Merano–Maia Bassa/Meran–Untermais railway station
Merano–Maia Bassa Meran–Untermais | |||||
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 A Bolzano/Bozen-bound train arrives on track 2. The station building is on the right | |||||
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| Location | Via delle Palade/Gampenstraße 111, Merano/Meran, South Tyrol Italy | ||||
| Coordinates | 46°39′23″N 11°08′53″E / 46.65639°N 11.14806°E | ||||
| Line(s) | Bolzano/Bozen – Merano/Meran | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Train operators | Trenitalia | ||||
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Merano–Maia Bassa/Meran–Untermais (Italian: Stazione di Merano–Maia Bassa, German: Bahnhof Meran–Untermais) is a railway station in the southwestern part of the town of Merano/Meran in South Tyrol, northern Italy. The station is on the Bolzano/Bozen to Merano/Meran line between the stations of Lana-Postal/Lana-Burgstal and Merano/Meran. It has two tracks and two low-level platforms.[1] The station building has a waiting room, bar and toilets. A commuter car park is adjacent to the station.
The Meran Hippodrome is located near the station.
History
[edit]The station was opened in 1881 in a then-independent commune of Untermais, which became part of Merano in 1924. From 1906 to 1950, the Lana-Meran tram had a stop and crossed the railway line near the station.
Services
[edit]The typical workday timetable is:
- 2 tph (train per hour) to Merano/Meran
- 2 tph to Bolzano/Bozen, one of which continues to Brennero/Brenner