Short description|Italian railway station}}
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{{Infobox Italy station
{{Infobox station
|name = Carrara-Avenza<br />''<small>Apuania Carrara (1939-1949)</small><br /><small>Avenza (1863-19??)</small>''
|image = Stazione di Carrara-Avenza - veduta dei binari e delle pensiline.jpg
| name = Carrara-Avenza
|caption = Platforms of the train station
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = it
|locale = [[Carrara]], [[Avenza]], via Petacchi
| image = Stazione di Carrara-Avenza - veduta dei binari e delle pensiline.jpg
|comune = [[Carrara]]
| image_caption = Platforms of the train station
|province = [[Province of Massa and Carrara|Massa and Carrara]]
| alt = Platforms of the train station
|region = [[Tuscany]]
| address = [[Carrara]], [[Avenza]], via Petacchi
|country = Italy
| borough = [[Carrara]], [[Province of Massa and Carrara|Massa and Carrara]], [[Tuscany]]
|line = [[Pisa–La Spezia–Genoa railway|Genova-Pisa railway]]<br />[[Carrara Private Marble railway|Private Marble Railway of Carrara]] <small>(suppressed)</small><br />[[Avenza-Carrara railway]] <small>(suppressed)</small><br />[[:it:Raccordi industriali di Carrara|Industrial junctions of Carrara]]
|distance =
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| map_caption = Location in Tuscany##Location in Italy
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|rebuilt = 1960<br />1980
| train_operators = [[Trenitalia]]
|closed =
| connections = {{Plainlist|
|platforms = 2 <small>since 2012</small><br />13 <small>until the 80</small>
* [[:it:Tranvia Carrara-Marina di Carrara|SITA tramway †]] (1915–1955)
|owner = [[Rete Ferroviaria Italiana|RFI]]
* CAT Carrara bus † 2009 ([[:it:Filovia Carrara-Marinella di Sarzana|Carrara-Marinella di Sarzana trolleybus †]] 1985)<br />ATN bus
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|operator = [[Trenitalia]]
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|classification = Silver
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| opened = {{Start date and age|1863|May|15|df=y}}
|tram = [[:it:Tranvia Carrara-Marina di Carrara|SITA tramway †]] (1915–1955)
| closed =
|bus = CAT Carrara bus † 2011 ([[:it:Filovia Carrara-Marinella di Sarzana|Carrara-Marinella di Sarzana trolleybus †]] 1985)<br />ATN bus
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* Apuania Carrara (1939–1949)
|}}
* Avenza (1863–1925)
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'''Carrara-Avenza railway station''', also known simply as ''Carrara'' or ''Avenza'', is a [[railway station]] of the city of [[Carrara]], Italy. It is located on the [[Pisa–La Spezia–Genoa railway|Genova-Pisa line]]. It is the only station serving the Tuscan city, after the closure of [[Carrara San Martino railway station|Carrara San Martino]] in 1969.
'''Carrara-Avenza railway station''', also known simply as ''Carrara'' or ''Avenza'', is a [[railway station]] of the city of [[Carrara]], Italy. It is located on the [[Pisa–La Spezia–Genoa railway|Genova-Pisa line]]. It is the only station serving the Tuscan city, after the closure of [[Carrara San Martino railway station|Carrara San Martino]] in 1969.


== History ==
== History ==
The station was opened on December 26, 1862, with the name of "Avenza",<ref>''[http://www.avenza.it/storia-di-avenza/19-quando-avenza-volle-il-piemonte.html Quando Avenza volle il Piemonte]'', got from ''La Nazione'', 28 Giugno 1995. Retrieved February 2014.</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=BQl9iH8Lki4C&dq=stazione+di+avenza&pg=PA239 ''Atti organici della Società anonima delle strade ferrate romane'', pp. 220 and following].</ref> as part of the railway section between [[Sarzana]] and [[Massa Centro railway station|Massa]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.trenidicarta.it/aperture.html |title=Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926 | trans-title=Chronological overview of the features of railway opened to the exercise from 1839 to December 31, 1926| publisher=Alessandro Tuzza| year=1927| accessdate=30 June 2009 |language=it |url-status=live | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20230414074541/http://www.trenidicarta.it/aperture.html |archivedate = 2023-04-14}}</ref>
[[File:Stazione di Avenza - Primi anni di esercizio.png|thumb|left|View of the first shelter of the station in 1800]]
The station was inaugurated in 15 May 1863 with the name of "Avenza",<ref>''[http://www.avenza.it/storia-di-avenza/19-quando-avenza-volle-il-piemonte.html Quando Avenza volle il Piemonte]'', got from ''La Nazione'', 28 Giugno 1995. Retrieved February 2014.</ref><ref>[http://books.google.it/books?id=BQl9iH8Lki4C&pg=PA239&dq=stazione+di+avenza&hl=it&sa=X&ei=7rP4UrbBBY_e7Aaj3oHYBg&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=stazione%20di%20avenza&f=false ''Atti organici della Società anonima delle strade ferrate romane'', pp. 220 and following].</ref> as part of the railway section between [[Sarzana]] and [[Massa Centro railway station|Massa]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.trenidicarta.it/aperture.html| title=Chronological overview of the features of railway opened to the exercise from 1839 to December 31, 1926| publisher=Alessandro Tuzza| year=1927| accessdate=30 June 2009| archiveurl =http://www.trenidicarta.it <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 1997}}</ref>


On 10 September 1866, the station became a branch point of a short connection with Carrara Town (Carrara San Martino Station) of 4.5&nbsp;km.
On September 10, 1866, the station became a branch point of a short connection with Carrara (Carrara San Martino Station) of 4.5&nbsp;km. In 1876 the Private Marble Railway of Carrara was opened so 6 more platforms were installed and available to the marble traffic.
In 1876 was founded the Private Marble Railway of Carrara a so they were installed 6 platforms available to the marble traffic.


On 20 May 1915 in the underpass road Viale XX Settembre, in the immediate vicinity of the station, began to pass convoys of the electric tramway granted to the Municipality of Carrara for the connection to the Marina: 6.3&nbsp;km long the tramway was electrified at constant voltage of 600 V, the line was equipped with the standard gauge of 1,445&nbsp;mm. The tram service was definitively suppressed<ref>Annalisa Giovani, Stefano Maggi, ''Muoversi in Toscana. Ferrovie e trasporti dal Granducato alla Regione'', op. cit.</ref> in 1955 for the installation of a [[Carrara-Marinella di Sarzana trolleybus|trolleybus]].
On May 20, 1915, in the underpass road Viale XX Settembre, in the immediate vicinity of the station, began to pass convoys of the electric tramway for the connection to the fraction of Marina: 6.3&nbsp;km long the tramway was electrified at direct voltage of 600 V, the line had the standard gauge of 1,445&nbsp;mm. The tram service was definitively suppressed<ref>Annalisa Giovani, Stefano Maggi, ''Muoversi in Toscana. Ferrovie e trasporti dal Granducato alla Regione'', op. cit.</ref> in 1955 for the installation of a [[Carrara-Marinella di Sarzana trolleybus|trolleybus]].


In 1939 the station, then called "Carrara-Avenza," took on the new name of "Apuania Carrara" with the institution of the [[Apuania (Massa-Carrara)|municipality of Apuania]];<ref>Service order n. 61 of th 1939</ref> the previous name was restored in the 1949, with the abolition of the former municipality first mentioned in 1946.<ref>Service order n. 72 of the 1949</ref>
In 1939 the station, then called "Carrara-Avenza," took on the new name of "Apuania Carrara" with the institution of the [[Apuania (Massa-Carrara)|municipality of Apuania]];<ref>Service order n. 61 of the 1939</ref> the previous name was restored in the 1949, with the abolition of the former municipality first mentioned in 1946.<ref>Service order n. 72 of the 1949</ref>


The traffic coming from the marble railway definitively ceased with its suppression, which occurred on 15 May 1964. The elimination of the branch with Carrara San Martino dates back to 28 February 1969.<ref>FENIT 1946–1996, Rome, FENIT, 1996. No ISBN</ref> In June 2012 were removed the platforms used for the movement of marble goods.
The traffic coming from the marble railway definitively ceased with its suppression, which occurred on May 15, 1964. The elimination of the branch with Carrara San Martino dates back to February 28, 1969.<ref>FENIT 1946–1996, Rome, FENIT, 1996. No ISBN</ref> In June 2012 the platforms used for the movement of marble goods were removed.


With the decline of freight traffic, with which they could not keep the impositions of the RFI, and also because in the small station there was no train that arrived or departed from there, then RFI imposed the transformation in "not attended station" starting with the time entered into force in December 2012.<ref>[https://donet.rfi.it/RFIPlatform/viewDocumentWebById.do?docId={B835D592-E9B0-4E6A-85BF-F2F53CE1CB4A}&docType=CC Territorial Circular RFI RFI 015/2012 of the 21 december 2012 ([[PDF]]).]</ref>
With the decline of freight traffic, RFI decided the transformation from station to halt, starting December 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://donet.rfi.it/RFIPlatform/viewDocumentWebById.do?docId=%7BB835D592-E9B0-4E6A-85BF-F2F53CE1CB4A%7D&docType=CC |title=RFI Service order 015/2012 of the 21 december 2012. |access-date=20 December 2016 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220064956/https://donet.rfi.it/RFIPlatform/viewDocumentWebById.do?docId=%7BB835D592-E9B0-4E6A-85BF-F2F53CE1CB4A%7D&docType=CC |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
[[File:Stazione di Carrara-Avenza - Veduta.JPG|thumb|left|View of the passenger building in 2013]]


The station has two platforms for passenger transport. Until June 2012 it had it had a third that was used for trains from [[Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station|Firenze Santa Maria Novella]]. With this third there were also another six for freight trains that, among other things, since 1964 doesn't stop anymore at the station.
The station has two platforms for passenger transport. Until June 2012 it had a third that was used for trains from [[Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station|Firenze Santa Maria Novella]]. With this third there were also another six for freight trains that, among other things, since 1964 doesn't stop anymore at the station.


The two shelters that it owns are connected by an underpass.
The two shelters that it owns are connected by an underpass.


=== Passenger building ===
=== Passenger building ===
[[File:Stazione di Avenza - Veduta parte ovest fine '800.jpg|thumb|A view from the west part of the station of Avenza in the early 20th century]]

The [[Station building|passenger building]] is composed of a single body with rectangular plan. To the east of PB, there is a small garden of the 20th century characterized by the presence of trees such as pines and firs and a large palm that is there from the opening of the station, there are also two fountains, a little to drink and a big. Both do not work anymore.
The [[Station building|passenger building]] is composed of a single body with rectangular plan. To the east of PB, there is a small garden of the 20th century characterized by the presence of trees such as pines and firs and a large palm that is there from the opening of the station, there are also two fountains, a little to drink and a big. Both do not work anymore.


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== Services ==
== Services ==
The station, that in 2007 was frequented by an average of 1,000 people a day,<ref>{{it icon}} [http://www.rfi.it/cms-file/allegati/rfi/Firenze.pdf 2008 statistics RFI database]</ref> can offer services such as:
The station, that in 2007 was frequented by an average of 1,000 people a day,<ref>{{in lang|it}} [http://www.rfi.it/cms-file/allegati/rfi/Firenze.pdf 2008 statistics RFI database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726070831/http://www.rfi.it/cms-file/allegati/rfi/Firenze.pdf |date=26 July 2011 }}</ref> can offer services such as:
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* [[File:Feature ticket office inv 2.svg|24px]] Ticket machine
* [[File:Aiga ticketpurchase inv.svg|24px]] Tickets at door
* [[File:Aiga ticketpurchase inv.svg|24px]] Tickets at door
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* [[File:News.svg|24px]] Newsstand
* [[File:News.svg|24px]] Newsstand
* [[File:Aiga toilets inv.svg|24px]] Bathroom
* [[File:Aiga toilets inv.svg|24px]] Bathroom
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* [[File:Aiga restaurant inv.svg|24px]] Restaurant
* [[File:Aiga restaurant inv.svg|24px]] Restaurant
* [[File:Aiga telephone inv.svg|24px]] Public telephone
* [[File:Aiga telephone inv.svg|24px]] Public telephone
* [[File:Aiga taxi inv.svg|24px]] Taxi stop
* [[File:Aiga taxi inv.svg|24px]] Taxi stop
* [[File:Aiga bus inv.svg|24px]] ATN autobus lines stop
* [[File:Aiga bus inv.svg|24px]] ATN autobus lines stop
* [[File:TransmetropoleLeVelo.svg|24px]] Bicycles parking
* [[File:Symbole AMP Vélo.svg|24px]] Bicycles parking
* [[File:CCTV surveillance camera.svg|24px]] Video security
* [[File:CCTV surveillance camera.svg|24px]] Video security
* [[File:Speaker Icon.svg|24px]] Speaker for trains arrivals, transits and departures
* [[File:Speaker Icon.svg|24px]] Speaker for trains arrivals, transits and departures
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== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Stazione di Avenza - Primi anni di esercizio.png|View of the first shelter of the station in 1925
File:Stazione di Carrara-Avenza - Piazzale nord circa 1925.png|A view from the northern part of the station of Avenza in the mid-1920s
File:Stazione di Carrara-Avenza - Vista da via Filippo Turati.jpg|View of the main building in 2016
</gallery>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
== Sources ==
* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=e6QoAAAAYAAJ&dq=avenza+al+mare&pg=PA843 Collezione celerifera delle leggi, decreti, istruzioni e circolari, Parte 1]'', tipografia reale, Firenze, 1871.
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* ''[http://books.google.it/books?id=e6QoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA843&dq=avenza+al+mare&hl=it&sa=X&ei=JiluU8bREqK47Aa704HgCg&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=avenza%20al%20mare&f=false Collezione celerifera delle leggi, decreti, istruzioni e circolari, Parte 1]'', tipografia reale, Firenze, 1871.
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* Luigi di Giacomo Pirola, ''[http://books.google.it/books?id=8BAWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA483&dq=Stazione+di+Carrara-Avenza&hl=it&sa=X&ei=rIALU9K5Jai9ygPb8oGICg&ved=0CEMQuwUwBDg8#v=onepage&q=Stazione%20di%20Carrara-Avenza&f=false Raccolta degli atti ufficiali del governo sulle leggi, decreti, istruzioni, circolari ecc.]'', Milano, 1871.
* Luigi di Giacomo Pirola, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=8BAWAAAAYAAJ&dq=Stazione+di+Carrara-Avenza&pg=PA483 Raccolta degli atti ufficiali del governo sulle leggi, decreti, istruzioni, circolari ecc.]'', Milano, 1871.
* Parlamento italiano, ''[http://books.google.it/books?id=D5hQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA144&dq=Stazione+Celle+Ligure+atti+parlamentari&hl=it&sa=X&ei=sFZWU5HCCMjoywOMmYKwCw&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Stazione%20Celle%20Ligure%20atti%20parlamentari&f=false Atti parlamentari della Camera dei deputati - Volume 6]'', tipografia Eredi Botta, tipografi della camera dei Deputati, Roma, 1873.
* Parlamento italiano, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=D5hQAAAAYAAJ&dq=Stazione+Celle+Ligure+atti+parlamentari&pg=PA144 Atti parlamentari della Camera dei deputati - Volume 6]'', tipografia Eredi Botta, tipografi della camera dei Deputati, Roma, 1873.
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* Commissione d'inchiesta sull'esercizio delle ferrovie italiane, ''Atti - Parte 3'', 1881.
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* [[Touring Club Italiano]], Luigi Vittorio Bertarelli, ''Guida d'Italia del Touring club italiano'', 1916.
* [[Touring Club Italiano]], Luigi Vittorio Bertarelli, ''Guida d'Italia del Touring club italiano'', 1916.
* Landi A., ''Costruzione di due sottopassaggi a tre luci con piattabande in cemento armato, pel viale Carrara-Marina presso la stazione di Avenza, in corrispondenza alle linee linee Pisa-Spezia e Avenza-Carrara'' in [http://www.trenidicarta.it/riviste/rivistatecnica.pdf Rivista Tecnica delle Ferrovie Italiane, Indice sistematico 1912-1942], gennaio 1916.
* Landi A., ''Costruzione di due sottopassaggi a tre luci con piattabande in cemento armato, pel viale Carrara-Marina presso la stazione di Avenza, in corrispondenza alle linee linee Pisa-Spezia e Avenza-Carrara'' in [http://www.trenidicarta.it/riviste/rivistatecnica.pdf Rivista Tecnica delle Ferrovie Italiane, Indice sistematico 1912-1942], gennaio 1916.
* ''[http://augusto.digitpa.gov.it/gazzette/index/#giorno=23&mese=08&anno=1938 Gazzetta Ufficiale del Regno d'Italia N. 191 del 23 Agosto 1938, parte prima]'', Roma, Istituto Poligrafico Dello Stato.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20141111164917/http://augusto.digitpa.gov.it/gazzette/index/#giorno=23&mese=08&anno=1938 Gazzetta Ufficiale del Regno d'Italia N. 191 del 23 Agosto 1938, parte prima]'', Roma, Istituto Poligrafico Dello Stato.
* Centro di Studi per lo Geografia Antropica, ''Memorie di geografia antropica'', 1952.
* Centro di Studi per lo Geografia Antropica, ''Memorie di geografia antropica'', 1952.
* [[:it:Azienda autonoma delle Ferrovie dello Stato|Azienda autonoma delle Ferrovie dello Stato]], ''Relazione annuale 1971'', 1972.
* [[:it:Azienda autonoma delle Ferrovie dello Stato|Azienda autonoma delle Ferrovie dello Stato]], ''Relazione annuale 1971'', 1972.
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** ''Sottopassaggio ad Avenza'', 14 ottobre 1875 - 25 settembre 1876.
** ''Sottopassaggio ad Avenza'', 14 ottobre 1875 - 25 settembre 1876.
** ''Progetti'', 1 luglio 1877.
** ''Progetti'', 1 luglio 1877.
** ''Gratificazioni ai capistazione di Avenza e Carrara con ringraziamenti e prospetti delle stesse'', 1903-1904.
** ''Gratificazioni ai capistazione di Avenza e Carrara con ringraziamenti e prospetti delle stesse'', 1903–1904.
** ''Disegni dei piazzali delle stazioni di Avenza e Marina'', senza data.
** ''Disegni dei piazzali delle stazioni di Avenza e Marina'', senza data.
** ''Convenzione n. 113: R. Neumann e FMC per il piano caricatore di Avenza'', 1 agosto 1905 - 8 agosto 1955.
** ''Convenzione n. 113: R. Neumann e FMC per il piano caricatore di Avenza'', 1 agosto 1905 - 8 agosto 1955.
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** ''Convenzione n. 635: Società Montecatini - Gruppo Marmi e FMC per l'affitto del piano caricatore alla stazione di Avenza'', 14 maggio 1949 - 13 maggio 1953.
** ''Convenzione n. 635: Società Montecatini - Gruppo Marmi e FMC per l'affitto del piano caricatore alla stazione di Avenza'', 14 maggio 1949 - 13 maggio 1953.
** ''Convenzione n. 912: Ubaldo Crudeli e FMC per l'alienazione della Breda 40 e l'affitto dei locali della stazione ad Avenza'', 16 dicembre 1964 - 17 febbraio 1967.
** ''Convenzione n. 912: Ubaldo Crudeli e FMC per l'alienazione della Breda 40 e l'affitto dei locali della stazione ad Avenza'', 16 dicembre 1964 - 17 febbraio 1967.
* [[Rete Ferroviaria Italiana]], ''[https://normativaesercizio.rfi.it/Default.aspx Fascicolo Linea 99]'', edizione 2003.
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* Annalisa Giovani, Stefano Maggi, ''Muoversi in Toscana. Ferrovie e trasporti dal Granducato alla Regione'', Il Mulino, Bologna, 2005. ISBN 88-15-10814-9.
* Annalisa Giovani, Stefano Maggi, ''Muoversi in Toscana. Ferrovie e trasporti dal Granducato alla Regione'', Il Mulino, Bologna, 2005. {{ISBN|88-15-10814-9}}.
* Fabrizio Convalle, ''[http://books.google.it/books?id=2fzWAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT10&dq=Stazione+di+Carrara-Avenza&hl=it&sa=X&ei=cNQ2U8atHuuBywOl0YGACQ&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Stazione%20di%20Carrara-Avenza&f=false La casa dei rosmarini]'', Libromania s.r.l., 2014 (first version eBook: febbraio 2014). ISBN 9788898562275
* Fabrizio Convalle, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=2fzWAgAAQBAJ&dq=Stazione+di+Carrara-Avenza&pg=PT10 La casa dei rosmarini]'', Libromania s.r.l., 2014 (first version eBook: febbraio 2014). {{ISBN|9788898562275}}


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Carrara-Avenza
Platforms of the train station
Platforms of the train station
General information
LocationCarrara, Avenza, via Petacchi
Carrara, Massa and Carrara, Tuscany
Italy
Coordinates44°03′04″N 10°03′46″E / 44.05111°N 10.06278°E / 44.05111; 10.06278
Owned byRFI
Line(s)Genova-Pisa railway
Private Marble Railway of Carrara (suppressed)
Avenza-Carrara railway (suppressed)
Industrial junctions of Carrara
Platforms2 since 2012
13 until the 80
Train operatorsTrenitalia
Connections
Other information
ClassificationSilver
History
Opened15 May 1863; 161 years ago (1863-05-15)
Rebuilt1960
1980
ElectrifiedIn 1926 with three-phase system. Converted to continuous electric current system on April 1947 (April 1947)
Previous names
  • Apuania Carrara (1939–1949)
  • Avenza (1863–1925)
Location
Carrara-Avenza Apuania Carrara (1939-1949) Avenza (1863-1925) is located in Tuscany
Carrara-Avenza Apuania Carrara (1939-1949) Avenza (1863-1925)
Carrara-Avenza
Apuania Carrara (1939-1949)
Avenza (1863-1925)
Location in Tuscany
Carrara-Avenza Apuania Carrara (1939-1949) Avenza (1863-1925) is located in Italy
Carrara-Avenza Apuania Carrara (1939-1949) Avenza (1863-1925)
Carrara-Avenza
Apuania Carrara (1939-1949)
Avenza (1863-1925)
Location in Italy

Carrara-Avenza railway station, also known simply as Carrara or Avenza, is a railway station of the city of Carrara, Italy. It is located on the Genova-Pisa line. It is the only station serving the Tuscan city, after the closure of Carrara San Martino in 1969.

History

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The station was opened on December 26, 1862, with the name of "Avenza",[1][2] as part of the railway section between Sarzana and Massa.[3]

On September 10, 1866, the station became a branch point of a short connection with Carrara (Carrara San Martino Station) of 4.5 km. In 1876 the Private Marble Railway of Carrara was opened so 6 more platforms were installed and available to the marble traffic.

On May 20, 1915, in the underpass road Viale XX Settembre, in the immediate vicinity of the station, began to pass convoys of the electric tramway for the connection to the fraction of Marina: 6.3 km long the tramway was electrified at direct voltage of 600 V, the line had the standard gauge of 1,445 mm. The tram service was definitively suppressed[4] in 1955 for the installation of a trolleybus.

In 1939 the station, then called "Carrara-Avenza," took on the new name of "Apuania Carrara" with the institution of the municipality of Apuania;[5] the previous name was restored in the 1949, with the abolition of the former municipality first mentioned in 1946.[6]

The traffic coming from the marble railway definitively ceased with its suppression, which occurred on May 15, 1964. The elimination of the branch with Carrara San Martino dates back to February 28, 1969.[7] In June 2012 the platforms used for the movement of marble goods were removed.

With the decline of freight traffic, RFI decided the transformation from station to halt, starting December 2012.[8]

Overview

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The station has two platforms for passenger transport. Until June 2012 it had a third that was used for trains from Firenze Santa Maria Novella. With this third there were also another six for freight trains that, among other things, since 1964 doesn't stop anymore at the station.

The two shelters that it owns are connected by an underpass.

Passenger building

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The passenger building is composed of a single body with rectangular plan. To the east of PB, there is a small garden of the 20th century characterized by the presence of trees such as pines and firs and a large palm that is there from the opening of the station, there are also two fountains, a little to drink and a big. Both do not work anymore.

Railway view

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  • Track 1: the main track for trains to Pisa. To La Spezia are also present some railway switches that allow trains to switch from track 1–2;
  • Track 2: the main track for trains to La Spezia. This track in particular had a connection with the track 3;
  • Track 3: it was used mainly used for trains from Firenze SMN terminal that were in the station. This deeper, towards La Spezia, ended with a bumper and right behind that there is a similar structure or a toll booth;
  • Tracks 4-5-6-7-8: they were work tracks all branched from a single platform from the second railway bridge in the direction of Carrara San Martino of the closed Avenza-Carrara railway. The track 8 was not equipped with electrification unlike the other 4.
  • Separated goods track: it was a track to the right looking towards Pisa. Until the 2004 it had also the electrification and a light signal. In 2005 it was deprived of both. It was finally removed with the other trunk binaries in 2012. This track was also used in the past by the Marmifera railway for connection to the port of Marina di Carrara. In 2008 it was paved with the lengthening of the shelter;

All the tracks 3-4-6 and the separated goods track were removed in June 2012.

Services

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The station, that in 2007 was frequented by an average of 1,000 people a day,[9] can offer services such as:

  • Ticket machine
  • Tickets at door
  • Waiting room
  • Parking
  • Bar
  • Underpass
  • Newsstand
  • Bathroom
  • Restaurant
  • Public telephone
  • Taxi stop
  • ATN autobus lines stop
  • Bicycles parking
  • Video security
  • Speaker for trains arrivals, transits and departures
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Quando Avenza volle il Piemonte, got from La Nazione, 28 Giugno 1995. Retrieved February 2014.
  2. ^ Atti organici della Società anonima delle strade ferrate romane, pp. 220 and following.
  3. ^ "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926" [Chronological overview of the features of railway opened to the exercise from 1839 to December 31, 1926] (in Italian). Alessandro Tuzza. 1927. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  4. ^ Annalisa Giovani, Stefano Maggi, Muoversi in Toscana. Ferrovie e trasporti dal Granducato alla Regione, op. cit.
  5. ^ Service order n. 61 of the 1939
  6. ^ Service order n. 72 of the 1949
  7. ^ FENIT 1946–1996, Rome, FENIT, 1996. No ISBN
  8. ^ "RFI Service order 015/2012 of the 21 december 2012". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  9. ^ (in Italian) 2008 statistics RFI database Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

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