train stations

train stations

I am going to be coming on a train from Venice, Italy to Florence.
Can anyone tell me what is the best station to come into in Florence
(location, safety, etc.) as close to the main sights as possible?
Also same question for Rome. Thank you!

Re: train stations

In article
<7b45e823-136e-4e0c-9691-a70e9cee94b9@y18g2000pre.googlegroups,com >,
oceanchelle <oceanchelle@sbcglobal,net > wrote:

> I am going to be coming on a train from Venice, Italy to Florence.
> Can anyone tell me what is the best station to come into in Florence
> (location, safety, etc.) as close to the main sights as possible?
> Also same question for Rome. Thank you!

You will arrive via express train from Venice at Santa Maria Novella
station... safe and a close walk to the center... maybe 20min walk to
the Duomo and 30 to Santa Croce.

You will arrive from Florence by express train to Rome Termini Station,
not a great area, but there are many tourist hotels there. About 30
min walk to the Vatican and 20 to the Colosseum.

jay
Tue May 13, 2008
mailto:gofig@mac,com

Re: train stations

On May 13, 10:50 pm, Go Fig <go...@mac,com > wrote:
> In article
> <7b45e823-136e-4e0c-9691-a70e9cee9...@y18g2000pre.googlegroups,com >,
>
> oceanchelle <oceanche...@sbcglobal,net > wrote:
> > I am going to be coming on a train from Venice, Italy to Florence.
> > Can anyone tell me what is the best station to come into in Florence
> > (location, safety, etc.)  as close to the main sights as possible?
> > Also same question for Rome.  Thank you!
>
> You will arrive via express train from Venice at Santa Maria Novella
> station... safe and a close walk to the center... maybe 20min walk to
> the Duomo and 30 to Santa Croce.
>
> You will arrive from Florence by express train to Rome Termini Station,
> not a great area, but there are many tourist hotels there.  About 30
> min walk to the Vatican and 20 to the Colosseum.
>
> jay
> Tue May 13, 2008
> mailto:go...@mac,com

Thank you for the info! :-)

Re: train stations


"Go Fig" <gofig@mac,com > ha scritto nel messaggio
news:130520082250025920%gofig@mac,com ...
> In article
> <7b45e823-136e-4e0c-9691-a70e9cee94b9@y18g2000pre.googlegroups,com >,
> oceanchelle <oceanchelle@sbcglobal,net > wrote:
>
>> I am going to be coming on a train from Venice, Italy to Florence.
>> Can anyone tell me what is the best station to come into in Florence
>> (location, safety, etc.) as close to the main sights as possible?
>> Also same question for Rome. Thank you!
>
> You will arrive via express train from Venice at Santa Maria Novella
> station... safe and a close walk to the center... maybe 20min walk to
> the Duomo and 30 to Santa Croce.
>
> You will arrive from Florence by express train to Rome Termini Station,
> not a great area, but there are many tourist hotels there. About 30
> min walk to the Vatican and 20 to the Colosseum.
>
> jay
> Tue May 13, 2008
> mailto:gofig@mac,com

In Florence it will be a nice walk through shopping areas with many bars
and restaurants
Do not worry

Re: train stations

On Tue, 13 May 2008, oceanchelle wrote:

> I am going to be coming on a train from Venice, Italy to Florence.
> Can anyone tell me what is the best station to come into in Florence
> (location, safety, etc.) as close to the main sights as possible?
> Also same question for Rome. Thank you!

You'd probably have no choice of station, unless you want to change
train. So you choose the train, and see in what station it arrives.

If you are curious about stations, ask on misc.transport.rail.europe,
have a look at the maps on http :// www .bueker,net /trainspotting/maps.php,
or google for "Firenze stazione" or "Roma stazione" ( I believe
wikipedia has some sections on stations). Also google maps may be
useful.

In general major italian cities have a "central" station (which is where
most IC and ES long distance trains stop), and a variety of other
stations. The area around the central station is sometimes not so
pleasant at night, but is usually close enough to the centre, as the
name says.

In most bigger cities such "central" station is a terminal station
(Turin, Milan, Venice, Trieste, Florence, Rome, Naples), otherwise it is
a transit station (Bologna, Genova, Ancona ...),

In Florence the central station is Firenze SMN (Santa Maria Novella),
which is a terminal station, and very close to the centre. I have no
thorough experience, but the area looks safe to me. Since it is a
terminal train, trains going through Florence are delayed by the need to
reverse there. For this reason it is possible that some through trains
stop elsewhere, at Firenze Rifredi or Firenze Campo di Marte which are
transit stations. My impression is that Firenze Rifredi is rather
peripheric (a change of train will be required to go to SMN). I believe
Campo di Marte is relatively central, but I never stopped there. A look
with google maps would be helpful.

In Rome the central station is Roma Termini. In front of the thermae of
Diocletian and the republican walls. But the centre of Rome is rather
large. Plenty of hotels of all classes around. The look of the area may
seem unsafe, but is liveable with normal precautions.

It is a terminal stations, and most trains terminate or originate there,
since the bulk of the traffic is into/out of Rome itself.

There are plenty of other station along the railway belt, but they are
unlikely to be used by long distance trains, with the exception perhaps
of some through trains stopping at Roma Tiburtina. The location is
rather peripheric, but is on a metro line going to Termini and beyond
(in Termini there is an interchange with both metro lines).

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Re: train stations

On May 14, 1:18 am, Giovanni Drogo <dr...@rn.bastiani.ta.invalid>
wrote:
> On Tue, 13 May 2008, oceanchelle wrote:
> > I am going to be coming on a train from Venice, Italy to Florence.
> > Can anyone tell me what is the best station to come into in Florence
> > (location, safety, etc.)  as close to the main sights as possible?
> > Also same question for Rome.  Thank you!
>
> You'd probably have no choice of station, unless you want to change
> train. So you choose the train, and see in what station it arrives.
>
> If you are curious about stations, ask on misc.transport.rail.europe,
> have a look at the maps on http :// www .bueker,net /trainspotting/maps.php,
> or google for "Firenze stazione" or "Roma stazione" ( I believe
> wikipedia has some sections on stations). Also google maps may be
> useful.
>
> In general major italian cities have a "central" station (which is where
> most IC and ES long distance trains stop), and a variety of other
> stations. The area around the central station is sometimes not so
> pleasant at night, but is usually close enough to the centre, as the
> name says.
>
> In most bigger cities such "central" station is a terminal station
> (Turin, Milan, Venice, Trieste, Florence, Rome, Naples), otherwise it is
> a transit station (Bologna, Genova, Ancona ...),
>
> In Florence the central station is Firenze SMN (Santa Maria Novella),
> which is a terminal station, and very close to the centre. I have no
> thorough experience, but the area looks safe to me. Since it is a
> terminal train, trains going through Florence are delayed by the need to
> reverse there. For this reason it is possible that some through trains
> stop elsewhere, at Firenze Rifredi or Firenze Campo di Marte which are
> transit stations. My impression is that Firenze Rifredi is rather
> peripheric (a change of train will be required to go to SMN). I believe
> Campo di Marte is relatively central, but I never stopped there. A look
> with google maps would be helpful.
>
> In Rome the central station is Roma Termini. In front of the thermae of
> Diocletian and the republican walls. But the centre of Rome is rather
> large. Plenty of hotels of all classes around. The look of the area may
> seem unsafe, but is liveable with normal precautions.
>
> It is a terminal stations, and most trains terminate or originate there,
> since the bulk of the traffic is into/out of Rome itself.
>
> There are plenty of other station along the railway belt, but they are
> unlikely to be used by long distance trains, with the exception perhaps
> of some through trains stopping at Roma Tiburtina. The location is
> rather peripheric, but is on a metro line going to Termini and beyond
> (in Termini there is an interchange with both metro lines).
>
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wow - that was the longest answer I've ever gotten - thank you!

Re: train stations

On Wed, 14 May 2008, oceanchelle wrote:

> wow - that was the longest answer I've ever gotten - thank you!

That's not a good reason to quote it all when replying ! :-(
Please snip your quotes !!!!

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