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Two projects are of major importance and will radically change the shape of the city of Turin. One is the Spina Centrale ("Central Spine") project, which includes the doubling of a major railway crossing the city, the Turin–Milan railway locally known as Passante Ferroviario di Torino ("Turin Railway Bypass"). The railroad previously ran in a ...
One is the Spina Centrale ("Central Spine") project which includes the doubling of a major railway crossing the city, the Turin-Milan railway locally known as Passante Ferroviario di Torino ("Turin Railway Bypass"). The railroad previously ran in a trench, which will now be covered by a major boulevard running from North to South of Turin, in a ...
Name Inauguration Current state Type Manager San Paolo: Unknown: In use: Goods yard: RFI: Dora (RFI) (1) 1858: Demolished: Through station, surface: RFI: Porta Nuova
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Turin: Turin – important business and cultural centre, and capital city of the Piedmont region in northern Italy . The city has a rich culture and history, being known for its numerous art galleries , restaurants, churches, palaces, opera houses , piazzas , parks ...
Torino Porta Nuova railway station (IATA: TPY) is the main railway station of Turin, northern Italy.It is the third busiest station in Italy after Rome Termini and Milan Central, with about 192,000 journeys per day and 70 million travellers a year and a total of about 350 trains per day. [1]
Administratively it comprises the comune (municipality) of Turin plus 53 further communes, all of which fall within the Metropolitan City of Turin. The metropolitan area has a total population of 1,646,064 estimated by the OECD and an area of 1,127 km 2 , giving a density of 1,461 people per square kilometre. [ 1 ]
The station was built in 1868 during the expansion of the city towards the west. Trains between Torino Porta Nuova and Milan stop at the station, including TGV services between Paris and Milan and other services using the Turin–Milan high-speed line.
A new company committed to the development of a metro system in Turin was founded in 1960s. Several projects and feasibility studies were made for a 7 km (4.3 mi) underground line under the city centre and then for a line connecting FIAT factories to surrounding neighborhoods, but eventually all the proposals were rejected.