Rapallo railway station
railway halt in Italy
Rapallo railway station (Italian: Stazione di Rapallo) serves the town and comune of Rapallo, in the Liguria region, northwestern Italy. Opened in 1868, it forms part of the Pisa–La Spezia–Genoa railway, and is situated between La Spezia and Genoa.
The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Train services to and from the station are operated by Trenitalia. All of these companies are subsidiaries of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.
Location
The station is located at Piazza dei Molfino, right in the centre of the town.
History
On 7 November 1859, at the request of the Kingdom of Sardinia (soon to become part of the Kingdom of Italy), a resolution was proposed in the Rapallo city council for a railway linking the Italian Riviera with La Spezia, and ultimately with Rome. On 27 October 1860, the resolution was approved, and the necessary significant construction work authorised.
In relation to the railway line, or more specifically to its routing, significant conflict broke out between neighboring towns in the Golfo Paradiso and Tigullio Occidentale districts.
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