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
LocationPiazza XVIII Dicembre, Turin, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont
Italy
Coordinates45°04′21″N 07°39′57″E
Owned byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Operated byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Platforms6
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
IATA codeITT
History
Opened1868 (1868)
Location
Torino Porta Susa is located in Turin
Torino Porta Susa
Torino Porta Susa
Location in Turin
Torino Porta Susa is located in Piedmont
Torino Porta Susa
Torino Porta Susa
Location in Piedmont
Torino Porta Susa is located in Northern Italy
Torino Porta Susa
Torino Porta Susa
Location in Northern Italy
Torino Porta Susa is located in Italy
Torino Porta Susa
Torino Porta Susa
Location in Italy

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 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 Torino Stura
 SFM4 Torino Lingotto
towards Bra
SFM6 Torino Lingotto
towards Asti
SFM7 Torino Lingotto
towards Fossano

Metro services

Turin Metro service M1 serves the station.

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

See also

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.

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