Poggio Rusco railway station

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Poggio Rusco
General information
Location Poggio Rusco, Lombardy
Italy
Coordinates 44°58′54″N11°07′29″E / 44.9818°N 11.1246°E / 44.9818; 11.1246
Operated by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s) Verona–Bologna railway, Suzzara–Ferrara railway
Tracks6
Train operators Trenitalia, Trenitalia Tper
History
Opened1888
Location
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Poggio Rusco
Location in Lombardy
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Poggio Rusco
Location in Northern Italy
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Poggio Rusco
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Poggio Rusco railway station (Italian : Stazione di Poggio Rusco) is a railway station serving Poggio Rusco, in the region of Lombardy, northern Italy.

Contents

It is located at the junction of the Verona–Bologna railway and the Suzzara–Ferrara railway. It is the terminus of Line S3 of Bologna metropolitan railway service.

Train services are operated by Trenitalia and Trenitalia Tper.

The station is managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI).

History

Poggio Rusco railway station in 1907 Poggio Rusco - Stazione.jpg
Poggio Rusco railway station in 1907

The station was opened in 1888, when the Suzzara–Ferrara railway line was completed. [1] It was located east of the town centre; the junction to the then projected Bologna–Verona railway line was already envisaged.

On 26 October 2008, the stretch from Poggio Rusco to San Felice sul Panaro railway station was double-tracked. [2] [3] A new alignment between Poggio Rusco and Nogara railway station was inaugurated on 14 December 2008. [4]

Features

The station consists of 6 tracks.

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s):

See also

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References

  1. Alessandro Muratori, Ferrovia Suzzara-Ferrara: passato presente futuro in cento anni di esercizio, Editoriale del Garda, 1988, p. 6 (ISBN 88-85105-00-9)
  2. RFI S.p.A. Circolare compartimentale di Bologna CC 24/2008. pp. 3-6.
  3. Impianti FS, in "I Treni" n. 310 (dicembre 2008), p. 7
  4. RFI S.p.A. Circolare compartimentale di Verona CC 37/2008. pp. 3-7.