This seafront station with just two tracks is the entry point to the second of Cinque Terre's five villages.
The village of Manarola, the second of five towns in the Cinque Terre, has a pocket-sized station with only two tracks. The first track serves trains to La Spezia and the second to Genoa. Track 2 stops at the second platform, which must be reached by taking the underpass with stairs. Though only regional trains stop at Manarola, other direct trains pass at full speed through the station, so make sure not to stand too close to the tracks. The station has staffed public restrooms that charge a €1 fee and a tourist office. There is no bar, ticket office, or luggage storage.
The village of Manarola can be reached by walking through a well-lit and well-maintained pedestrian tunnel which runs from the station to the center of town.
Manarola’s first train station was built in 1874, the same year the rail line running between Sestri Levante and La Spezia linking the five villages of the Cinque Terre was inaugurated. The historic station was replaced in 1959 with a more modern structure, coinciding with the expansion of the route. The charm of the Manarola station is not in the building, but in the sweeping sea views from its seafront location and the dramatic arrival by tunnel through the cliffside both from the north and south.
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