Punta Raisi railway station , is located within Palermo Airport  (IATA code

IATA airport code

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: PMO) in Cinisi

Cinisi

Cinisi is a town and a comune in the province of Palermo in Sicily. As of 2007 it had an estimated population of 12,100.-Geography:The town is part of the Palermo metropolitan area, borders with the municipalities of Carini and Terrasini and count the civil parish of Punta Raisi, seat of Palermo...

, near Palermo

Palermo

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, Sicily

Sicily

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, Italy

Insular Italy

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. Opened in 2004, the station is the northwestern terminus of the Palermo Passante railway, and forms part of the Palermo Metro

Metropolitana di Palermo

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.

The station is managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana is an Italian company fully owned by Ferrovie dello Stato . RFI is the owner of Italy's railway network, it sets train paths, provides signalling, provides maintenance and other services for the railway network...

 (RFI). Train services are operated by Trenitalia

Trenitalia

Trenitalia is the primary train operator in Italy. Trenitalia is owned by Ferrovie dello Stato, itself owned by the Italian Government. It was created in 2000 following the EU directive on the deregulation of rail transport.-Passenger transport:...

. Each company is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato

Ferrovie dello Stato

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 (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 construction of the station was part of the extension of Metropolitana di Palermo Line A from Piraineto railway station to the airport. The work for the realization of this link began in 2001 and the station was opened in 2004.

Train movements

Punta Raisi is now the northwestern terminus of Line A. Trains operate between Punta Raisi and Palermo Centrale

Palermo Centrale railway station

Palermo Centrale is the main railway station of the Italian city of Palermo, capital of Sicily. It is one of the most important "FS" stations of Italy. Along with Catania Centrale, Messina Centrale and Syracuse it is one of the most important stations of its region...

. A typical timetable on work days is a train every 30 minutes in each direction between early morning and around 10 pm.

See also

• History of rail transport in Italy
• List of railway stations in Sicily
• Rail transport in Italy
  Rail transport in Italy
  The Italian railway system is one of the most important infrastructure in the country, with a total length of . The network is recently growing with the construction of the new high speed rail network....
  
  
• Railway stations in Italy
  Railway stations in Italy
  Railway stations in Italy are maintained and operated by the RFI division of Ferrovie dello Stato Group. A minor part of them is operated by private and regional companies, conceded by the state.-Classification:...
  
  

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This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at February 2011.