Modena railway station

Modena

The passenger building.

The passenger building.
Location Piazza Dante Alighieri
41122 Modena MO
Modena, Modena, Emilia-Romagna
Italy
Coordinates 44°39′14″N 10°55′50″E / 44.65389°N 10.93056°ECoordinates: 44°39′14″N 10°55′50″E / 44.65389°N 10.93056°E
Operated by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Centostazioni
Line(s) Milano–Bologna
Verona–Modena
Modena–Sassuolo
Distance 36.932 km (22.948 mi)
from Bologna Centrale
Train operators Trenitalia
Ferrovie Emilia Romagna
Connections
Other information
Classification Gold
History
Opened 21 July 1859
Electrified 1938
Location
Modena
Location within Northern Italy

Modena railway station (Italian: Stazione di Modena) is the main station serving the city and comune of Modena, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. Opened in 1859, it forms part of the Milan–Bologna railway, and is also a terminus of two secondary railways, linking Modena with Verona and Sassuolo, respectively.

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 the main line and the Verona line are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

Train services on the line to Sassuolo are operated by Ferrovie Emilia Romagna, which is owned by the region of Emilia-Romagna and most of its provinces.

Location

Modena railway station is situated at Piazza Dante Alighieri, to the north of the city centre.

History

The station was opened on 21 July 1859, together with the rest of the Piacenza–Bologna section of the Milan–Bologna railway.[1]

Features

Passenger building

Platform side of the passenger building.

The passenger building is not the original structure dating from when the station began operations. That building was demolished and rebuilt in 1920.

The present passenger building is rectangular in shape and is made of brick. It is painted yellow, and consists of three parts. The central part is spread over three floors, with access provided through five arches on each side of the building. On the first floor of this part, there are many rectangular mullioned windows decorated with a cornice.

The two lateral parts of the building extend symmetrically from the central body. They are on two levels, with seven arches at ground floor level, and many windows (similar to those of the central body) at first floor level.

The entrances of all three parts of the building are protected from the weather by a wrought iron canopy, both on the front side and the platform side.

Renovations

Between 2005 and 2006, the station was the subject of extensive renovations commissioned by Centostazioni, with co-financing from RFI. The total expenditure on the renovations was €700,000.

The renovation work included maintenance of the exterior facade of the passenger building, the shelter and pedestrian underpass, upgrading of technological systems, construction of a new basement, the renovation of public conveniences, and renewal of lighting both internally and externally.

Also included in the renovation project was the construction of new commercial premises, such as a Chef Express bar and a McDonald's. These two areas alone have about 40 employees, a turnover of €2.5 million, around 500,000 customers per year, and two rental areas of 360 sqm, offering a total of about 130 seats.

Station yard

The station yard has seven tracks, including five through tracks equipped with platforms:

All tracks have a platform sheltered by a canopy, and connected with the other platforms by the pedestrian underpass.

There are other tracks used for storage of the machinery used for line maintenance, and also a repair shop.

Passenger and train movements

View of the main platform.

The station has about 6.5 million passenger movements each year.[2]

The passenger trains calling at the station include regional, express, InterCity, InterCity Night, Eurostar trains, and also two high speed trains each day.

A total of about 257 passenger trains serve the station each day. Their main destinations are Piacenza, Suzzara and Bologna Centrale.

See also

References

External links

Media related to Modena railway station at Wikimedia Commons This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at January 2011.