Innichen railway station
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Innichen, South Tyrol, Italy
San Candido–Innichen | |||||
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Stadler Flirt in front of the station building | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Via Stazione, 1 Innichen, South Tyrol, Italy | ||||
| Coordinates | 46°43′57″N 12°16′20″E / 46.732543°N 12.272206°E | ||||
| Operated by | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana | ||||
| Line(s) | |||||
| Tracks | 10 | ||||
| Train operators | Trenitalia | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Architect | Wilhelm von Flattich | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Classification | Silver[1] | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1871[2] | ||||
| Electrified | 1989 | ||||
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Innichen station (Italian: stazione di San Candido) is a railway station located in Innichen (San Candido), Italy where the Puster Valley Railway and the Drava Valley Railway meet in eastern South Tyrol. It is the border station between Italy and Austria.
The station is located to the east of the Toblach saddle in the Hochpustertal (High Puster Valley) at an altitude of 1176 m. It is located on the western outskirts of Innichen adjacent to national highway 49. It is about 7 km west of the border with Austria.
History
The station was opened in 1871 together with the Puster Valley Railway and the Drava Valley Railway, which were operated by the Southern Railway Company (Südbahngesellschaft). In the 1920s, 1960s and 1980s, Ferrovie dello Stato built additional buildings, including a residential building designed by Angiolo Mazzoni.[3] Between 1985 and 1989, Ferrovie dello Stato electrified the Puster Valley Railway from Innichen west to Franzensfeste at 3 kV DC, while the ÖBB electrified the Drava Valley Railway from Innichen east to Lienz at 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC.
Since the station is some distance from the centre of the town, it is proposed to relocate it to the east, closer to the centre of the town. A master plan for the project was commissioned by Südtiroler Transportstrukturen (South Tyrol transport facilities) and presented in 2013.[4]