Caserta railway station is situated at Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, to the south west of the city centre.
History
The station was opened on 20 December 1843, upon the inauguration of the Naples–Caserta section of the Rome–Cassino–Naples railway.[1] It was built just opposite the Royal Palace of Caserta, to allow the sovereign to reach it more easily.
On 26 May 1844, the station became a through station, when the next section of the Rome–Cassino–Naples railway was completed, between Caserta and Capua.[1]
From the very beginning, the station played a key role in local and national transport, both for passenger and freight traffic. For a time, it was also served by a connector line (now disused) direct to the industrial area of the city.
In recent years, there has been major modernisation work, including the deletion of a level crossing near the end of the platforms and the opening of an underpass. In addition, a huge underground car park was built at the nearby Piazza Carlo III.
Features
The passenger building is now a modern, two-level structure with a wide entrance and many windows. It hosts several services, all in large rooms, including ticketing, a bar, luggage storage and the office of the railway police.
In the station yard, there are six through tracks used for passenger services, of which one is reserved for light rail service. The tracks are equipped with platforms and attached benches and shelters. The platforms are connected with each other by a pedestrian underpass.
The station also has a goods shed served by several tracks, even though there is no longer any goods service.
Elsewhere in the station yard, there is a locomotive workshop.
Gallery
Station yard, view of platform 1 looking towards Naples.
Station yard, platforms 4 and 3.
Looking towards Foggia and Cancello.
Train services
The station has about 5.4 million passenger movements each year.[2] These movements are made up mostly of commuters, especially workers and students, but also of tourists who come to see the area, including the Palace, which has been a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site since 1997.
All passenger trains passing through the station stop there, including Eurostar Italia and InterCity trains.
^"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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