Grandi Stazioni
Grandi Stazioni S.p.A. is a member company of Italy's Ferrovie dello Stato group. It was created to rehabilitate and manage, even commercially, the 13 biggest Italian railway stations.
Stations under management
The Roma Termini railway station was the pilot of the Grandi Stazioni program.The Italian railway stations currently operated by the group are:
Station | Ridership |
Bari Centrale | 14 |
Bologna Centrale | 58 |
Firenze Santa Maria Novella | 59 |
Genova Brignole | 22 |
Genova Piazza Principe | 24 |
Milano Centrale | 120 |
Napoli Centrale | 50 |
Palermo Centrale | 19 |
Roma Termini | 150 |
Roma Tiburtina | 51 |
Torino Porta Nuova | 70 |
Venezia Mestre | 31 |
Venezia Santa Lucia | 30 |
Verona Porta Nuova | 25 |
Stations with darker background are not served by High-speed trains
In addition to these, the forthcoming Napoli Afragola and Firenze Belfiore stations, which will be part of Italian high-speed rail system, will also be included in this list.
Grandi Stazioni also operates beyond Italy's national borders: since December 2003, the company has adopted a position in the Czech Republic for the upgrading and management of three major railway stations: Praha hlavní nádraží, Karlovy Vary upper station and Marianske Lazne. In 2016 Grandi Stazioni has failed to deliver the contractual obligation to reconstruct the Praha hlavní nádraží and has lost the lease. Grandi Stazioni has decided to sue the Czech Railway Infrastructure Administration for damages without providing the paperwork proving the actual costs spent.
Shareholders
Grandi Stazioni SpA is 60% controlled by Ferrovie dello Stato and 40% by Eurostazioni SpA.Board of directors
The following people serve on the board of directors as of December 2013:- President: Mauro Moretti
- Chief Executive Officer: Fabio Battaggia
- Board Member: Massimiliano Capece Minutolo Del Sasso
- Board Member: Gaetano Casertano
- Board Member: Fabio Corsico
- Board Member: Vittorio De Silvio
- Board Member: Maurizio Marchetti
- Board Member: Francesco Rossi
- Board Member: Carlo Vergara