Belluno railway station ( it, Stazione di Belluno) serves the town and ''

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, in the

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. Opened in 1912, it forms part of the

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. The

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(RFI). The commercial area of the passenger building is managed by

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. Train services to and from the station are

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operated by

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. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of

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(FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

History

The first Belluno railway station, located in Piazza Cesare Battisti, was opened on 11 November 1886, on completion of the Belluno-

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portion of the historical line Belluno– Montebelluna–Treviso. The current station was opened in 1912, upon the activation of the first leg (up to

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) of the Calalzo–Padua railway. The passenger building, which was a project of the architect

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, was constructed in 1928.

Features

There are four tracks running through the station. Three of them are equipped with platforms. Additionally, the station has three sidings used to store trains.

Train services

The station has about one million passenger movements each year. The station is served by the following services: *Regional services (''Treno regionale'') ''Belluno - Conegliano - Venezia S. Lucia'' *Regional services (''Treno regionale'') ''Montebelluna - Belluno'' *Regional services (''Treno regionale'') ''Belluno - Ponte nelle Alpi-Polpet - Calalzo-Pieve di Cadore-Cortina'' *Regional services (''Treno regionale'') ''Vicenza - Padua - Castelfranco Veneto - Montebelluna - Belluno - Ponte nelle Alpi-Polpet - Calalzo-Pieve di Cadore-Cortina''

Gallery

File:Stazione Belluno01.JPG, The station platforms and yard

References

External links

{{Centostazioni Railway stations in Veneto

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