Carrara-Avenza railway station
Carrara-Avenza railway station, also known simply as "Carrara" or "Avenza", is a railway station of the city of Carrara, Italy. It is located on the Genova-Pisa line. It is the only station serving the Tuscan city, after the closure of Carrara San Martino in 1969. History. The station was opened on December 26, 1862, with the name of "Avenza", as part of the railway section between Sarzana and Massa. On September 10, 1866, the station became a branch point of a short connection with Carrara (Carrara San Martino Station) of 4.5 km. In 1876  the Private Marble Railway of Carrara was opened so 6 more platforms were installed and available to the marble traffic. On May 20, 1915, in the underpass road Viale XX Settembre, in the immediate vicinity of the station, began to pass convoys of the electric tramway for the connection to the fraction of Marina: 6.3 km long the tramway was electrified at direct voltage of 600 V, the line had the standard gauge of 1,445 mm. The tram service was definitively suppressed in 1955 for the installation of a trolleybus. In 1939 the station, then called "Carrara-Avenza," took on  the new name of "Apuania Carrara" with the institution of the municipality of Apuania; the previous name was restored in the 1949, with the abolition of the former municipality first mentioned in 1946. The traffic coming from the marble railway definitively ceased with its suppression, which occurred on May 15, 1964. The elimination of the branch with Carrara San Martino dates back to February 28, 1969. In June 2012 the platforms used for the movement of marble goods were removed. With the decline of freight traffic, RFI decided the transformation from station to halt, starting December 2012. Overview. The station  has two platforms for passenger transport. Until June 2012 it had a third that was used for trains from Firenze Santa Maria Novella. With this third there were also another six for freight trains that, among other things, since 1964 doesn't stop anymore at the station. The two shelters that it owns are connected by an underpass. Passenger building. The passenger building is composed of a single body with rectangular plan. To the east of PB, there is a small garden of the 20th century characterized by the presence of trees such as pines and firs and a large  palm that is there from the opening of the station, there are also two fountains, a little to drink and a big. Both do not work anymore. Railway view. All the tracks 3-4-6 and the separated goods track were removed in June 2012. Services. The station, that in 2007 was frequented by an average of 1,000 people a day, can offer services such as: