Torino Porta Susa railway station

Torino Porta Susa (IATA: ITT) is a railway station in Turin, northern Italy; it is the second busiest mainline station in the city, after Torino Porta Nuova. It is located in Corso Inghilterra.

Torino Porta Susa
Turin Porta Susa railway station
General information
Location	Piazza XVIII Dicembre, Turin, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont Italy
Coordinates	45°04′21″N 07°39′57″E
Owned by	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Operated by	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Platforms	6
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
IATA code	ITT
History
Opened	1868; 156 years ago (1868)
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History

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.

Reconstruction

In April 2006, reconstruction of the station began in conjunction with the Turin Passante regional railway. This involved quadrupling of the number of tracks that run through central Turin. At Porta Susa station, the line was widened to six tracks with new platforms being built beneath the thoroughfare Corso Inghilterra. A 300-metre long, 19-metre high glass and steel structure has been built above the tracks to create a new station, which is intended to become Turin's main hub of urban, regional and international rail traffic.

The project was developed by the Paris-based studio, Silvio d'Ascia Architecture, in collaboration with AREP and Agostino Magnaghi, after the team had won an international competition.^[1] The station was inaugurated on 14 January 2013 by Prime Minister Mario Monti.^[2] The total cost – estimated at €65 million – was borne entirely by the rail network operator, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI).^[3] Plans for the reconstruction project also included a 100-metre high office tower for the Italian State Railways, Ferrovie dello Stato.

The Turin Metro opened a metro station at Porta Susa, which provides additional connections with Porta Nuova and Lingotto.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

• High speed services (TGV) Paris - Lyon - Chambéry - Turin - Milan
• High speed services (Frecciarossa) Paris - Lyon - Chambéry - Turin - Milan
• High speed services (Frecciarossa) Turin – Milan – Bologna – Florence – Rome
• High speed services (Frecciarossa) Turin – Milan – Bologna – Reggio Emilia – Florence – Rome – Naples – Salerno
• High speed services (Italo) Turin - Milan - Bologna - Reggio Emilia - Florence - Rome - Naples - Salerno
• High speed services (Frecciabianca) Turin - Milan - Brescia - Verona - Vicenza - Padua - Venice - Trieste
• Night train (Intercity Notte) Turin - Milan - Parma - Rome - Naples - Salerno
• Night train (Intercity Notte) Turin - Milan - Parma - Reggio Emilia - Florence - Rome - Salerno - Lamezia Terme - Reggio di Calabria
• Express services (Regionale Veloce) Turin - Chivasso – Santhià – Vercelli – Novara – Milan
• Express services (Regionale Veloce) Turin - Chivasso – Ivrea – Aosta
• Regional services (Treno regionale) Turin - Chivasso - Santhià - Biella
• Regional services (Treno regionale) Turin – Asti – Alessandria – Ronco – Genoa
• Turin Metropolitan services (SFM1) Rivarolo - Turin - Chieri
• Turin Metropolitan services (SFM2) Pinerolo - Turin - Chivasso
• Turin Metropolitan services (SFM4) Turin - Alba
• Turin Metropolitan services (SFM6) Turin - Asti
• Turin Metropolitan services (SFM7) Fossano - Turin

Preceding station	SNCF			Following station
Oulx-Cesana-Claviere-Sestriere towards Paris-Lyon		TGV inOui		Novara towards Milan

Preceding station		Trenitalia		Following station
Modane toward Paris-Lyon		Frecciarossa		Milano Centrale Terminus
Torino Porta Nuova Terminus		Frecciarossa		Milano Porta Garibaldi toward Roma Termini
Torino Porta Nuova Terminus		Frecciarossa		Milano Centrale toward Roma Termini
Torino Porta Nuova Terminus		Frecciarossa		Milano Porta Garibaldi toward Salerno
Torino Porta Nuova Terminus		Frecciarossa		Milano Centrale toward Salerno
Torino Porta Nuova toward		Frecciabianca		Vercelli toward
Torino Porta Nuova Terminus		Intercity Notte		Vercelli toward Salerno
Torino Porta Nuova Terminus		Intercity Notte		Vercelli toward Reggio di Calabria Centrale
Torino Porta Nuova Terminus		Treno regionale		Chivasso toward Milano Centrale
Torino Porta Nuova Terminus		Treno regionale		Chivasso toward Aosta
Torino Lingotto Terminus		Treno regionale		Chivasso toward Biella San Paolo

Preceding station	Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori			Following station
Torino Porta Nuova Terminus		Torino–Salerno		Milano Centrale towards Salerno
Preceding station	Turin SFM			Following station
Torino Rebaudengo Fossata towards Pont Canavese		SFM1		Torino Lingotto towards Chieri
Torino Rebaudengo Fossata towards Chivasso		SFM2		Torino Lingotto towards Pinerolo
Torino Rebaudengo Fossata towards Cirié		SFM4		Torino Lingotto towards Bra
Torino Rebaudengo Fossata towards Torino Stura		SFM6		Torino Lingotto towards Asti
Torino Rebaudengo Fossata towards Cirié		SFM7		Torino Lingotto towards Fossano

Metro services

Turin Metro service M1 serves the station.

• M1: Fermi - Porta Susa - Porta Nuova - Lingotto

See also

• Turin Metro
• Turin metropolitan railway service
• Torino Porta Nuova railway station

References

1. "Le stazioni per l'Alta Velocità (the stations for high-speed" (in Italian). Ferrovie dello Stato. Archived from the original on 12 December 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
2. "Italian premier opens rebuilt Turin Porta Susa station". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
3. Mondo, Alessandro (30 December 2007). "La Nuova Porta Susa già in ritardo di un anno". La Stampa (in Italian). p. 66.

External links

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