Brindisi railway station

Brindisi
The station in 1870.
The station in 1870.
General information
LocationPiazza Francesco Crispi
72100 Brindisi BR
Brindisi, Brindisi, Apulia
Italy
Coordinates40°38′04″N 17°56′20″E / 40.63444°N 17.93889°E / 40.63444; 17.93889
Operated byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Centostazioni
Line(s)Ancona–Lecce
Taranto–Brindisi
Distance759.539 km (471.956 mi)
from Bologna Centrale
69.169 km (42.980 mi)
from Taranto
Platforms8
Train operatorsTrenitalia
Connections
Other information
IATA codeBQD
ClassificationGold
History
Opened29 April 1865; 159 years ago (1865-04-29)
Location
Brindisi is located in Apulia
Brindisi
Brindisi
Location in Apulia
Brindisi is located in Italy
Brindisi
Brindisi
Location in Italy
Brindisi railway station in 2014

Brindisi railway station (IATA: BQD) (Italian: Stazione di Brindisi) is the main station serving the city and comune of Brindisi, in the region of Apulia, southern Italy. Opened in 1865, it forms part of the Adriatic Railway (Ancona–Lecce), and is also a junction for, and terminus of, the Taranto–Brindisi railway.

The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Train services are operated on behalf of Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.