Avezzano railway station
Avezzano | |||||
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Avezzano railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Piazza Matteotti, Avezzano, Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo Italy | ||||
| Coordinates | 42°02′22″N 13°25′34″E / 42.03944°N 13.42611°E | ||||
| Owned by | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana | ||||
| Operated by | Trenitalia | ||||
| Line(s) | Rome–Sulmona–Pescara railway Avezzano-Roccasecca railway | ||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Classification | Silver | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 28 July 1888 | ||||
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Avezzano is a railway station in Avezzano, Italy. It opened in 1888 and is located on the Rome–Sulmona–Pescara railway and Avezzano-Roccasecca railway. The train services are operated by Trenitalia.
Exposed as a monument at the station is the Monte Velino (number 8) locomotive. This was one of the ten used by Alessandro Torlonia to transport beet from Fucino to the sugarbeet factory. The engine was placed on a specially-made track 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.