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Rail The Italian state railway, Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) (website: www.fs-on-line.com), is both economical and efficient. Bologna's train station (Bologna Centrale) is at Piazza Medaglie d'Oro (tel: (051) 63 02 11), to the north of the city. Facilities in the station include car hire (Avis, Hertz and Maggiore), banks, bars, restaurants, newspaper stands and a pharmacy. All tickets must be validated by stamping them in the yellow machines on the platform before boarding. Supplements may be charged depending on the type of train (Diretto, Inter-regionale, Espresso, Intercity or Eurostar). Rail services: Bologna Centrale is Italy's main crossroads for both national and international trains. Work is underway to quadruple the number of platforms and build a second station, thus increasing the level of service and halving travel times on the main lines. At present, the fastest service linking Bologna with Milan (2 hours), Florence (1 hour), Rome (3 hours) and Naples (5 hours) is the high-speed Eurostar. The EuroCity train service links Bologna with more than 40 other European destinations including Paris, Basel and Brussels. Transport to the city: The city centre is a brisk ten-minute walk along Via dell'Indipendenza, or a short bus ride (10, 25 or 30) away. |