Torino Porta Susa is a

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, northern

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; 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

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stop at the station, including

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services between

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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 rail traffic. The project was developed by the Paris-based studio, Silvio d'Ascia Architecture, in collaboration with AREP and Agostino Magnaghi, after the team had won an international competition. The station was inaugurated on 14 January 2013 by Prime Minister

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. The total cost – estimated at €65 million – was borne entirely by the rail network operator,

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(RFI). Plans for the reconstruction project also included a 100-metre high office tower for the Italian State Railways,

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. The

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opened a metro station at Porta Susa, which provides additional connections with Porta Nuova and

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Train services

The station is served by the following services: *High speed services (''TGV'') ''Paris - Lyon - Chambéry - Turin - Milan'' *High speed services (''Frecciarossa'') ''Paris - Lyon - Chambéry - Turin - Milan'' *High speed services (''Frecciarossa'') ''Turin – Milan – Bologna – Florence – Rome'' *High speed services (''Frecciarossa'') ''Turin – Milan – Bologna – Reggio Emilia – Florence – Rome – Naples – Salerno'' *High speed services (''Italo'') ''Turin - Milan - Bologna - Reggio Emilia - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno'' *High speed services (''Frecciabianca'') ''Turin - Milan - Brescia - Verona - Vicenza - Padua - Venice - Trieste'' *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 - Chivasso - Santhià - Biella'' *Regional services (''Treno regionale'') ''Turin – Asti – Alessandria – Ronco – Genoa'' *Turin Metropolitan services (''SFM1'') ''Rivarolo - Turin - Chieri'' *Turin Metropolitan services (''SFM2'') ''Pinerolo - Turin - Chivasso'' *Turin Metropolitan services (''SFM4'') ''Turin - Alba'' *Turin Metropolitan services (''SFM6'') ''Turin - Asti'' *Turin Metropolitan services (''SFM7'') ''Fossano - Turin''

Metro services

service M1 serves the station. *M1: Fermi - Porta Susa - Porta Nuovo - Lingotto

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