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Rho Fiera Milano Railway Station
Rho Fiera railway station is a railway station in Italy. Located on the Turin–Milan railway, it serves the Fieramilano area in Rho. The station is located on Achille Grandi street. The train services are operated by Trenitalia and Trenord, and the station is one of the key nodes of the Milan suburban railway service. Train services The station is served by the following services: *Express services (''Regionale Veloce'') ''Turin - Chivasso – Vercelli – Novara – Milan'' *Milan Metropolitan services (''S5'') ''Varese - Rho - Milan - Treviglio'' *Milan Metropolitan services (''S6'') ''Novara - Rho - Milan - Treviglio'' *Milan Metropolitan services (''S11'') ''Rho - Milan - Monza - Seregno - Como - Chiasso'' EXPO 2015 This was the most important railway station to reach EXPO. From Milan, the suburban services S5 and S6 as well as S14 (originating in Milano Rogoredo) of the suburban service, stopped at Rho Fiera train station, while passengers from Monza, Seregno, and Como c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rho, Lombardy
Rho (; ; ) is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan. The language spoken in Rho is Italian. Geography Rho is lapped by the river Olona and crossed by its tributaries Bozzente and Lura, nowadays partially cloaked inside the town. At the north and east of the town, there is the road of national interest Strada statale 33 del Sempione, which in the past was crossing the town itself, in the current ''corso Europa''. Rho is at the meeting point of railways linking Milan to Varese ( Line S5) and Domodossola and Milan to Novara ( Line S6). In Passirana, it is based a meteo station, managed in cooperation with the Lombard Meteorological Center. Frazioni Inside the municipality of Rho are located seven frazioni: * Castellazzo: modest inhabited in the west part of the communal territory, close to the place where was situated a country manor house; nowadays it is located near the popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achille Grandi
Achille Grandi (24 August 1883 – 28 September 1946) was an Italian politician and catholic syndicalist. Grandi was born in Como, Italy. In 1918 he entered the secretariat of the Confederazione Italiana dei Lavoratori CIL being one of its founding members, with Ulisse Carbone. He was elected CIL general secretary from 1922 to 1926 and brought the CIL up to 2 million members. In 1919 he was among the founding members of Partito Popolare Italiano becoming member of the parliament the same year. During fascism he didn't collaborate and survived working in a printing house. On 3 June 1944 he was one of the promoters and signatories of the Pact of Rome, which originated the ''unified CGIL'' and was the germ of all post-war Italian trade-unionism.From the CGIL split in 1950 the CISL and the UIL. In August 1944 he founded the Associazioni Cristiane dei Lavoratori Italiani (ACLI) becoming just for 6 months their president. As member of Democrazia Cristiana he was elected in 1946 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salerno Railway Station
Salerno railway station serves the Italian city of Salerno and was opened in 1866. It is the main railway station of the city. Overview It is located at the junction of several lines, including two major national lines, the Naples–Salerno line and the Salerno–Reggio Calabria line. It is also served by the to Mercato San Severino. In addition, it is served by regional trains operating over the old Salerno–Nocera Inferiore via Cava de' Tirreni line, which was part of the Naples–Salerno line before the construction of the Santa Lucia tunnel. Gallery File:SALERNO (FS-Station-2).JPG, View of the platforms File:Salerno (FS-Station).JPG, Station building and the column of Vittorio Veneto Square Train connections Salerno station is an important hub for regional and long-distance trains within the national territory. It is served by several high speed trains, InterCity and Express services, linking it to almost all the main Italian cities. Starting from 4 November 2013 the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torino Porta Susa Railway Station
Torino Porta Susa is a railway station in Turin, northern Italy; it is the second busiest mainline station in the city, after Torino Porta Nuova. It is located in ''Corso Inghilterra''. History The station was built in 1868 during the expansion of the city towards the west. Trains between Torino Porta Nuova and Milan stop at the station, including TGV services between Paris and Milan and other services using the Turin–Milan high-speed line. Reconstruction In April 2006, reconstruction of the station began in conjunction with the Turin Passante regional railway. This involved quadrupling of the number of tracks that run through central Turin. At Porta Susa station, the line was widened to six tracks with new platforms being built beneath the thoroughfare ''Corso Inghilterra''. A 300-metre long, 19-metre high glass and steel structure has been built above the tracks to create a new station, which is intended to become Turin's main hub of urban, regional and international rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treno Alta Velocità
Treno Alta Velocità SpA (TAV) is special-purpose entity owned by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (itself owned by Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane) for the planning and construction of a high-speed rail network in Italy. Purpose The purpose of Treno Alta Velocità is the construction of dedicated high speed rail corridors where conventional lines are already saturated. First focus was the Milan to Salerno and the Turin to Trieste corridors. The aims of the project include: aligning the operations of the Italian rail network to European rail standards; expanding the availability of high-speed rail throughout the country thus improving travel times between Italy's major cities; substantially increasing line capacities and train frequencies, and enhancing safety through updates in train control and signaling. Italy's new high speed lines will be used principally for passenger services during the day (AV – Alta Velocità, ''High-speed'') and for freight (AC – Alta Capacità, ''High-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torino Porta Nuova Railway Station
Torino Porta Nuova railway station is the main railway station of Turin, northern Italy. It is the third busiest station in Italy for passenger flow after Rome Termini and Milan Central, with about 192,000 journeys per day and 70 million travellers a year and a total of about 350 trains per day. Porta Nuova is a terminal station, with trains arriving perpendicularly to the facade. The station is located in Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, right in front of Piazza Carlo Felice (in the South side of the city centre). Trains between Turin and Milan start or finish at the station, including services using the Turin–Milan high-speed line. A metro station, which is part of Turin Metro (''Metropolitana di Torino'') ''line 1'', has been recently built under the station building. 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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto Ceresio–Milan Railway
Porto Ceresio–Milan railway is a railway line in Lombardy, Italy. It uses the tracks of the Milan–Arona railway until Gallarate. History The line was opened from Gallarate to Varese on 26 September 1865; in 1885 it went to the state network Rete Mediterranea, operated by the Società per le Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo. In 1894 the Società per le Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo extended the line from Varese to Porto Ceresio, through a beloved touristic area until the shore of Lake Lugano. In 1899 the line was chosen for an experimental electrification with a third rail at 650 V DC, put into service in 1901–1902.Giovanni Cornolò: ''Locomotive elettriche FS.'', Parma, Ermanno Albertelli Editore, 1994. . P. 21. From 1905 the line was operated by the new state railway company, the Ferrovie dello Stato; but between 1908 and 1918 the section from Varese to Porto Ceresio, that had been built by the Società per le Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo, was given back to that soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto Ceresio Railway Station
Porto Ceresio is a railway station in Italy. It is the end of the Milan–Porto Ceresio railway. It serves the town of Porto Ceresio, with an easy access to the navigation on the Ceresio. Services Porto Ceresio is served by the regional trains operated by the lombard railway company Trenord. See also * Lake Lugano __NOTOC__ Lake Lugano ( it, Lago di Lugano or , from la, Ceresius lacus; lmo, Lagh de Lugan) is a glacial lake which is situated on the border between southern Switzerland and northern Italy. The lake, named after the city of Lugano, is situated ... References External links Railway stations in Lombardy Ferrovienord stations Railway stations opened in 1894 {{Italy-railstation-stub Railway stations in Italy opened in the 1890s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domodossola Railway Station
Domodossola railway station ( it, Stazione di Domodossola) serves the city and ''comune'' of Domodossola, in the Piedmont region, northwestern Italy. Opened in 1888, it forms a major break of gauge junction between standard gauge lines to Milan, Brig and Novara, and a metre gauge line to Locarno. The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Train services on the line to Novara are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company. The link with Milan is operated by both Trenitalia and Trenord. Train services on the line to Brig are operated by BLS AG and Swiss Federal Railways, and those on the line to Locarno by the (SSIF). These two lines combine to form an international link, via Domodossola, between the German and Italian speaking parts of Switzerland. Location Domodossola railway sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luino–Milan Railway
Luino–Milan railway is a railway line in Lombardy, Italy. It uses the tracks of the Milan–Arona railway until Gallarate. The railway line was opened on 17 March 1884, to provide, together with the Luino–Oleggio railway, a second access to the Gotthard railway. Notes See also * List of railway lines in Italy This is a list of all railway lines in Italy. Active lines Managed by Ferrovie dello Stato High–speed lines * Turin–Milan * Milan–Verona (under construction) * Verona–Venice (under construction) * Venice–Trieste (planning p ... External links RFI - Fascicolo linea 24 {{DEFAULTSORT:Luino-Milan railway Railway lines in Lombardy Railway lines opened in 1884 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milano Porta Garibaldi Railway Station
Milano Porta Garibaldi is a major railway station in the Italian city of Milan, located just to the north of the neighbourhood known as ''Porta Garibaldi''. ''Porta Garibaldi'' is the city's main station for commuter traffic with 25 million passengers annually, although it is second to Centrale station considering total passenger traffic. The station is located on Piazza Sigmund Freud. History Garibaldi station was built in 1961 near three former stations called ''Porta Nuova'', opened between 1840 (Milan's first station on the Milan–Monza railway) and 1931. The latter station was also called ''Varesine'' (after Varese) and was the terminus of lines to Gallarate, Novara and Varese. The construction of the station was part of an ambitious project for the development of a business centre, which remains largely uncompleted. In 1966 it was connected via the Garibaldi Tunnel to Mirabello junction and connected to the line to Monza (at Greco Pirelli station) and the belt line (at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arona Railway Station
Arona railway station ( it, Stazione di Arona, links=no) serves the town and ''comune'' of Arona, in the Piedmont region, northwestern Italy. The station is part of the Lombard railway service, with local and direct connections with Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h .... Railway stations in Piedmont Railway stations opened in 1905 1905 establishments in Italy Railway stations in Italy opened in the 20th century {{Italy-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
