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==Structure and transport== |
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Gela station has a [[Modern architecture|modern]] one-floor building, in front of a large parking and [[bus]] terminus. It counts 3 platforms and a total of 11 tracks: 5 are used for passenger cars and the other 6 for goods wagons. Due to this reasons, Gela is the greatest middle station of the line from [[Siracusa railway station|Syracuse]] to [[Agrigento Centrale railway station|Agrigento]] and [[Caltanissetta Centrale railway station|Caltanissetta]], and one of the most important hubs for [[Goods wagon|freight traffic]] in [[Sicily]]. |
Gela station has a [[Modern architecture|modern]] one-floor building, in front of a large parking and [[bus]] terminus. It counts 3 platforms and a total of 11 tracks: 5 are used for passenger cars and the other 6 for goods wagons. Due to this reasons, Gela is the greatest middle station of the line from [[Siracusa railway station|Syracuse]] to [[Agrigento Centrale railway station|Agrigento]] and [[Caltanissetta Centrale railway station|Caltanissetta]], and one of the most important hubs for [[Goods wagon|freight traffic]] in [[Sicily]]. |
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Revision as of 17:50, 28 April 2014
Gela | ||
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 D.443 locmotive in Gela | ||
| General information | ||
| Coordinates | 37°04′21.69″N 14°15′33.8″E / 37.0726917°N 14.259389°E | |
| Owned by | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana | |
| Operated by | Trenitalia | |
| Line(s) | Siracusa-Gela-Canicattì Catania-Caltagirone-Gela | |
| Platforms | 3 (5 tracks)[1] | |
| Other information | ||
| Classification | Silver | |
| History | ||
| Opened | 1891 | |
| Rebuilt | 1977 | |
| Services | ||
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Gela is the main railway station of the Italian city of Gela, in the Province of Caltanissetta, Sicily. It is owned by the Ferrovie dello Stato, the national rail company of Italy.
History
Current station was inaugurated in 1977, substituting the old one of 1891, inaugurated after the opening of the line from Syracuse station. Newest station, larger than the old, is located in north of the city. The site of the old station, in city center, was interested in 1984 by the construction of a road. Due to the discovery of remains of the 4th century BC works were interrupted and the archaeological site recovered.[2]
Structure and transport
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Gela station has a modern one-floor building, in front of a large parking and bus terminus. It counts 3 platforms and a total of 11 tracks: 5 are used for passenger cars and the other 6 for goods wagons. Due to this reasons, Gela is the greatest middle station of the line from Syracuse to Agrigento and Caltanissetta, and one of the most important hubs for freight traffic in Sicily.
The station is not electrified[3] and served by regional trains. It is connected to Ragusa, Syracuse, Catania, Palermo, Caltagirone, Canicattì, Licata, Caltanissetta and periodically to Agrigento and. It is not served by long-distance train, but in the 1990s was linked to Rome and Naples by a Rome-Ragusa express.
Other town stations
In the town there are also two minor stops: Gela Anic server the ANIC petrolchemical factory; Gela Lago, closed, is located near a natural park named Biviere di Gela. Two other stops in municipal territory, Piana del Signore and Priolo Sottano, are out of service.
See also
- Railway stations in Italy
- List of railway stations in Sicily
- Rail transport in Italy
- History of rail transport in Italy
References
- ^ Other 6 tracks are used for freight cars
- ^ Template:It icon Article on gelanelmondo.it
- ^ An Italian railway map showing electrified and not-electrified lines
External links
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