Venezia Mestre railway station ( it, Stazione di Venezia Mestre) is a
junction station ''Junction station'' usually refers to a railway station situated on or close to a junction where lines to several destinations diverge. The usual minimum is three incoming lines. At a station with platforms running from left to right, the minimum ...
in the
comune
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of
Venice
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,
Italy
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. It is located within the mainland
frazione
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of
Mestre
Mestre () is a borough of the ''comune'' (municipality) of Venice, on the mainland opposite the historical island city in the region of Veneto, Italy.
Administratively, Mestre forms (together with the nearby Carpenedo) the ''Municipalità di ...
, and is classified by its owner,
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
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, as a gold category station.
The
station is situated at the mark of the
Milan–Venice line, and at the mark of the
Adria–Mestre line. It is also the point of origin of other lines that converge towards
Venice
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as the capital of the region
Veneto
Veneto (, ; vec, Vèneto ) or Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fourth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona.
Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...
.
Additionally, the station forms the border between the boroughs of
Mestre
Mestre () is a borough of the ''comune'' (municipality) of Venice, on the mainland opposite the historical island city in the region of Veneto, Italy.
Administratively, Mestre forms (together with the nearby Carpenedo) the ''Municipalità di ...
and
Marghera
Marghera is a ''municipalità'' (borough) of the ''comune'' of Venice, Italy. It includes the industrial area known as Porto Marghera (English: Marghera Port) or Venezia Porto Marghera.
Etymology
The name Marghera is said in popular myth to come ...
, that are connected by the two underpasses of the station, one just for pedestrians and the other for both pedestrians and cyclists.
Venezia Mestre is one of Venice's two most important railway stations, the other one being
Venezia Santa Lucia
Venezia Santa Lucia ( it, Stazione di Venezia Santa Lucia) is the central station of Venice in the north-east of Italy. It is a terminus and located at the northern edge of Venice's historic city ( it, Centro storico).
The station is one of Ven ...
, a terminal station on the island of Venice. Both stations are managed by
Grandi Stazioni
( en, Great Stations) is a member company of Italy's Ferrovie dello Stato ( en, State Railways) group. It was created to rehabilitate and manage, even commercially, the 13 biggest Italian railway stations.
Stations under management
The Roma ...
, and they are linked with each other by the
Ponte della Libertà
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Designed in 1932 by engineer Eugenio Miozzi, it was opened by Benito Musso ...
( en, Liberty Bridge) between the mainland and the island.
While
Venezia Santa Lucia station's main doors are usually closed at night, Venezia Mestre station is always open and people can pass by also at night, to get on one of the few night trains or to use the underpasses between Mestre and Marghera (shops and ticket offices are usually closed at night).
Late night or early morning trains might stop at Venezia Mestre station if the
Venezia Santa Lucia station is closed at such time.
In that case, passengers directed to/coming from the Historical Center of Venice they should use the 24/7 ACTV bus service (lines 2 and H1) from Piazzale Roma to Venezia Mestre station and vice versa.
Train services
The following services call at the station:
*High speed services (''Frecciarossa'') ''Salerno – Naples – Rome – Florence – Bologna – Padua – Venice''
*High speed services (''Italo'') ''Salerno – Naples – Rome – Florence – Bologna – Padua – Venice''
*High speed services (''Frecciarossa'') ''Naples – Rome – Florence – Bologna – Padua – Venice''
*High speed services (''Frecciarossa'') ''Rome Airport – Rome – Florence – Bologna – Padua – Venice''
*High speed services (''Frecciarossa'') ''Turin – Milan – Verona – Padua – Venice – Trieste''
*High speed services (''Frecciarossa'') ''Turin – Milan – Verona – Padua – Venice''
*High speed services (''Frecciarossa'') ''Milan – Verona – Padua – Venice – Treviso – Udine''
*High speed services (''Frecciargento'') ''Reggio Calabria – Lamezia Terme – Paola – Salerno – Naples – Rome – Florence – Bologna – Ferrara – Padua – Venice''
*High speed services (''Frecciabianca'') ''Lecce – Bari – Ancona – Rimini – Padua – Venice''
*Intercity services (''EuroCity'') ''Munich – Innsbruck – Verona – Padua – Venice''
*Intercity services (''EuroCity'') ''Zurich – Arth-Goldau – Bellinzona – Milan – Verona – Padua – Venice''
*Intercity services (''EuroCity'') ''Geneva – Lausanne – Brig – Milan – Verona – Padua – Venice''
*High speed services (''Railjet'') ''Vienna – Klagenfurt – Villach – Udine – Treviso – Venice''
*Intercity services (''Intercity'') ''Rome – Florence – Bologna – Padua – Venice – Trieste''
*Night train (''
Nightjet
Nightjet (stylised as nightjet) is a brand name given by the Austrian Federal Railways ÖBB to its overnight passenger train services.
''Nightjet'' operates in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland. The ...
'') ''Munich – Tarvisio – Udine – Treviso – Venice''
*Night train (''Nightjet'') ''Rome – Bologna – Venice – Villach – Vienna''
*Night train (''Nightjet'') ''Vienna – Linz – Salzburg – Villach – Udine – Treviso – Venice''
*Night train (''Intercity Notte'') ''Rome – Bologna – Venice – Udine – Trieste''
*Express services (''Regionale Veloce'') ''Bologna – Ferrara – Rovigo – Padua – Venice''
*Express services (''Regionale Veloce'') ''Verona – Vicenza – Padua – Venice''
*Express services (''Regionale Veloce'') ''Verona – Padua – Venice – Latisana''
*Express services (''Regionale Veloce'') ''Trieste – Cervignano del Friuli – Portogruaro – Venice''
*Express services (''Regionale Veloce'') ''Trieste – Gorizia – Udine – Treviso – Venice''
*Regional services (''Treno regionale'') ''Ferrara – Rovigo – Monselice – Padua – Venice''
*Regional services (''Treno regionale'') ''Verona – Vicenza – Padua – Venice''
*Regional services (''Treno regionale'') ''Trieste – Gorizia – Udine – Treviso – Venice''
*Regional services (''Treno regionale'') ''Bassano del Grappa – Castelfranco Veneto – Venice''
*Local services (''Treno regionale'') ''Portogruaro – Venice''
*Local services (''Treno regionale'') ''Adria – Piove di Sacco – Venice''
Traffic
Venezia Mestre is a crucial part of the railway system of the north east of Italy. An important port for both freight and passengers, it has approximately 500 trains and 85,000 passengers each day.
It is also a strategic hub, at which the
Milan–Venice,
Venice–Udine,
Trento–Venice,
Venice–Trieste and
Adria–Mestre lines converge, and from which a four track main line leads to Venezia Santa Lucia.
Future developments
Venezia Mestre will be one of the railway stations on the so-called
Pan-European Corridor 5. It will also be part of the Veneto region's Metropolitan Regional Rail System (SFMR) network, which will involve all of its lines. For better management of the Venezia Mestre railway junction, numerous works are therefore currently underway.
First, the number of platforms at the station is being increased from nine to thirteen, together with crossing loops.
Secondly, and most importantly, work is being done to achieve the partial reactivation of
Linea dei Bivi, which has been closed since 1993. The reactivated line will begin at Marocco junction, on the Venice-Udine line, and end almost at the former Mirano junction. It will include the former Orgnano double junction, and Spinea junction, on the Trento–Venice line.
Instead of merging with the Milan-Venice line in the direction of Lombardy's capital, the reborn Bivi line passes over a curved bridge, the Maerne viaduct, which crosses more than four tracks of the Milan line. The reopened Bivi line then joins the Milan-Venice line at the Venice Mestre station throat. This arrangement separates the Trento and Milan lines from each other, and also create an alternative route for trains to Udine.
The new line from the former Orgnano double junction over the Maerne viaduct to Venezia Mestre was officially opened on 30 May 2008 and entered service on 10 June 2008. From 7 June 2008, there was consequential abandonment of the Gruppo Scambi (ex Quadrivio Catene) high speed line between the former Orgnano double junction and just before Venezia Mestre, including the former
Venezia Asseggiano railway station
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. The closed portion of line will be reused as a disused railway bicycle path.
These changes will assign to each incoming line a dedicated track, without any intersections between the lines. In particular, tracks 1 and 2 are assigned to the line from Trieste, tracks 3 and 4 to the Udine line, 5 and 6 to the Padua high speed line, 9, 10 and 11 to the original Padua line, and 12 and 13 to the lines for Adria and Trento. Finally, tracks 7 and 8 will be dedicated to those trains leaving or arriving at Venezia Mestre that do not also leave or arrive from Venezia Santa Lucia.
The Venezia Mestre station building is also being modified with a view to better organization of spaces, and to suit commercial services closely linked to the railway, such as the ticket office. It will also become fully accessible to disabled people, through the construction of lifts to each platform.
In the first half of 2009, all the old paddle type destination boards at the station were replaced with new boards fitted with LED displays.
Public transport connections
The station is served by several
ATVO suburban bus routes, and 15 urban and 1 suburban bus routes operated by
ACTV
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, 13 of them in transit.
Urban/suburban buses
* 2 VENEZIA – DELLA LIBERTÀ – VEMPA – MESTRE FS – PIAVE – CIRCONVALLAZIONE – TORRE BELFREDO – V.LE GARIBALDI – S.DONÀ – PASQUALIGO – V.LE DON STURZO
* 3 SFMR OSPEDALE – DON PERON – TERRAGLIO – TREZZO – V.LE GARIBALDI – TORRE BELFREDO – CIRCONVALLAZIONE – CARDUCCI – CAPPUCCINA – VEMPA – DURANDO – P.ZZALE GIOVANNACCI – LAVELLI – P.ZZA S.ANTONIO – PALEOCAPA – TRIESTE – CATENE – VILLABONA
* 10 ASSEGGIANO – IST.MORIN – GAZZERA ALTA – QUARNARO – MATTUGLIE – CALABRIA – MIRANESE – CARDUCCI – CAPPUCCINA – MESTRE FS – TRENTO – MIRANESE – CALABRIA – MATTUGLIE – CALUCCI – GAZZERA ALTA – ASSEGGIANO
* 15 AEROPORTO M.POLO – TESSERA – ORLANDA – FORTE MARGHERA – P.ZZA 27 OTTOBRE – CORSO DEL POPOLO – VEMPA – MESTRE FS
* 18 MESTRE FS – VEMPA – F.LLI BANDIERA – MALCONTENTA – DELLA STAZIONE – PADANA – COLOMBARA – CA' SABBIONI
* 31 PERTINI (IST.FOSCARI) – BISSUOLA – COLOMBO – OLIVI – CARDUCCI – PIAVE – MESTRE FS
* 31H OSPEDALE – DON TOSATTO – DON PERON – TERRAGLIO – CIRCONVALLAZIONE – PIAVE – MESTRE FS – CA' MARCELLO – TORINO (UNIVERSITÀ) – V.LE ANCONA – FORTE MARGHERA – MESTRE CENTRO – V.LE S.MARCO – VIA SANSOVINO – V.LE VESPUCCI – RIONE PERTINI – PERTINI – BISSUOLA – MESTRE CENTRO – S.ROCCO – EINAUDI – TORRE BELFREDO – CIPRESSINA – OSPEDALE
* 32 MESTRE FS – PIAVE – CIRCONVALLAZIONE – EINAUDI – GIULIANI – TORRE BELFREDO – V.LE GARIBALDI – SPALTI – BISSUOLA – PERTINI – CAMPORESE (IST.GRITTI)
* 32H OSPEDALE – CIPRESSINA – EINAUDI – S.ROCCO – MESTRE CENTRO – BISSUOLA – PERTINI – RIONE PERTINI – V.LE VESPUCCI – VIA SANSOVINO – V.LE S.MARCO – MESTRE CENTRO – 27 OTTOBRE – FORTE MARGHERA – V.LE ANCONA – VIA TORINO – CA' MARCELLO – MESTRE FS – PIAVE – CIRCONVALLAZIONE – TERRAGLIO – DON PERON – DONTOSATTO – OSPEDALE
* 33H OSPEDALE – CASTELLANA – VIA PIAVE – MESTRE FS – CORSO DEL POPOLO – VIA BISSUOLA – CAVERGNAGO
* 34H OSPEDALE – TERRAGLIO -VIA PIAVE – MESTRE FS – CORSO DEL POPOLO – BISSUOLA – PERTINI
* 43 VENEZIA – DELLA LIBERTÀ – SAN GIULIANO – FORTE MARGHERA – V.LE ANCONA – TORINO (UNIVERSITÀ) – CÀ MARCELLO – MESTRE FS
* 53 PIAZZA 27 OTTOBRE – VIA PIAVE – MESTRE FS – MONTEFIBRE – MALCONTENTA
* 86 MESTRE FS – VEMPA – BANCHINA DELL'AZOTO
* N1 VENEZIA – V.LE S. MARCO – PIAZZA 27 OTTOBRE – VIA PIAVE – MESTRE FS – VENEZIA
* 8AE VIA MATTEI / MARCON – MOGLIANO – MESTRE CENTRO
See also
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History of rail transport in Italy
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*
List of railway stations in Veneto
This is the List of railway stations, list of the railway stations in Veneto owned by:
* Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), a branch of the Italy, Italian state company Ferrovie dello Stato;
* Sistemi Territoriali (ST).
RFI stations
ST stations ...
*
Marghera
Marghera is a ''municipalità'' (borough) of the ''comune'' of Venice, Italy. It includes the industrial area known as Porto Marghera (English: Marghera Port) or Venezia Porto Marghera.
Etymology
The name Marghera is said in popular myth to come ...
*
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 ...
*
Venezia Santa Lucia railway station
Venezia Santa Lucia ( it, Stazione di Venezia Santa Lucia) is the central station of Venice in the north-east of Italy. It is a terminus and located at the northern edge of Venice's historic city ( it, Centro storico).
The station is one of Ven ...
References
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