Roma Termini railway station

"Rome railway station" redirects here. For other uses, see Rome railway station (disambiguation).

"Stazione Termini" redirects here. For the 1953 film, see Terminal Station (film).

Roma Termini (in Italian, Stazione Termini) (IATA: XRJ) is the main railway station of Rome, Italy. It is named after the district of the same name, which in turn took its name from ancient Baths of Diocletian (in Latin, thermae), which lies across the street from the main entrance.^[1][2] It is Italy's busiest railway station and the fifth-busiest in Europe, with a traffic volume of approximately 150 million passengers per year,^[3] and with 850 trains in transit per day.^[4]

For the Rome Metro station underneath Termini, see Termini (Rome Metro). For the Italian town, see Termini Imerese.

Roma Termini
General information
Location	Piazzale dei Cinquecento 00185 Rome Italy
Coordinates	41°54′03″N 12°30′07″E,
Owned by	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Operated by	Grandi Stazioni
Line(s)	Rome–Florence (high-speed) Rome–Florence (traditional) Rome–Naples (high-speed) Rome–Formia–Naples Rome–Cassino–Naples Rome–Nettuno Rome–Pisa Rome–Pescara Rome–Ancona Rome–Viterbo Rome–Velletri Rome–Albano Rome–Frascati Rome–Fiumicino
Platforms	32
Connections	Commuter rail (FL4, FL5, FL6, FL7, FL8, Rome-Giardinetti) Rome Metro (Line A and Line B) Tram stop Trolleybus stop Bus stop and airport shuttles Taxi stand Leonardo Express
Other information
IATA code	XRJ
History
Opened	1862; 162 years ago (1862)
Location Click on the map for a fullscreen view

Façade of the first permanent Termini station, circa 1890. The obelisk on the right, a memorial to Italian casualties in battle of Dogali, is now in a nearby street, via delle Terme di Diocleziano.

Interior of the station building
(Feb 2017)

Platforms and concourse area is separated by ticket control gate for security reason
(Feb 2017)

Concourse area
(Feb 2017)

Overview

The station has regular train services to all major Italian cities, as well as daily international services to Munich, Geneva, and Vienna. 150 million passengers use Roma Termini each year and 850 trains run in and out of the station per day.^[5] With 32 platforms,^[6] Roma Termini is the joint largest railway station in Europe, tied with Paris' Gare du Nord and Munich's München Hbf.^[7]

Termini is also the main hub for public transports inside Rome. Two Rome Metro lines (A and B) intersect at Termini metro station, and a major bus station is located at Piazza dei Cinquecento, the square in front of the station. However, the main tram lines of the city cross at Porta Maggiore, some 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) east of the station.

On 23 December 2006, the station was dedicated to Pope John Paul II.^[5]

History

On 25 February 1863, Pope Pius IX opened the first, temporary Termini Station as the terminus of the Rome–Frascati, Rome–Civitavecchia and Rome-Ceprano lines.

The first two lines previously had separate stations elsewhere in the city, and, as the third line was under development, the city chose to build one central station, as opposed to the Paris model of having separate terminus stations for each line or each direction. The dilapidated Villa Montalto-Peretti, erected in the 16th century by Pope Sixtus V, was chosen as the site for this new station, which was to be called the "Stazione Centrale delle Ferrovie Romane" (Central Station of Roman Railways).

Construction of the permanent station began in 1868, in the last years of the Papal Temporal Power over the city of Rome, and was completed in 1874 after the Capture of Rome and installing of the government of United Italy. It was laid out according to a plan by the architect Salvatore Bianchi. The front of this station reached Via Cavour, which means it extended some 200 metres (660 ft) deeper into the city than the current station.

In 1937, it was decided to replace the old station, as part of the planning for the 1942 World's Fair, which was never held because of the outbreak of World War II. The old station was demolished, and part of the new station was constructed, but in 1943, upon the collapse of the Italian fascist government, works were halted. The side structures of the design by Angiolo Mazzoni still form part of the present-day station.^[4]

The station building today

The current building was designed by the two teams selected through a competition in 1947: Leo Calini and Eugenio Montuori; Massimo Castellazzi, Vasco Fadigati, Achille Pintonello and Annibale Vitellozzi. It was inaugurated in 1950. The building is characterized by the linear lobby hall, a tall space of monumental dimensions. This great hall is fronted by full-height glass walls, and is covered by a concrete roof that consists of a flattened and segmented arch, a modernist version of a barrel vault from a Roman bath. The vault is structurally integrated with a cantilevered canopy that extends over the entrance drive. The result is a gravity-defying modernist structure that also recalls a similar achievement of Roman architecture. The back of the hall leads to a transition space of ticketing functions and shops before reaching the train shed, and is topped by an even longer building block that houses a 10-story hotel, clad with travertine.

Access to the platforms can be gained on the main level and also via a subterranean passageway reached by escalators, both routes currently endowed with additional security measures.

Architecturally, the building expresses the sense of arrival in Rome, and communicates a sense of the Eternal City as both modern and traditional, looking forward to the future as well as remembering its history. Its bold presence in the urban fabric expresses the diversity of the city's history, and speaks of the dramatic new scale of the modern industrial economy of Italy.

The anodized aluminium frieze panels set in sequence along the length of the glass wall are the work of Hungarian-Italian artist Amerigo Tot. The composition is said to relate to the theme of capturing the dynamics in sound and speed of a train.^[4]

Servian Walls

A length of the early 4th century BC Roman Servian Wall is preserved outside the station.

Interchanges

• Termini interchange station for Line B and Line A on the Rome Metro.
• Roma Laziali station on the Rome–Giardinetti railway.
• 5 – 14 (Tram Line) – H – 38 – 40 Express – 64 – 66 – 70 – 75 – 82 – 90 Express – 92 – 105 – 150F – 223 – 310 – 590 – 714 – 910 – nMA – nMB – nMB1 – n5 – n8 – n11 – n46 – n66 – n70 – n92 – n98 – n543 – n716 – C2 – C3

Train services

The services serving the station include the following (incomplete):

• High speed services (Frecciarossa) Turin – Milan – Bologna – Florence – Rome – Naples – Salerno
• High speed services (Italo) Turin – Milan – Bologna – Florence – Rome – Naples – Salerno
• High speed services (Frecciarossa) Venice – Padua – Bologna – Florence – Rome – Naples – Salerno
• High speed services (Italo) Venice – Padua – Bologna – Florence – Rome
• High speed services (Frecciargento) Trieste – Venice – Padua – Bologna – Florence – Rome
• High speed services (Frecciargento) Venice – Padua – Bologna – Florence – Rome
• High speed services (Frecciargento) Venice – Padua – Bologna – Florence – Rome – Fiumicino Airport
• High speed services (Frecciargento) Udine – Treviso – Venice – Padua – Bologna – Florence – Rome
• High speed services (Frecciargento) Bolzano/Bozen – Verona – Bologna – Florence – Rome
• High speed services (Frecciargento) Brescia – Verona – Bologna – Florence – Rome
• High speed services (italo) Brescia – Verona – Bologna – Florence – Rome – Naples
• High speed services (Frecciargento) Rome – Foggia – Bari – Brindisi – Lecce
• High speed services (Frecciargento) Rome – Naples – Salerno – Lamezia Terme – Reggio di Calabria
• High speed services (Frecciabianca) Turin – Genoa – La Spezia – Pisa – Livorno – Rome
• High speed services (Frecciabianca) Milan – Genoa – La Spezia – Pisa – Florence – Rome
• High speed services (Frecciabianca) Ravenna – Rimini – Foligno – Terni – Rome
• High speed services (Frecciabianca) Rome – Naples – Salerno – Lamezia Terme – Reggio di Calabria
• Intercity services Rome – Naples – Salerno – Lamezia Terme – Messina – Palermo / Siracusa
• Intercity services Rome – Naples – Salerno – Lamezia Terme – Reggio di Calabria
• Intercity services Rome – Naples – Salerno – Taranto
• Intercity services Rome – Foggia – Bari (- Taranto)
• Intercity services Ventimiglia – Genoa – La Spezia – Pisa – Livorno – Rome
• Intercity services Turin – Genoa – La Spezia – Pisa – Livorno – Rome – Naples – Salerno
• Intercity services Livorno – Civitavecchia – Rome – Naples
• Intercity services Trieste – Venice – Padua – Bologna – Florence – Rome
• Intercity services Ancona – Foligno – Terni – Rome
• Intercity services Perugia – Foligno – Terni – Rome
• Night train (EuroNight) Vienna – Klagenfurt – Villach – Venice – Bologna – Florence – Rome
• Night train (CityNightLine) Munich – Wörgl – Innsbruck – Verona – Bologna – Florence – Rome
• Night train (Intercity Notte) Trieste – Udine – Treviso – Venice – Padua – Bologna – Rome
• Night train (Intercity Notte) Bolzano/Bozen – Verona – Rome
• Night train (Intercity Notte) Rome – Foggia – Bari – Brindisi – Lecce
• Night train (Intercity Notte) Rome – Naples – Messina – Palermo / Siracusa
• Regional services (Leonardo Express) Rome – Fiumicino Airport
• Regional services (Treno Regionale) Rome – Pomezia – Latina – Formia – Minturno – Naples
• Regional services (Treno Regionale) Rome – Pomezia – Nettuno
• Regional services (Treno Regionale) Rome – Venafro – Roccaravindola
• Regional services (Treno Regionale) Rome – Ciampino – Zagarolo – Collefero – Frosinone
• Regional services (Treno Regionale) Rome – Ciampino – Albano Laziale
• Regional services (Treno Regionale) Rome – Ciampino – Velletri
• Regional services (Treno Regionale) Civitavecchia – Cerveteri – Rome

Preceding station		Trenitalia		Following station
Roma Tiburtina toward Torino Porta Nuova		Frecciarossa		Napoli Centrale toward Salerno
Roma Tiburtina toward Venezia Santa Lucia		Frecciarossa		Napoli Centrale toward Salerno
Roma Tiburtina toward Trieste Centrale		Frecciargento		Terminus
Roma Tiburtina toward Venezia Santa Lucia		Frecciargento		Terminus
Roma Tiburtina toward Venezia Santa Lucia		Frecciargento		Fiumicino Aeroporto Terminus
Roma Tiburtina toward Udine		Frecciargento		Terminus
Firenze Campo di Marte toward Bolzano/Bozen		Frecciargento		Terminus
Firenze Campo di Marte toward Brescia		Frecciargento		Terminus
Terminus		Frecciargento		Caserta toward Lecce
Terminus		Frecciargento		Napoli Centrale toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale
Civitavecchia toward		Frecciabianca		Terminus
Civitavecchia toward		Frecciabianca		Terminus
Terni toward		Frecciabianca		Terminus
Terminus		Frecciabianca		Napoli Centrale toward
Terminus		InterCity		Latina toward Palermo Centrale
Terminus		InterCity		Latina toward Siracusa
Terminus		InterCity		Latina toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale
Terminus		InterCity		Latina toward Taranto
Terminus		InterCity		Frosinone toward Bari Centrale
Roma Ostiense toward Ventimiglia		InterCity		Terminus
Roma Ostiense toward Torino Porta Nuova		InterCity		Latina toward Salerno
Roma Ostiense toward Livorno Centrale		InterCity		Latina toward Napoli Centrale
Orte toward Trieste Centrale		InterCity		Terminus
Orte toward Ancona		InterCity		Terminus
Roma Tiburtina toward Perugia		InterCity		Terminus
Orvieto toward Wien Hbf		EuroNight		Terminus
Orvieto toward München Hbf		EuroNight		Terminus
Chiusi-Chianciano Terme toward Trieste Centrale		Intercity Notte		Terminus
Orte toward Bolzano/Bozen		Intercity Notte		Terminus
Terminus		Intercity Notte		Caserta toward Lecce
Terminus		Intercity Notte		Latina toward Palermo Centrale
Terminus		Intercity Notte		Latina toward Siracusa
Terminus		Treno regionale		Fiumicino Aeroporto Terminus
Terminus		Treno regionale		Torricola toward Napoli Centrale
Terminus		Treno regionale		Torricola toward Nettuno
Terminus		Treno regionale		Venafro toward Roccaravindola
Terminus		Treno regionale		Ciampino toward Frosinone
Terminus		Treno regionale		Capannelle toward Albano Laziale
Terminus		Treno regionale		Capannelle toward Velletri
Roma Tuscolana toward Civitavecchia		Treno regionale		Terminus
Preceding station		Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori		Following station
Roma Tiburtina toward Torino Porta Nuova		Italo		Napoli Centrale toward Salerno
Roma Tiburtina toward Brescia		Italo		Napoli Afragola toward Napoli Centrale
Roma Tiburtina toward Venezia Santa Lucia		Italo		Terminus

Preceding station	Lazio regional railways			Following station
Terminus		FL4		Capannelle towards Frascati, Albano Laziale or Velletri
		FL5		Roma Tuscolana towards Civitavecchia
		FL6		Capannelle towards Cassino
		FL7		Torricola towards Minturno-Scauri
		FL8		Torricola towards Nettuno

In popular culture

• Stazione Termini (1953)
• Indiscretion of an American Wife (1954)
• Come September (1961)

See also

• Architecture portal
• Trains portal

• History of rail transport in Italy
• List of railway stations in Lazio
• Rail transport in Italy
• Railway stations in Italy
• Roma Tiburtina railway station, the second-largest station in Rome
• Roma Ostiense railway station, the third-largest station in Rome

References

1. Guida d'Italia. Roma. Milan: Touring Club Italiano. 1999. p. 162.: "il toponimo deriva dalle terme di Diocleziano" ("the toponym derives from the Baths of Diocletian").
2. "Piazza di Termini: A Timeline of Urban Development".
3. "The Busiest Railway Stations In Europe". 28 August 2017.
4. "Roma Termini, Grandi Stazioni Rail" (in Italian).
5. "Roma Termini" (in Italian). Grandi Stazioni. 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
6. "Trains to Roma Termini". Trainline. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
7. "Europe's Record-Holding Railway Stations". worldatlas.com. 23 October 2017. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

External links

• Official page at Grandistazioni website