Padova railway station

Padova
The passenger building.
Location	Piazzale Stazione 1 35131 Padova Padua, Padua, Veneto Italy
Coordinates	45°25′03″N 11°52′49″E / 45.41750°N 11.88028°E / 45.41750; 11.88028Coordinates: 45°25′03″N 11°52′49″E / 45.41750°N 11.88028°E / 45.41750; 11.88028
Owned by	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Operated by	Centostazioni
Line(s)	Milan–Venice Padova–Bologna Bassano del Grappa–Padova Calalzo–Padua Padova–Padova Interporto
Train operators	Trenitalia Thello Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori
Connections	Padua Urban, suburban, national and international buses
History
Opened	3 December 1842; 174 years ago (1842-12-03)
Location
Padova Location within Northern Italy

Padova railway station, or Padua railway station (Italian: Stazione di Padova), sometimes referred to as Padova Centrale, is the main station serving the city and comune of Padua, in the Veneto region, northeastern Italy.

Opened in 1842, the station forms part of the Milan–Venice railway, and is a junction for direct branch lines to Bologna, Bassano del Grappa and Camposampiero (junction for the line to Calalzo). Padova railway station is also the terminus of a short goods line to Padova Interporto.

The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company. Train services to and from the station are operated by Trenitalia, NTV and Thello.

Padova railway station is situated in Piazzale Stazione, north of the city centre.

The passenger building has both passenger facilities and commercial activities. These include a ticket office, a customer support office, the Club Eurostar, many automated ticket machines, a luggage deposit (also used as the sale of train tickets and SITA, FTV and CTM bus tickets), an office of the railway police, two newsagents, two bars, a supermarket, two travel agencies, a bank, a post office, three car rental offices, as well as numerous businesses and travel agencies.