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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 12 (April 1, 1929)

New Passenger Station at Milan

New Passenger Station at Milan.

The admirable improvement works carried out on the Italian State Railways in recent years have previously been the subject of comment in these pages. Details have now been circulated of what ranks as one of the most important works included in the Italian railway improvement plan, viz., the reconstruction of the main passenger station at Milan. These details afford striking evidence of the ambitious fashion in which the Rome authorities are tackling the problem of railway rehabilitation.

Solving The Road Competition Problem. One of the fleet of luxurious sixteen-seater motor cars operated by the Swiss Federal Railways, on organised sight-seeing tours, ascending the Grimsell Pass.

Solving The Road Competition Problem.
One of the fleet of luxurious sixteen-seater motor cars operated by the Swiss Federal Railways, on organised sight-seeing tours, ascending the Grimsell Pass.

The new Milan terminal building will consist of a couple of lateral wings each 500ft. long and 33ft. wide, with a connecting portion, the whole forming roughly a horse-shoe. An arcaded carriage drive will run the full length of the depot at the front, and from this will be reached the imposing booking-hall, 210ft. in length and 110ft. in width. From the booking-hall two wide staircases will give access to the departure platforms, placed some 25ft. above street level. The main circulating area is to be 610ft. long and 73ft. wide. There will be 26 platform lines within the depot, and each line will be equipped with a 24ft. passenger platform and a service platform 13ft. wide. The lengths of the platforms will vary from 1,000 to 1,100ft. The service platforms are quite an innovation. They are intended to facilitate the handling of luggage and postal business, and are quite distinct from the passenger platforms proper. On completion, the new Milan depot will rank as one of the largest and best equipped passenger stations in Europe.