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Milano Centrale (Italian: Stazione di Milano Centrale) is the main railway station of the city of Milan, Italy, and is the second busiest railway station in Italy for passenger flow [3] (after Roma Termini) and the largest railway station in Europe by volume. [4] The station is a terminus and located at the northern end of central Milan.
The Milan–Monza railway, opened in 1840, was the first railway line in Lombardy, and the second in Italy after the Naples–Portici railway. Milan's first railway station, Porta Nuova, [2] formed part of the new railway. It was placed outside the circle of ramparts, near the Porta Nuova city gate, from which it took its name.
EuroCity: four trains per day to Milano Centrale, with one train continuing from Milano Centrale to Venezia Santa Lucia. InterCity: hourly service between Geneva Airport and St. Gallen via Zürich Hauptbahnhof. InterRegio: half-hourly service between Geneva Airport and Brig. hourly service between Geneva Airport and Lucerne.
The Milan S Lines constitute the commuter rail system serving the metropolitan area of Milan, Italy. [2] The system comprises 12 lines serving 124 stations, for a total length of 403 km. [3] There are 415 trains per day with a daily ridership of about 230,000.
Milan Metro network map The logo. The Milan Metro is the rapid transit/metro system serving Milan, Italy. The network comprises 5 lines, identified by different numbers and colors, with a total route length of 112 kilometres (70 mi) and 125 stations. The system has a daily ridership of over one million. [1]
The Milan–Paris Frecciarossa was inaugurated on 18 December 2021, [1] [2] with a morning and afternoon train in each direction. [19] An inaugural ceremony at Milano Centrale greeted the first train arriving from Paris Gare de Lyon, featuring actors with Napoleonic uniforms and can-can dancers. [20]
At Milano Centrale station, the Malpensa Express departs usually from tracks 1 or 2, and heads along the new railway section nicknamed the "Umbrella Handle" (opened on 31 July 2010, but not fully operational until 13 September 2010). the Malpensa Express then passes through Mirabello junction to join the line from Greco Pirelli to Milano Porta ...
Early public transport service in Milan dates back to 1801, operated with horse-drawn carriages. [1] After the relocation of the capital of the Italian Kingdom to Milan in 1805, national and international transport services were inaugurated, all operated with carriages, to Vienna, Marseille and several Italian cities. [1]