Roma Tiburtina railway station

Construction and early operations What would later become known as Roma Tiburtina station was first opened in 1866, only three years after the opening of Rome's first major railway station, Roma Termini. Located in the eastern portion of the city, the station was one of the largest railway stations to have ever been constructed in Italy. During the 1930s, it was decided to expand the station via the construction of a new main building. As a result of repeated aerial bombardments of Rome during the Second World War, the station suffered extensive damage, including to the recently completed main building. Accordingly, this building would be later rebuilt, albeit in a simplified configuration, during the immediate post-war years. In October 2003, Sally Baldwin, a visiting British University professor, was killed at the station when an escalator fell apart and a hole suddenly appeared beneath her feet. Redeveloped station During summer 2004, it was announced that plans were prepared for a major upgrade of the station; a major goal of the renovations and redevelop work was to properly establish Roma Tiburtina as a capable transport hub for the expanding Italian high speed rail services. At this point, work was scheduled to commence in 2007 and the project was expected to have a total cost of €155 million. The project was only one element of the wider Trans-European Transport Network initiative conducted by the European Union. which also administered electrical and mechanical systems as well as the project's technical and financial aspects. During December 2007, demolition of the old station building commenced. It is an enclosed glazed parallelepiped structure, with a length of , a width of , and suspended above ground level. The interior space is divided into eight separate rooms suspended from the roof. As a result, serious and unavoidable disruption to services occurred, including a temporary partial closure of Metro line B, between Castro Pretorio and Monti Tiburtini. The fire damaged equipment within the relay room, rendering the majority of controls for nearby tracks and traffic signals alike unusable, leaving a vital part of the Italian rail network disabled; reportedly, this led to significant train delays throughout the country. Furthermore, the damage to the structure had reportedly rendered the station building in danger of collapse; due to the impact of the fire, further problems and service delays that occurred for many months afterwards were attributed to the accident. Roughly of steel and of concrete was used during the station's construction. ==Train services==

The station is served by the following services (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 – Naples – Salerno • High speed services (Frecciargento) Trieste – Venice – Padua – Bologna – Florence – Rome • High speed services (Frecciargento) Udine – Treviso – Venice – Padua – Bologna – Florence – Rome • High speed services (Frecciargento) Venice – Padua – Bologna – Florence – Rome • High speed services (Frecciargento) Venice – Padua – Bologna – Florence – Rome Tiburtina – Rome Fiumicino Airport • Intercity services Milan – Parma – Bologna – Florence – Rome – Naples • Night train (Intercity Notte) Turin – Milan – Parma – Rome – Naples – Salerno • Night train (Intercity Notte) Turin – Milan – Parma – Florence – Rome – Salerno – Lamezia Terme – Reggio di Calabria • Night train (Intercity Notte) Turin – Milan – Bologna – Florence – Rome – Naples – Salerno – Lamezia Terme – Reggio di Calabria • Night train (ÖBB Nightjet) Munich - Salzburg - Villach - Bologna - Florence • Night train (ÖBB Nightjet) Vienna - Bruck/Mur - Villach - Bologna - Florence • Regional services (Treno regionale) Orte – Fara Sabina – Rome Tiburtina – Rome Fiumicino Airport • Regional services (Treno regionale) Rome Tiburtina – Rome La Rustica – Rome Lunghezza – Guidonia – Tivoli • Regional services (Treno regionale) Rome Tiburtina – Rome Cesano di Roma • Regional services (Treno regionale) Rome – Tivoli – Celano – Pratola Peligna – Pescara • Regional services (Treno regionale) Florence – Montevarchi – Arezzo – Orte – Rome • Regional services (Treno regionale) Ancona – Foligno – Terni – Orte – Rome ==Interchanges==

• Tiburtina station on Line B on the Rome Metro. • 62 – 71 – 111 – 120F – 135 – 163 – 168 – 211 – 309 – 409 – 441 – 448 – 490 – 492 – 495 – 545 – 548 – 649 – nMB – n409 – n041 – C2 – C3 • Suburban buses (Cotral) • Regional trains of Lazio Regional Railways • Regional train to Rome Fiumicino Airport • Bus shuttle to Rome Fiumicino Airport and Rome Ciampino Airport The station also features a large and important bus station that serves both national and international destinations, such as Kyiv. ==See also==