🇮🇹 Bologna Centrale

Major

Quick Facts

Country	🇮🇹
Type	Major
Coordinates	44.506141, 11.343406
Timezone	Europe/Rome
Connections	778
UIC Code	8305043

About Bologna Centrale

Bologna Centrale is one of Italy's most strategically important railway junctions, positioned at the crossroads of the north-south axis linking Milan and Rome and the east-west line connecting Turin with the Adriatic coast. The station's distinctive rationalist façade was completed in 1927 and is closely associated with a tragic moment in Italian history — the 1980 bombing that killed 85 people, commemorated by a memorial within the station. High-speed Frecciarossa and Italo trains stop here on virtually all major Italian intercity routes, making Bologna Centrale an unavoidable hub for cross-country travel.

Frequently Asked Questions

The station is connected to the historic centre by the People Mover automatic transit link, which reaches the city in a few minutes and connects with the bus network at Piazza Medaglie d'Oro. Buses also run directly from the station forecourt to the centre in around 10 minutes.

Bologna sits at the junction of Italy's main north-south and east-west high-speed rail corridors, making Centrale the most strategically important interchange station in the country. Nearly every long-distance Frecciarossa and Frecciargento service between Milan, Florence, Rome, and Naples stops here.

A KiPoint left-luggage service is available at Bologna Centrale and is open daily including weekends and public holidays. The facility is located on the ground floor of the station and charges by the hour.

Frecciarossa high-speed trains cover the Bologna-Rome route in approximately two hours, making it one of Italy's most popular and efficient intercity connections. Services operate multiple times per hour throughout the day.

Bologna Centrale is one of Italy's largest underground high-speed platforms, with Italo and Trenitalia both serving the station, so check the correct operator when buying tickets. Platforms for regional and high-speed trains are on different levels, so follow the signage carefully.

Operators

OBB

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Trenitalia

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SNCF

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DB

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