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

Mantova railway station, or Mantua railway station (Italian: Ferrovie Stazione di Mantova), serves the city and comune of Mantua, in the region of Lombardy, northern Italy. Opened in 1873, the station forms part of the Verona–Mantua–Modena railway; it is a terminus of two other railway lines that connect Mantua directly with Milan and Monselice. The station has been a terminus of the Mincio Valley Line (Mantua–Peschiera del Garda) until 1967.

The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). The commercial area of the passenger building, however, is managed by Centostazioni, whereas train services are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of FS, Italy's state-owned rail company.

Location

Mantova railway station is situated at Piazza Don Leone, at the northwestern edge and a 10-minute walk to the city centre.

History

The station was opened on 21 June 1873 upon the completion of the St. Antonio Mantovano–Borgoforte section of the Verona–Mantua–Modena railway.[1]

Features

The passenger building has two storeys. The ground level hosts a ticket office, a waiting room, a 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: five through- and one bay platforms. There are plans to relocate the on-site goods yard to Mantova Frassine station, so that it would be closer to the industrial zone of Valdaro (Mantova).

Passenger and train movements

The station has 2.8 million passenger movements per year.[2] The most important destinations are Monselice, Verona Porta Nuova in the Veneto (Venetia) region, and Modena, Milan and Cremona in the Lombardy region.

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), linking Mantua to Peschiera del Garda. A bus service, operated by APAM 46, now replaces the railway line.

Trenitalia ran one Intercity train in each direction between Rome and Bolzano/Bozen. This service was shortened to bypass Mantova between Verona and Bologna.

Interchange

The bus station of APAM (Mantova Transport) interurban routes is located directly outside the railway station's building. Destinations include Brescia (Line 2), Peschiera del Garda (Line 46) and other communes within the province of Mantova: Asola (Line 13), Sabbionetta (Line 17), Moglia (Lines 28, 29 and 30), Mirandola (Line 35) and Suzzara (Lines 29 and 39). The bus station is also a stop for other inter-city bus services, such as ATV (Verona Transport) Line 148 (Verona-Mantova) and long-distance coaches to Modena and Bolzano/Bozen.

From 13 December 2015, Italo uses intercity buses to connect Mantova to Reggio Emilia (AV Mediopadana), via Carpi outside Modena, for access to high-speed train services. The "Italobus" runs 3 services per day 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

In 2015, talks with the Italian State Railway have begun to improve train connections between Verona and Mantova. The current service level takes 46 minutes to complete a journey of 37 km between the two cities. New proposals could see the introduction of non-stop services, which would take only 30 minutes on the same route, during morning and evening peak hours.

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

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)

External links

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