Catania Centrale railway station Catania Centrale railway station Catania Centrale is the main railway station of the Italian city of Catania, in Sicily. Along with Palermo Centrale, Messina Centrale and Syracuse it is one of the most important stations of its region. It is managed by the "Ferrovie dello Stato", the national rail company of Italy. The station was inaugurated on 24 June 1866. One century later it was upgraded and renewed due to the electrification of the Messina-Catania line. Catania Centrale is located close to the Port of Catania and by the sea. It has a railway depot and a link to the
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane ferry boats. Until 2009 there was another ferry service for freight transport, which was activated in 1961 to connect the continent to the Sardinia, between Civitavecchia and Golfo Aranci. Since 2010, after the regular service has been suspended, there is an on-call service for Messina Marittima and Villa San Giovanni Mare railway station|Villa San Giovanni Mare. The former company CEOs were: :Lorenzo Necci (1989–1996), Giancarlo Cimoli (C1996–2004), Elio Catania (2004–2006), Mauro Moretti, (2006–2014), Michele Mario Elia (2014–2015), and Renato Mazzoncini (2015–2017) Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane has been sentenced by the Italian authorities for the 29 June 2009 accident in Viareggio,