Mantova railway station

Mantova
Location Piazza Don Leoni
Mantova
Mantua, Mantua, Lombardy
Italy
Coordinates 45°09′32″N 10°47′01″E / 45.15889°N 10.78361°E / 45.15889; 10.78361Coordinates: 45°09′32″N 10°47′01″E / 45.15889°N 10.78361°E / 45.15889; 10.78361
Operated by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Centostazioni
Line(s) Verona–Mantova–Modena
Pavia–Mantova
Mantova–Monselice
Distance 61.082 km (37.955 mi)
from Modena
Train operators Trenitalia
Connections
  • Urban and suburban buses
Other information
Classification Gold
History
Opened 21 June 1873 (1873-06-21)
Location
Mantova
Location within Northern Italy

Mantua Railway Station (Italian: Ferrovie Stazione di Mantova) is the main station of Comune of Mantua in the Region of Lombardy, northern Italy.

Opened in 1873, the station building is situated at Piazza Don Leone, northwest of Mantua and a 10-minute walk from the town centre. It is a junction station of two mainlines, Verona-Mantua-Modena and Milan-Cremona-Mantua, and one branch line, Mantua-Nogara-Monselice-Venice. Until 1967, Mantua station was also a terminus of the now-defunct Mincio Valley Line (Mantua–Peschiera del Garda).

The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). The commercial area of the passenger building, however, is managed by Centostazioni. Train services are operated by Trenitalia and Trenord, Lombardy's regional transport agency. All of the above companies, except Trenord, are wholly owned subsidiaries of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company. FS holds 50% ownership of Trenord through Trenitalia; Trenord's other 50% shares are held by former Milan's railway agency, LeNord.

History

Despite the transfer of Lombardy to Kingdom of Italy in 1859, Mantua was stationed by Austrian troops who ruled Venetia (including Verona) until 1867. Construction of Verona-Mantua railway began in sections in the 1860s. By 1867, the first section was completed at St. Antonio Mantovano station outside Mantua. On 21 June 1873, the second section crossed River Mincio; Mantua station opened to rail traffic upon completion of the St. Antonio Mantovano–Borgoforte section.[1]

Facilities

The passenger building has two storeys. The ground level hosts a ticket office, a waiting room, a cafe-bar and the office of the traffic control department. The first floor is reserved for use by Trenitalia.

The station yard has nine through tracks and one terminating track. Among the through tracks, four are used for freight traffic and six for passenger services. There are plans to relocate the on-site goods yard to Mantova Frassine station, since the new location would be closer to the industrial zone.

Passenger and train movements

The station has 2.8 million passenger movements per year.[2]

Introduction of a direct service to Rome (axed in 2003) will begin in September 2016. The former Eurostar-Italy high-speed train will instead be operated by Frecciargento carriages: the fastest travel time between Mantua and Modena is 35 minutes (1 hour 10 minutes by regional trains).

The following services call at this station:

Defunct

The station has been the terminus of the Minico Valley Line, which took its route along River Mincio to Lake Garda (Lago di Garda) at Peschiera del Garda. A daily bus service, operated by APAM 46, now replaces the railway.

Interchange

APAM, transport agency of Mantua, operates interurban bus routes which stop outside the railway station. Destinations include Brescia (2), Peschiera del Garda (46), Asola (13), Sabbionetta (17), Moglia (28, 29 and 30), Mirandola (35) and Suzzara (29 and 39). The railway station's interchange is also a stop of other intercity services, such as ATV 148 (Verona-Mantua) and long-distance coaches to Modena and Bolzano/Bozen.

From 13 December 2015, Italo uses intercity buses to connect Mantua to Reggio Emilia (AV Mediopadana), via Carpi outside Modena, for access to high-speed train services. The "Italobus" runs 3 services per day (2 services during the summer months) in each direction.

Between March 2013 and December 2014, a direct shuttle bus service ran daily between Mantova railway station and Verona-Villafranca Airport, connecting the city with its closest international gateway. This service was provided by APAM. The journey took 45 minutes. This service ceased operation on 1 January 2015.

Future

Since August 2014, new regional carriages with enhanced mobility and comfort have been introduced to Verona-Mantua-Modena services. After the World Expo 2015, Trenord has guaranteed 18 to 20 sets of double-decker regional trains on services between Milan and Mantua.

In 2015, talks with the Italian State Railway have begun in order to improve train connections to Verona and Milan. Current regional trains takes 46 minutes to complete a journey of 37 km between Mantua and Verona. New proposals could see the introduction of non-stop services, which could take only 30 minutes on the same route, during morning and evening peak hours. As of 2015, doubling of tracks on the Milan-Cremona-Mantua railway is underway.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Alessandro Tuzza; et al. "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926" [Chronological overview of the features of the railways opened between 1839 and 31 December 1926]. Trenidicarta.it (in Italian). Alessandro Tuzza. Retrieved 7 January 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  2. ↑ "Flussi Annui nelle 103 Stazioni" [Annual flows at the 103 stations]. Centostazioni website (in Italian). Centostazioni. Retrieved 4 December 2010. External link in |work= (help)

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