| Brescia | |
| The passenger building. | |
| Location | |
| Address | Viale della Stazione 7 25122 Brescia |
| Comune | Brescia |
| Province | Brescia |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Country | Italy |
| Line(s) | Milano–Venezia Brescia–Cremona Bergamo–Brescia Parma–Brescia Brescia–Iseo–Edolo |
| Distance | 82.842 km (51.476 mi) from Milano Centrale |
| Other information | |
| Opened | 24 April 1854 |
| Manager | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Centostazioni |
| Line operator(s) | Trenitalia LeNord |
| Classification | Gold |
| Services | |
| Connections | |
| Urban Suburban |
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Brescia railway station
Brescia railway station (Italy)
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Brescia railway station (Italian: Stazione di Brescia) serves the city and comune of Brescia, in the region of Lombardy, northern Italy. Opened in 1854, the station forms part of the Milan–Venice railway. It is also the terminus of secondary lines from Cremona, Bergamo and Parma, as well as the Brescia–Iseo–Edolo railway.
The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Train services on all lines other than the Brescia–Iseo–Edolo railway are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.
The Brescia–Iseo–Edolo railway is managed by another company, FERROVIENORD.
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Brescia railway station is situated at Viale della Stazione, at the south western edge of the city centre.
Built as a project of the engineer Benedetto Foix, the station was opened on 24 April 1854, upon the inauguration of the Coccaglio - Verona section of the Milan–Venice railway.[1][2]
The passenger building is of a neoclassical style, influenced by neo-Roman elements and medieval style fortifications.
The station yard is equipped with ten tracks reserved for passenger traffic, three of which are included in the so-called West Yard (Italian: Piazzale Ovest), which is dedicated to arrivals and departures of trains on the Brescia–Iseo–Edolo railway.
Of the other seven tracks, the first track is generally reserved for trains coming from Milan and heading towards Verona and Venice, while track two is for trains in the reverse direction. Tracks three to seven are dedicated to arrivals and departures of the three Trenitalia regional rail lines, namely the Brescia–Cremona line, the Bergamo–Brescia line and the Parma–Brescia line.
Some of the tracks not used for passenger services are dedicated to goods trains to and from Brescia Scalo, while others are used for the storage of rolling stock.
The station has about nine million passenger movements each year.[3]
Long-distance traffic to and from the station is catered for by Eurostar City Italia and Eurostar Italia trains.
Regional passenger services on all lines other than the Brescia–Iseo–Edolo line are operated by Trenitalia, while the passenger trains on the Edolo line are operated by LeNord. In each case, the operating company is working on behalf of Trenitalia LeNord.
Near the passenger building there are two bus stations for suburban public transport: the main bus station and the SIA bus station. The forecourt is also an interchange point for several bus lines.
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Brescia_train_station Brescia railway station] at Wikimedia Commons
This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at January 2011.
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