Mantova railway station
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Mantova
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| Location | Piazza Don Leoni Mantova Mantua, Mantua, Lombardy Italy |
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| Operated by | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Centostazioni |
| Line(s) | Verona–Mantova–Modena Pavia–Mantova Mantova–Monselice |
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| Train operators | Trenitalia |
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| Classification | Gold |
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| Opened | 21 June 1873 |
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Mantua railway station (Italian: Ferrovie Stazione di Mantova ) is the main station of the Comune of Mantova in the region of Lombardy, northern Italy. Opened in 1873, the station is located at the junction of three railway lines: Verona-Modena (via Mantua), Mantua-Milan (via Cremona) and Mantua-Monselice (via Nogara). Until 1967 Mantua station was 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, whereas train services are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of FS, Italy's state-owned rail company.
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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:
- Regional train (Trenitalia Regional) Verona-Mantova: Verona - Villafranca di Verona - Mantova
- Regional train (Trenitalia+TPER Regional) Mantova-Modena/Bologna: Mantova - Suzzara - Carpi - Modena - (Bologna)
- Regional train (Trenitalia Regional) Mantova-Cremona: Mantova - Piadena - Cremona (stopping service)
- Regional train (Trenitalia Regional) Mantova-Monselice: Mantova - Nogara - Cerea - Monselice
- Regional train (Trenord Regional) Mantova-Milan: Mantova - Piadena - Cremona - Codogno - Lodi - Milan (Roderego) - Milan (Lambrate) - Milan (Central)
- Regional train (Trenord Regional) Mantova-Parma: Mantova - Castellucchio - Piadena - Casalmaggiore - Parma
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. [1]
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. [2]
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.[3]
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
- History of rail transport in Italy
- List of railway stations in Lombardy
- Rail transport in Italy
- Railway stations in Italy
References
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at January 2011.
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