Milan–Bologna railway

Milan–Bologna railway
Milan–Bologna railway
	Map of the railway line
Overview
Owner	RFI
Locale	Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Termini	Milan; Bologna;
Service
Operator(s)	Trenitalia
History
Opened	1859 (Piacenza–Bologna); 1861 (Milano–Piacenza)
Technical
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Electrified at 3000 V DC
Route map
Route map
	to Milano Porta Garibaldi
	belt railway
	"passenger" line to Turin (slow / HS)
	and Domodossola
	Milan–Chiasso railway
	to Milano Greco Pirelli
	from Milano Centrale (old)
	(closed 1931)
	9.567
	208.751
	San Donato Milanese
	(opened 2003)
	San Giuliano Milanese
	(opened in 1931)
	Melegnano–Sant'Angelo Lodigiano tramway
	(closed in 1931)
	Melegnano junction
	(opened 2005)
	San Zenone al Lambro
	(opened 1931)
	(28.095)
	190.409
	Lodi–Sant'Angelo Lodigiano tramway
	(closed in 1918)
	Casalpusterlengo
	(opened in 1861)
	Santo Stefano Lodigiano
	(opened in 1861)
	Piacenza west junction
	(opened in 2009)
	Piacenza bridge
	Po river
	Lombardy
	Emilia-Romagna
	Piacenza (SIFT)
	Piacenza (opened 1859)
	(former station,
	now passing loops)
	from Salsomaggiore
	from Cremona
	Ponte Taro
	from Salsomaggiore Terme
	to Langhirano/
	Traversetolo/Montecchio
	FER line from Ciano d'Enza and
	former line from Boretto (closed 1955)
	from Dinazzano yard
	(under construction)
	45.049
	45.700
	Modena Fiera
	(fairground, not opened
	SEFTA line to Mirandola
	(closed in 1964)
	(former station,

The Milan–Bologna railway is the northern part of the traditional main north–south trunk line of the Italian railway network. It closely follows the ancient Roman Road, the Via Aemilia. The line was opened between 1859 and 1861 as a single-line railway, and was doubled between 1866 and 1894. It was electrified at 3,000 volts DC in 1938. High-speed trains on the route have used the parallel Milan–Bologna high-speed line since 13 December 2008.