Ugo Nespolo is an Italian artist, painter, sculptor, film-maker and writer. He lives and works in Turin.
The Turin Metro is the modern VAL rapid transit system serving Turin. It is operated by Gruppo Torinese Trasporti (GTT), a public company controlled by the municipality of Turin. The system comprises one 15.1-kilometre line with 23 stations connecting Fermi station in Collegno with Piazza Bengasi in Turin, near the border with the municipality of Moncalieri.
The Gruppo Torinese Trasporti (GTT) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the provinces of Alessandria, Cuneo, Asti and the Metropolitan City of Turin. It was created in 2003 from the merge of ATM and SATTI, the latter responsible for railway connection in the province of Turin as well as for the Turin metro. GTT is now wholly owned by the Turin City Hall.
Turin is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is mainly on the western bank of the Po River, below its Susa Valley, and is surrounded by the western Alpine arch and Superga Hill. The population of the city proper is 847,287 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants. The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the OECD to have a population of 2.2 million.
Torino Porta Nuova railway station is the main railway station of Turin, northern Italy. It is the third busiest station in Italy after Rome Termini and Milan Central, with about 192,000 journeys per day and 70 million travellers a year and a total of about 350 trains per day. Porta Nuova is a terminal station, with trains arriving perpendicularly to the facade. The station is located in Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, right in front of Piazza Carlo Felice.
Lingotto is a station of the Turin Metro. The station was opened on 6 March 2011 as part of the Line 1 extension from Porta Nuova to Lingotto. Lingotto metro station is located in the busy, commercial district of southcentral Turin, along Via Nizza. It is located within walking distance to the Torino Lingotto, Eataly, Torino Palavela and the Oval Lingotto.
Spezia is a station of the Turin Metro. The station was opened on 6 March 2011 as part of the Line 1 extension from Porta Nuova to Lingotto. Spezia station is in the busy, commercial district of south-central Turin, at the intersection between Via Nizza and Corso Spezia It is within walking distance of the Torino Lingotto, CTO Hospital and the Torino medical center.
Fermi is a Turin Metro station, located in the Turin suburb of Collegno, near the intersection between Via Edmondo De Amicis and Via Enrico Fermi. Being the westerly terminus of Line 1, there is an adjacent park and ride lot with more than 300 spaces and connecting bus service from Rivoli. The station was opened on 4 February 2006 as the western terminus of the inaugural section of Turin Metro, between Fermi and XVIII Dicembre.
The Turin tramway network is an important part, along with the Turin Metro, of the public transport network of the city and comune of Turin, in the Piedmont region, northwest Italy.
Paradiso is a Turin Metro station, located in the suburb named Borgata Paradiso, along Corso Francia near Via Podgora. It is the first station in Collegno territory. The station was opened on 4 February 2006 as part of the inaugural section of Turin Metro, between Fermi and XVIII Dicembre.
Marche is a Turin Metro station, located in Corso Francia, near Via Eritrea and Corso Marche. The station was opened on 4 February 2006 as part of the inaugural section of Turin Metro, between Fermi and XVIII Dicembre.
Massaua is a Turin Metro station, located in Piazza Massaua, near the intersection between Corso Francia, Via Francesco De Sanctis and Via Pietro Cossa. The station was opened on 4 February 2006 as part of the inaugural section of Turin Metro, between Fermi and XVIII Dicembre.
Monte Grappa is a Turin Metro station, located in Corso Francia near the intersection between Corso Monte Grappa and Corso Monte Cucco. The station was opened on 4 February 2006 as part of the inaugural section of Turin Metro, between Fermi and XVIII Dicembre.
Racconigi is a Turin Metro station, located in Corso Francia near the intersection between Corso Racconigi and Corso Svizzera. The station was opened on 4 February 2006 as part of the inaugural section of Turin Metro, between Fermi and XVIII Dicembre.
Bernini is a Turin Metro station, located in Piazza Gian Lorenzo Bernini near the intersection between Corso Francia, Corso Alessandro Tassoni and Corso Francesco Ferrucci. The station was opened on 4 February 2006 as part of the inaugural section of Turin Metro, between Fermi and XVIII Dicembre.
Principi d'Acaja is a Turin Metro station, located in Corso Francia near Via Principi d'Acaja. The station was opened on 4 February 2006 as part of the inaugural section of Turin Metro, between Fermi and XVIII Dicembre.
XVIII Dicembre is a Turin Metro station, located under Piazza XVIII Dicembre, near Porta Susa railway station. The station was opened on 4 February 2006 as the eastern terminus of the inaugural section of Turin Metro, between Fermi and XVIII Dicembre. It ceased to be terminal on 5 October 2007, when a new section of the Metro was opened.
Vinzaglio is a Turin Metro station, located near the intersection between Corso Vinzaglio, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II and Corso Duca degli Abruzzi. It was part of the Line 1 extension from XVIII Dicembre to Porta Nuova opened on 5 October 2007.
Re Umberto is a Turin Metro station, located near the intersection between Corso Vittorio Emanuele II and Corso Re Umberto. It was part of the Line 1 extension from XVIII Dicembre to Porta Nuova opened on 5 October 2007.
