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Punta Raisi railway station

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Train operators
  
Trenitalia

Opened
  
2004

Platforms in use
  
3

Classification
  
Silver

Operator
  
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana

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Location
  
Aeroporto Falcone e Borsellino 90045 Cinisi PA Cinisi, Palermo, Sicily Italy

Operated by
  
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana

Line(s)
  
Palermo Passante railway

Distance
  
60.4 km (37.5 mi) from Roccella

Connections
  
Falcone–Borsellino Airport, Palermo metropolitan railway service

Similar
  
Piraineto, Carini stazione, Palermo Notarbartolo railway st, Guadagna Station, Riserva naturale orientata

Punta Raisi railway station (Italian: Stazione di Punta Raisi), is located within Palermo Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Palermo "Falcone e Borsellino") (IATA code: PMO) in Cinisi, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Opened in 2004, the station is the northwestern terminus of the Palermo Passante railway, and forms part of the Palermo Metro.

Contents

The station is managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). Train services are operated by Trenitalia. Both companies are subsidiaries of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

Location

Punta Raisi railway station is situated underground, directly opposite the airport terminal, and is accessible through the terminal.

History

The station is part of the extension of Metropolitana di Palermo Line A from Piraineto railway station to the airport. The construction of this extension began in 2001, and the station was opened in 2004.

Features

The station is equipped with three platforms, all of them for passenger service.

Train movements

Punta Raisi is now the northwestern terminus of Line A. Trains operate between Punta Raisi and Palermo Centrale. On weekdays, a train runs in each direction approximately every 30 minutes between early morning and around 10 pm.

References

Punta Raisi railway station Wikipedia