Milan–Verona high-speed railway

The Milan–Verona high-speed railway is an Italian 165-kilometre (103-mile) long high-speed railway line, that is partly open and partly under construction to connect Milan with Verona. The route operates through the regions of Lombardy and Veneto. The line is part of Railway axis 6 of the Trans-European rail network (TEN-T) on the Pan-European Corridor V. The line will replace the Milan–Venice railway for high-speed trains.

Milan–Verona high-speed railway
Overview
Statusunder construction
OwnerRFI
LocaleItaly
TerminiMilano Lambrate railway station
Verona Porta Nuova railway station
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Trenitalia
History
OpenedIn stages between 2000 (2000) and ?
Technical
Line length165 km (103 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC (Padua-Venice section)
25 kV 50 Hz AC (Milan-Brescia section)
Route map
0+000
 Milano Centrale
various lines
3+798
 Milano Lambrate
Milan–Venice railway ("Venezia LL")
"Rogoredo" branch of Passante
and lines to Genoa and Bologna
Belt railway
Passante ramo "Pioltello" branch of Belt railway
Belt railway
from Belt railway and Milano marshalling yard
12+404
 Pioltello-Limito
18+750
 Melzo Scalo
Adda river
Milan–Venice railway
27+425
 Casirate junction
29+120
 Adda junction
to Bergamo
33+063
 Treviglio
 Caravaggio viaduct,
line to Cremona
35+539
Treviglio artificial tunnel
A35 (BreBeMi)
37+972
start of Treviglio east tunnel
 Treviglio east interconnection
38+090
end of Treviglio east tunnel
to Brescia
41+135
Treviglio east crossover
43+526
start of Serio viaduct
44+483
end of Serio viaduct
55+260
start of Oglio viaduct
56+468
end of Oglio viaduct
66+900
Brescia Ovest crossover
66+977
(0+000)
 Brescia west interconnection
 San Martino viaduct
A21racc
 
(5+186)
 Lovernato artificial tunnel
A35 (BreBeMi)
75+508
Roncadelle junction/crossover
line from Treviglio
A4
 
(77+340)
 Brescia
to Verona
 
(5+300)
 Brescia east crossover
to Verona
100+304
(0+210)
 Brescia east interconnection
100+514
(0+000)
 Brescia east crossover
101+740
 start of Calcinato II tunnel
102+200
 end of Calcinato II tunnel
104+740
 start of Lonato tunnel
A4
112+111
 end of Lonato tunnel
118+576
 Peschiera crossover
121+655
 start of Madonna del Frassino tunnel
123+605
 end of Madonna del Frassino tunnel
124+230
start of Mincio viaduct
124+550
end of Mincio viaduct
125+200
 start of Paradiso artificial tunnel
126+500
 end of Paradiso artificial tunnel
130+180
 start of San Giorgio viaduct
A4
133+573
 end of San Giorgio viaduct
140+700
 Verona Merci crossover
from Milan
from Bologna, Modena, Rovigo, Innsbruck
 Verona Porta Nuova
to Venice

In 2007, the first phase of construction was completed and opened, between Milan Lambrate and Treviglio. In 2016, the second phase between Treviglio and Brescia was completed. Construction of the remaining section to Verona is still in progress; it is expected to be completed in 2022 or 2023.[1]

The stretch to be built between Milan and Verona will measure a total of around 165 kilometers. The route will pass through 31 municipalities in Lombardy and 4 in Veneto.

Construction

The project between Milan and Treviglio was approved in 1995. The connection between the Lambrate station in Milan and the station Pioltello-Limito was completed in 2000, while the section to Treviglio was opened on 10 June 2007. The line has a total of just under thirty kilometers long and has cost just under €290 million.

The final design of the stretch Treviglio - Brescia was approved by CIPE in November 2007 with funding from the Economic Financial Planning Document (DPEF) between 2007 and 2011 of €2.05 billion. An agreement was signed between Rete Ferroviaria Italiana and Cepav Due to the start of work on the first construction lot of this on 7 March 2011, to the value of €700 million. Work began in May 2012 and was completed in 2016.

The railway signaling along the route of the line in operation is the same as on most of the conventional lines, while that of the under construction section will feature ERTMS/ETCS, which ensures interoperability between the European rail lines.

Testing of the section Treviglio-Brescia has begun in August 2016.[2]

The route

Leaving Milan Centrale station, the railway shares a common route with conventional tracks to Milan Lambrate station. After leaving Lambrate, it branches off east towards the mainline to Verona and Bergamo. At Melzo (near Pozzuolo station), the high-speed line divides from the historical route west of Treviglio station. This junction at Treviglio West will enable connection of the currently separate Treviglio and Treviglio Ovest stations.

The dedicated high-speed section between Treviglio and Brescia is 39.6 kilometres (24.6 mi) long. The project approved by the CIPE involves the construction of a new high-speed, high capacity railway that will bypass to the south of the city of Bergamo to reach Brescia along a line that is mostly separate from the conventional line.[3]

The new track will branch from the future junction at Treviglio West to follow the A35 motorway to the municipality of Castrezzato. From this location, at the completion of the railway line up to Verona, there will be a branch to Brescia West junction, joining with the conventional route. This junction will join the conventional line near Ospitaletto to arrive at the station of Brescia. Commercial operation of trains is scheduled for December 2016, at the start of the 2016-2017 timetable.

Based on various projects, not yet approved by the Interministerial Committee for Economic Planning, the stretch Castrezzato - Verona should be 53 kilometres (33 mi) long and its cost has been estimated at €2.8 billion.

The section concerned starts from Brescia West junction, located near Castrezzato, and passed through the towns south of Brescia, following a route alongside the A21 motorway. At Montichiari a High-speed station for Brescia is planned and near Calcinato Brescia East junction is planned.

See also

References
  1. "Italy builds high-speed railway between Brescia and Verona". Railway Pro. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. Chiandoni, Marco. "Testing begins on Treviglio - Brescia HSL". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  3. Article about the progress of building the line at October 2015 Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine

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