Torino Porta Nuova railway station
Torino Porta Nuova | |
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Torino Italy | |
Coordinates | 45°03′45″N 7°40′44″E / 45.06250°N 7.67889°E |
Owned by | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana |
Operated by | Grandi Stazioni |
Line(s) | Turin–Milan (high speed) Turin–Milan (traditional) Turin–Genoa Turin–Modane, France Turin–Torre Pellice Turin Metro Line M1 |
Platforms | 20 |
Other information | |
IATA code | TPY |
History | |
Opened | 1861 |
Location | |
Torino Porta Nuova railway station (
Trains between Turin and
History
Construction of the station began in 1861 under the direction of Alessandro Mazzucchetti. The original structure included a clear distinction between the departure area (near Via Nizza) and the arrival area (near Via Paolo Sacchi). The departure area consisted of a large saloon, decorated with columns, stucco work and frescoes depicting the crests of 135 Italian cities showing their distance in kilometers from Turin. This building housed the ticket office, three waiting rooms (one for each of the three classes of railway travel), the Royal Hall and a cafe restaurant.
The station was first opened to the public in December 1864, though construction would not be fully completed until 1868. There was no official opening ceremony at the time, partly because the capital of Italy had just been moved from Turin to
Enzo Ferrari attended "Bar del Nord" in Porta Nuova, where he met those connected with automobiles and racing when he was working in Turin as a young man, circa 1918–1919.
A station of the Turin Metro (Metropolitana di Torino) named Porta Nuova opened under the main station on 5 October 2007.
Station upgrades
Structure
The station is built on several levels. An underground level is occupied by local divisions of FS and businesses. The platforms are on the ground floor, along with passenger lounges and associated services for passengers and commercial activities. On the upper floors are offices and a post office.
The Gonin Room
In a corridor off the central gallery of the station, a former first-class waiting room where members of the Royal Savoy family awaited their trains, is still visible today. Modest in size, at 75 m2 (810 sq ft), the room is well preserved, featuring original furniture consisting of armchairs, tables, and mirrors.[5] It is not open to the general public, except on special occasions.
The room's name is derived from
Train services
The station is served by the following services:
- High speed services (Frecciarossa) Turin – Milan – Bologna – Florence – Rome
- High speed services (Frecciarossa) Turin – Milan – Reggio Emilia – Bologna – Florence – Rome – Naples – Salerno
- High speed services (Italo) Turin - Milan - Reggio Emilia - Bologna - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno
- High speed services (Frecciabianca) Turin - Milan - Brescia - Verona - Vicenza - Padua - Venice - Trieste
- High speed services (Frecciabianca) Turin - Parma - Bologna - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce
- High speed services (Frecciabianca) Turin - Alessandria - Genova - La Spezia - Pisa - Livorno - Rome
- Intercity services Turin – Asti – Alessandria – Genoa - La Spezia - Pisa - Livorno - Rome - Naples - Salerno
- Intercity services Turin – Asti – Alessandria – Bologna – Rimini – Ancona – Pescara – Foggia – Bari – Brindisi – Lecce
- Night train (Intercity Notte) Turin - Alessandria - Bologna - Ancona - Pescara - Foggia - Bari - Brindisi - Lecce
- Night train (Intercity Notte) Turin - Genoa - La Spezia - Pisa - Livorno - Rome - Naples - Salerno
- Night train (Intercity Notte) Turin - Milan - Parma - Rome - Naples - Salerno
- Night train (Intercity Notte) Turin - Milan - Parma - Reggio Emilia - Florence - Rome - Salerno - Lamezia Terme - Reggio di Calabria
- Express services (Regionale Veloce) Turin – Chivasso – Santhià – Vercelli – Novara – Milan
- Express services (Regionale Veloce) Turin - Chivasso – Ivrea – Aosta
- Regional services (Treno regionale) Turin – Asti – Alessandria – Ronco – Genoa
- Turin Metropolitan services (SFM3) Bardonecchia - Bussoleno - Turin
- Turin Metropolitan services (SFM3) Susa - Bussoleno - Turin
Preceding station | Turin SFM | Following station | ||
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Grugliasco towards Bardonecchia
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SFM3 | Terminus | ||
Grugliasco towards Susa
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See also
- Turin Metro
- Turin metropolitan railway service
- Torino Porta Susa railway station
- History of rail transport in Italy
- List of railway stations in Piedmont
- Rail transport in Italy
- Railway stations in Italy
References
- Ferrovie dello Stato. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
- ^ "Torino Porta Nuova, inaugurazione dopo 145 anni" (in Italian). La Stampa. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
- ^ "Torino, illuminate a colori le notti della stazione Porta Nuova restaurata". La Repubblica. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Porta Nuova, apre Unieuro all'interno di una delle stazioni pie belle d'Italia". Torino Today. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Torino Porta Nuova, Prestigious Venues". Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
External links
- Official page at Grandistazioni website
- Media related to Torino Porta Nuova railway station at Wikimedia Commons