Bari Centrale is the main railway station of the Italian city of Bari

Bari

Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas...

, capital of Apulia

Apulia

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. It is one of the most important "FS

Ferrovie dello Stato

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" stations of Italy

Italy

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History

The station was first built in 1864 and between 1865 and 1906 5 more platforms were added. In the first half of the 20th century it was further enlarged and renewed and in 1946, after World War II

World War II

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, the most recent renovation project was started.

Structure and transport

Bari Centrale lies in the middle of the city, at Aldo Moro

Aldo Moro

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 square (Piazza Aldo Moro). It is a large junction station with 16 platforms for passenger service (13 for FS

Ferrovie dello Stato

Ferrovie dello Stato is a government-owned holding which manage infrastructure and service on the Italian rail network. The subsidiary Trenitalia is the main rail operator in Italy.-Organization:Ferrovie dello Stato subsidiaries are:...

 trains, 3 for FSE

Ferrovie del Sud Est

thumb|An Ad.42 automotrice in the Bari Sud Est station.Ferrovie del Sud Est is a secondary railway company of Apulia, southern Italy, operating in the comuni south to Lecce.-Lines:* Linea 1 Bari-Taranto* Linea 2 Martina Franca-Lecce...

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The station is situated on the lines Ancona-Pescara-Bari-Lecce (FS), Bari-Taranto (FS), Bari-Martina-Taranto (FSE).

The Centrale is an important transportation hub for the Apulia

Apulia

Apulia is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its most southern portion, known as Salento peninsula, forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. The region comprises , and...

 regional services and is also served by the citizen subway. For long distance transport it is served by InterCity

InterCity

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, EuroStar

Eurostar Italia

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 and Express

Express train

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 trains to Reggio Calabria

Reggio Calabria

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, Rome

Rome

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, Milan

Milan

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, Turin

Turin

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, Venice

Venice

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, Bolzano, Trieste

Trieste

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 and Zürich

Zürich

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. Until 1994 it was served by the express "Parthenon" Athens

Athens

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-Paris

Paris

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