Rovato Railway Station
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Rovato ( it, Stazione di Rovato) is a railway station serving the town of
Rovato Rovato (Brescian: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy. Neighbouring towns are Coccaglio, Erbusco and Cazzago San Martino. It is located in the Franciacorta hills, 11 km south of Lake Iseo and 18 km ...
, in the
region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
of
Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
,
northern Italy Northern Italy ( it, Italia settentrionale, it, Nord Italia, label=none, it, Alta Italia, label=none or just it, Nord, label=none) is a geographical and cultural region in the northern part of Italy. It consists of eight administrative regions ...
. The station opened on 5 March 1878 and is located on the
Milan–Venice railway The Milan–Venice railway line is one of the most important railway lines in Italy. It connects the major city of Milan, in Lombardy, with the Adriatic Sea at Venice, in Veneto. The line is state-owned and operated by the state rail infrastructu ...
and
Bergamo–Brescia railway The Bergamo–Brescia railway is a railway line in Lombardy, Italy. The railway from Bergamo to Brescia was opened between 1854 and 1857 as a part of the original connection between Milan and Venice. See also * List of railway lines in Italy ...
. The train services are operated by
Trenord Trenord is a railway company which is responsible for the operation of regional passenger trains in Lombardy. The company was established by the two main railway companies in Lombardy, Trenitalia and Ferrovie Nord Milano (FNM), to manage train oper ...
. The Cremona–Iseo railway passes just north of the station, calling at a separate station
Rovato Borgo railway station Rovato Borgo ( it, Stazione di Rovato Borgo) is a railway station serving the town of Rovato, in the Regions of Italy, region of Lombardy, northern Italy. The station opened in 1911 and is located on the Cremona-Iseo railway line. Train services ...
, before joining the main Milan–Venice railway east of the station. It is on this railway that there is a station close to the centre of Rovato, Rovato Citta railway station.


History

Between 1897 and 1915 the station was served by horse-drawn tram services on the Iseo-Rovato-Chiari tramway.


Train services

The station is served by the following service(s): *Express services (''Treno regionale'') ''Milan - Treviglio - Brescia - Verona'' *Regional services (''Treno regionale'') ''Sesto San Giovanni - Milan - Treviglio - Brescia'' *Regional services (''Treno regionale'') ''Bergamo - Rovato - Brescia''


See also

*
History of rail transport in Italy History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...
*
List of railway stations in Lombardy This is the list of the railway stations in Lombardy owned by: *Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, a branch of the Italian state company Ferrovie dello Stato * Ferrovienord * Ferrovie Emilia Romagna (FER). RFI stations Ferrovienord stations FER stati ...
*
Rail transport in Italy The Italian railway system is one of the most important parts of the infrastructure of Italy, with a total length of of which active lines are 16,723 km. The network has recently grown with the construction of the new high-speed rail netw ...
*
Railway stations in Italy Most railway stations in Italy are maintained and operated by RFI, a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Group. A minor part of them are operated by private and regional companies, conceded by the state. See also: :it:Ferrovie in concessione S ...


References

* ''This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as of January 2016.''


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