Operated by Trenitalia Opened 28 July 1888 Platforms in use 5 | Classification Silver Province Province of L'Aquila | |
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Location Piazza Matteotti, Avezzano, Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo
Italy Line(s) Rome–Sulmona–Pescara railway
Avezzano-Roccasecca railway Address 67051 Avezzano, Province of L'Aquila, Italy Similar Santuario della Madonna, Grotta di Ciccio Felice, Tivoli railway station, Chiesa di Santa Croce | ||
Avezzano is a railway station in Avezzano, Italy. The station opened in 1888 and is located on the Rome–Sulmona–Pescara railway and Avezzano-Roccasecca railway. The train services are operated by Trenitalia.
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Exposed as a monument at the station is the locomotive called Monte Velino (number 8), one of the ten used by Alessandro Torlonia to transport beet from Fucino to the sugarbeet factory. The engine was placed on a track specially made in front of Villa Torlonia on the occasion of the celebrations related to the centenary of the 1915 earthquake. This locomotive is considered one of the symbols of post-earthquake Avezzano.
History
The original buildings, inside and outside the station, were destroyed by the 1915 earthquake. The new building was restored after World War II.
Train Services
The station is served by the following service(s):