Milan–Venice railway

The railway line Milan - Venice is one of the most important main lines in Italy. It connects the capital of the northern Italian region of Lombardy, Milan, it is situated on the Adriatic city of Venice in the Veneto region. The route will be operated by the state-owned enterprises Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.

History

The route was planned by the Austrian Kingdom of Lombardy - Venetia to connect Milan to Venice. For this purpose, the Imperial Regia Privilege Strada ferrata Ferdinandea Lombardo - Veneta dell'Imperatore was founded. The track was built in several sections:

  • The first section from Padua to Marghera was opened on 13 December 1842.
  • On January 13, 1846, the 3.2 km long bridge was opened over the lagoon of Venice. This bridge has 222 arches.
  • On January 11, 1846 Section Padua was - Vicenza opened
  • On February 15, 1846 Section Milan was - Treviglio put into operation.

The section Brescia -Bergamo was opened on 22 April 1854. The track was completed with the opening of the section between Bergamo and Treviglio on 12 October 1857. The original route via Treviglio, Bergamo and Brescia was 285 km long. The direct route between Rovato and Treviglio was opened on 5 March 1878.

In 1852, the operating company was taken over by the state, but was privatized in 1856. The Rothschild family bought the company for 156.25 million gold francs, by the Societé des Chemins de Fer IR privilégiée Lombards - venitiens et de l'Italie Centrale was founded. After the third Italian War of Independence, Venice was Italian. Now the route part of the Società per le strade ferrate dell ' Alta Italia was. In 1885, the route part of the Rete Adriatica was and 1905, the route was taken over by the Ferrovie dello Stato. The electrification of 3000 V was completed in 1956.

Operation

The route is 267 km long, double track and electrified. The main cities are Brescia, Verona, Vicenza, Padua and Mestre. There exist also connect to other public transport. The range consists of four tracks between Milan Lambrate and Treviglio and between Padua and Venice Mestre. The works for the construction of a high speed line between Treviglio and Brescia were started in 2012, planning for the extension of Brescia to Padova was taken.

The distance traveled by Trenord - regional express trains between Milan and Verona, and Trenitalia Regionali Veloci trains between Verona and Venice. The section from Milan to Treviglio is also traversed by suburban train lines S5 and S6 S-Bahn Milan. The section Padua - Venice is traveled by local trains of the Veneto region. On the route also operate long-distance passenger trains of the Frecce - train types Trenitalia ( Frecciabianca and Frecciargento ) as well. " Italo " high-speed trains of the private railway Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori. Between Verona and Venice also runs once a day for Euro City from / to Munich, which is covered by an ÖBB 1216 locomotive. The route is also used by freight trains of different railway companies.

Mirano Milano Centrale railway station Milano Greco Pirelli railway station Milano Lambrate railway station Milano Rogoredo railway station Segrate Pioltello Vignate Melzo Pozzuolo Martesana Adda (river) Morengo Bariano Serio (river) Romano di Lombardia Calcio, Lombardy Oglio Chiari, Lombardy Travagliato Autostrada A4 (Italy) Brescia railway station Rezzato Calcinato Sirmione Peschiera del Garda Castelnuovo del Garda Autostrada A22 (Italy) Adige San Martino Buon Albergo San Bonifacio Lonigo Montebello Vicentino Altavilla Vicentina Autostrada A31 (Italy) Grisignano di Zocco Brenta (river) Pianiga Dolo Mira, Veneto Venezia Mestre railway station Venezia Santa Lucia railway station Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Venetian Lagoon
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