Verona Porta Vescovo ( it, Stazione di Verona Porta Vescovo) is a
railway station
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serving the city of
Verona
Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city municipality in the region and the second largest in nor ...
, in the
region
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of
Veneto
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northern Italy. The station opened in 1847 and is located on the
Milan–Venice railway
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. The train services are operated by
Trenitalia
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.
Porta Vescovo is the lesser of the two stations that serve Verona. It lies outside the 19th-century
Habsburg city fortifications, a short distance from the
eponymous city gate and a thirty-minute walk from the city centre. At one time, the station served the important military garrison and it was the major railway station for Verona. This changed as
Porta Nuova station, south of the city was opened (in 1913) and developed into a major hub.
The station has a magazine stall and cafe, from where tickets are issued.
Train services
The station is served by the following services:
*Express services (''Regionale Veloce'') ''Verona - Vicenza - Padua - Venice''
*Express services ( Regionale Veloce ) Verona - Vicenza - Padua - Venice
*Regional services (''Treno regionale'') ''Verona - Vicenza - Padua - Venice''
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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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References
* ''This article is based upon a translation of the
Italian language version as of January 2016.''
External links
Railway stations in Veneto
Buildings and structures in Verona
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