TRIESTE

In the Italian part of the route, Trieste was the most important station, which was the starting (or the last) stop of Parenzana. The central point of the notable reception building for passengers on the St. Andrea Railway Station represented the starting point for mileage of the Parenzana. On 19 July 1906, a new Parenzana railway station was opened at Trieste and, therefore, the track extended for 792.7 metres. To avoid moving of the milestones, already standing along the route, the new section of the track was marked with a negative number and so the changed route began at -0.7927 kilometre. The new station changed its name several times, but after the restitution of Trieste to Italy, it was called Campo Marzio (Field of Mars). Therefore, Parenzana got a new station and a platform in the extension of the right wing of the passenger building, looking on the sea. 

The little train arrived puffing to the Campo Marzio station for the last time on 31 August 1935. The Parenzana station was pulled down immediately after the closure of the line, but the passenger building with its wide lobby remained almost unchanged. In this building, a group of enthusiasts and railway workers established a museum where they could meet and to preserve the valuable heritage of Parenzana.