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, in the

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. Opened in 1854, it is located at the junction of lines to

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. The station is currently managed by

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(RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of

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(FS), Italy's state-owned rail company. The train services are operated by

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Location

Bergamo railway station is situated at Piazza

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, at the south eastern edge of the city centre.

History

According to the Central Statistical Office of the FS, the station was opened on 22 April 1854, upon the inauguration of the whole of the Bergamo–Brescia railway. However, another source says that the Bergamo–Brescia railway was opened only in stages. According to that source, the

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and Brescia-

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sections both become operational on 22 April 1854 and were formally opened two days later, while the connection to Bergamo was not completed until 12 October 1857.

Features

The passenger building is connected with the seven through tracks and two platform docks of the station yard by a small

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, which also connects the station with Via Gavazzeni, near a school campus. The underpass was finally opened in autumn 2008, almost fifty years after it was first proposed.

Train services

The station has about 10.3 million passenger movements each year. The station is served by the following service(s): * Express services (''Treno regionale'') Milan – Pioltello – Verdello – Bergamo * Regional services (''Treno regionale'') Milan – Monza – Carnate – Bergamo * Regional services (''Treno regionale'') Lecco – Calolziocorte – Bergamo * Regional services (''Treno regionale'') Bergamo – Rovato – Brescia * Regional services (''Treno regionale'') Treviglio – Verdello – Bergamo * Regional services (''Treno regionale'') Bergamo – Brescia – Cremona – Fidenza – Massa – Pisa (1x per day)

Interchange

The station is connected with the urban transport network by line 1 of the ATB, which links the Old Town with Bergamo's

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. Not far away is the bus station, with bus lines to almost all municipalities in the Province, and the terminus of the

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Gallery

File:Bg FS sottopasso1.JPG, Entrance to the underpass

References

External links

Description and pictures of Bergamo railway station
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