Belluno railway station

Belluno railway station (Italian: Stazione di Belluno) serves the town and comune of Belluno, in the Veneto region, northeastern Italy. Opened in 1912, it forms part of the Calalzo–Padua railway.

Belluno
View of the passenger building.
View of the passenger building.
General information
LocationPiazzale della Stazione
32100 Belluno
Belluno, Belluno, Veneto
Italy
Coordinates46°08′30″N 12°12′35″E / 46.14167°N 12.20972°E / 46.14167; 12.20972
Owned byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Operated byCentostazioni
Line(s)Calalzo–Padua
Platforms4
Train operatorsTrenitalia
Connections
  • Urban (DolomitiBus) and suburban buses
Construction
ArchitectRoberto Narducci
History
Opened1912; 112 years ago (1912)
Location
Belluno is located in Veneto
Belluno
Belluno
Location in Veneto
Belluno is located in Northern Italy
Belluno
Belluno
Location in Northern Italy
Belluno is located in Italy
Belluno
Belluno
Location in Italy

The station is currently owned by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). The commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Train services to and from the station are regional trains operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

History edit

The first Belluno railway station, located in Piazza Cesare Battisti, was opened on 11 November 1886, on completion of the Belluno-Cornuda portion of the historical line Belluno–Montebelluna–Treviso.[1]

The current station was opened in 1912, upon the activation of the first leg (up to Longarone) of the Calalzo–Padua railway. The passenger building, which was a project of the architect Roberto Narducci, was constructed in 1928.

Features edit

There are four tracks running through the station. Three of them are equipped with platforms. Additionally, the station has three sidings used to store trains.

Train services edit

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

The station is served by the following services:

  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Belluno - Conegliano - Venezia S. Lucia
  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Montebelluna - Belluno
  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Belluno - Ponte nelle Alpi-Polpet - Calalzo-Pieve di Cadore-Cortina
  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Vicenza - Padua - Castelfranco Veneto - Montebelluna - Belluno - Ponte nelle Alpi-Polpet - Calalzo-Pieve di Cadore-Cortina
Preceding station   Trenitalia   Following station
TerminusTreno regionale
toward Montebelluna
Treno regionaleTerminus
TerminusTreno regionale
toward Vinceza
Treno regionale

Gallery edit

References edit

  1. ^ Alessandro Tuzza; et al. "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926" [Chronological overview of the features of the railways opened between 1839 and 31 December 1926]. Trenidicarta.it (in Italian). Alessandro Tuzza. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Flussi Annui nelle 103 Stazioni" [Annual flows at the 103 stations]. Centostazioni website (in Italian). Centostazioni. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.

External links edit

  Media related to Belluno train station at Wikimedia Commons