Asciano railway station is an Italian railway station on the Siena-Chiusi railway line in Southern Tuscany. It serves as a junction for the line to Monte Antico.
It was opened on 11 September 1859 as an intermediate station on the SienaâÂÂChiusi railway. In 1872 a new line opened to connect Grosseto and Siena, which branches off the main line here. Until 1927, it was the only connection between the two cities, but a new line opened between Siena and Monte Antico: traffic was significantly reduced on the section between here and Monte Antico, eventually closing to regular passenger services in 1994. Since then, regular passenger services have continued to serve this station on journeys between Siena and ChiusiâÂÂChianciano Terme. The station has a turntable, which is occasionally used for steam locomotives that run along the AscianoâÂÂMonte Antico railway.
Regular passenger services to the station consist solely of regionale services, which run every day to Siena and Chiusi-Chianciano Terme, with one evening return service continuing to Empoli. The station is served by Treno Natura steam or diesel historical trains that run occasionally for tourists.