Lecce | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | PiazzaleOronzo Massari 73100 Lecce LE Lecce,Lecce,Apulia Italy | ||||
| Coordinates | 40°20′44″N18°09′58″E / 40.34556°N 18.16611°E /40.34556; 18.16611 | ||||
| Operated by | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Centostazioni | ||||
| Line(s) | Ancona–Lecce (Trenitalia) Martina Franca–Lecce (FSE) Lecce–Otranto (FSE) | ||||
| Distance | 797.903 km (495.794 mi) fromBologna Centrale | ||||
| Platforms | 8 | ||||
| Train operators | Trenitalia Ferrovie del Sud Est (FSE) | ||||
| Connections | Lecce trolleybus system, routes 29, 30, and 31.[1][2] | ||||
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| IATA code | LCZ | ||||
| Classification | Gold[3] | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 15 January 1866; 159 years ago (1866-01-15) | ||||
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Lecce railway station (Italian:Stazione di Lecce) (IATA:LCZ) serves the city andcomune ofLecce, in theregion ofApulia,Southern Italy. Opened in 1866, it is the southern terminus of theAdriatic Railway (Ancona–Lecce), and is also the terminus of tworegional lines, theMartina Franca–Lecce railway and theLecce–Otranto railway.
The station is currently managed byRete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of thepassenger building is managed byCentostazioni. Train services on the Adriatic Railway are operated by or on behalf ofTrenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary ofFerrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.
Services on the Martina Franca–Lecce railway and the Lecce–Otranto railway are operated byFerrovie del Sud Est (FSE).
Lecce railway station is situated at PiazzaleOronzo Massari, a short distance to the south west of the city centre.
The station was opened on 15 January 1866, upon the inauguration of the final section of the Adriatic Railway, betweenBrindisi and Lecce.[4] It remained aterminal station until 1 February 1868, when a new line was opened between Lecce andZollino.[4] That line now forms part of the Lecce–Otranto railway.
From the date of its opening until the nationalisation of railways in Italy, the station was operated by theSocietà per le Strade Ferrate Meridionali (English:Company for the Southern Railways, SFM). It was then taken over by the FS.
On 27 May 1907, the station was linked withFrancavilla Fontana, by a railway line built to the Italian narrow gauge of950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in).[4] This line later became the nucleus of the Martina Franca–Lecce railway, operated by the LSE. Since 1933, the Lecce-Maglie-Otranto railway, which serves as an extension of the Adriatic Railway, has also been operated by the LSE.
Adriatic Railway mainline trains depart from Lecce with destinations includingBari,Rome,Milan,Bologna,Venice andTurin.
The station is also served by regional trains operated by either Trenitalia or the FSE. Destinations linked by regional trains with Lecce includeBari,Foggia,Taranto,Manduria,Gallipoli (Italy),Otranto,Maglie,Santa Maria di Leuca,Novoli,Francavilla Fontana andMartina Franca.
The station is served by the following services:[5]
| Preceding station | Trenitalia | Following station | ||
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toward Roma Termini | Frecciargento | Terminus | ||
toward Milano Centrale | Frecciabianca | Terminus | ||
toward Torino Porta Nuova | Frecciabianca | Terminus | ||
toward Venezia Santa Lucia | Frecciabianca | Terminus | ||
toward Bologna Centrale | InterCity | Terminus | ||
toward Milano Centrale | InterCity | Terminus | ||
toward Roma Termini | Intercity Notte | Terminus | ||
toward Milano Centrale | Intercity Notte | Terminus | ||
toward Torino Porta Nuova | Intercity Notte | Terminus | ||
toward Bari Centrale | Treno regionale | Terminus | ||
toward Foggia | Treno regionale | Terminus | ||
| Preceding station | Ferrovie del Sud Est | Following station | ||
toward Martina Franca | Treno regionale | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | Treno regionale | toward Gallipoli |
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