Padova railway station, or Padua railway station , sometimes named Padova Centrale, is the main station

Central station

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 serving the city and comune

Comune

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of Padua

Padua

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, in the Veneto

Veneto

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 region

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, northeastern Italy

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.

Overview

Opened in 1842, the station forms part of the Milan–Venice railway, and is a junction

Junction (rail)

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 for direct branch lines to Bologna, Bassano del Grappa and Camposampiero

Camposampiero

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 (junction for the line to Calalzo-Pieve di Cadore-Cortina). Padova railway station is also the terminus of a short goods line to Padova Interporto.

The station is currently owned by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana

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 (RFI). The commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni

Centostazioni

' is a member company of Italy's Ferrovie dello Stato group. It was created to rehabilitate, develop and manage 103 medium sized Italian railway stations.-History:...

. Train services to and from the station are operated by Trenitalia

Trenitalia

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. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato

Ferrovie dello Stato

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(FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

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