Roma Termini railway station, Central railway station in Esquilino, Italy
Roma Termini is a central terminal in the Esquilino district, serving as Italy's main rail hub. The building covers 32 platforms beneath a modernist segmented arch roof, while shops and services spread across three floors.
A temporary station opened here in 1863 under Pope Pius IX to connect the city's first railway lines. The current building was finished in 1950 after construction paused during the Second World War.
The station takes its name from the nearby Baths of Diocletian, with the Latin word for public baths giving the building its title. Travelers pass through a space that blends daily commuter life with fragments of ancient Rome visible just outside the main entrance.
The terminal connects Rome with major Italian cities and international destinations such as Munich or Vienna through roughly 850 daily train services. Orientation is straightforward thanks to clearly arranged platforms and centrally placed information points.
A section of the Servian Wall from the 4th century BC stands directly outside the terminal, linking modern transport routes with ancient city defenses. These wall fragments are over 2,000 years old and show how much smaller the city once was.
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