Roma Termini is the central train station, metro station and bus terminal in Rome, located on the…read moreeastern side of the historic central area.
From the Latin word for baths "thermae", the name for the station "termini" derives its name from the nearby Baths of Diocletian, its ruins open as a museum opposite the street from the station's main entrance. Piazza dei Cinquecento is the large plaza in front of the station, containing a parking lot and bus stands, a tourist info booth.
There is an extended length of ruins of an early 4th century BC Roman Servian Wall (a defensive wall encircling the earliest city boundaries) preserved just outside the station. It's viewable directly adjacent on the north edge of the street leaving the station. The design of station with floor-to-ceiling glass panels with a wave pattern allows commuters inside to admire the ruins from inside.
Within the station, 29 train platforms mean plenty of train service, making Rome reachable from most major cities in Italy, and cities across Europe. The entrance hall is filled with restaurants, shops, a couple train lounges and a food court upstairs, car rental offices, post office, railway ticket office, and a tourist info desk. In the basement level has more shops including a grocery store, luggage holding service, and bathrooms.
To access the platforms, you need to scan your ticket thru the turnstiles or scanned by the security attendants. The departure/arrivals locations and times are listed on the signs at the head of each platform. I purchased my tickets online in advance so only interaction was scanning my ticket which was quick and easy. The inside of station was clean though would say some of the signs to the platforms are a little confusing.
You can find departures and arrivals information at:
https://www.romatermini.com