Italy (Veneto) - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

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Introduction

This list is based on the timetable in force from 10 December 2023. Although the timetable is shown as valid until 8 June 2024, most long-distance services are shown as operating only until March. Such trains are not indicated by note 'D' (for a service only running on certain dates), because it is a reasonable expectation that their period of operation will be extended or a similar service is provided instead. It is assumed that the timetable will continue to be updated and reissued regularly, as has been the case since summer 2020. Users are recommended to check the Trenitalia website to ensure they are using the latest version of the timetable.

Table numbers quoted here are from In Treno Tutt'Italia, the official Trenitalia timetable. Standard abbreviations are explained here.

Map references for each route entry are given in parentheses ( ). References prefixed "ERA-E" refer to the European Railway Atlas (All-Europe Edition) by M.G. Ball. References prefixed "ERA-R" refer to the European Railway Atlas (Regional Series: Book 2) by M.G. Ball. References prefixed "S+W", or in italic, refer to Atlante ferroviaro d'Italia e Slovenia by Schweers + Wall.

Two useful symbols exist which show the booked route for trains not calling at a station: in the middle of the train column, a vertical bar "|" means that the train passes through the station without stopping, whereas a middle dot "·" means that the train does not pass through that station but instead takes a different route.

Obscure services

Verona west-north avoiding line: Castelnuovo del Garda (Bivio Fenilone) – Domegliara-S.Ambroglio (Bivio S. Massimo)

[12, 50] (ERA-E 82C1; ERA-R 153B1; S+W 137B4) IT24/31

This curve enables trains to run between the Brescia and Trento lines without having to reverse at Verona Porta Nuova. Click on the thumbnail for a full-size map.


There are usually some excursions using this route on the dates around 8 December, typically leaving from Milano to reach the Christmas markets in Trento and Bolzano. In 2023 the following excursions ran: Associazione Rotabili Storici Milano Smistamento on 8 December from Milano and Brescia to Trento and Bolzano; Trenitalia on 8, 9, and 10 December from Milano and Brescia to stations between Bolzano and Brennero; Trenord on 9 December from Milano and Brescia to Trento; Verbano Express on 16 December from Luino and Milano to Trento and Bolzano; Ferrovie Turistiche Italiane on 17 December from Milano, Bergamo, and Brescia to Trento.

Verona west-south avoiding line: Castelnuovo del Garda (Bivio Fenilone) – Buttapietra or Dossobuono (Bivio S. Lucia)

[12, 51] (ERA-E 82C1; ERA-R 153B1; S+W 137B4) IT24/32

This curve enables trains to run between the Brescia and Bologna lines without having to reverse at Verona Porta Nuova. It is typically used by a train pair in the summer, called Freccia Orobica.

D1 R18125 08:17 Brescia – Pesaro
D1 R18126 Pesaro – 21:04 Nogara – Brescia

D1: From 9 June to 25 August

Castelnuovo del Garda (Bivio Fenilone) – Verona Porta Nuova

[1, 12] (ERA-E 82C1, not shown; ERA-R 153B1; S+W 137B4) IT24/33

There is a route between Verona Porta Nuova and the main line to Brescia and Milano via Verona Porta Nuova Scalo.

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It may be used by trains to and from platforms 10, 11 and 12 at Verona Porta Nuova (on the south side of the station), but there are few of them. The following are scheduled to use this route:

SuX ITA8951 Bergamo/Brescia – 06:52 Peschiera del Garda – Roma Termini
FR8503 Bergamo/Brescia – 09:09 Peschiera del Garda – Roma Termini
SSuX R2608 06:55 Verona Porta Nuova – Milano Centrale
SuX R2620 07:43 Verona Porta Nuova – Milano Centrale
SSuO R2698 19:20 Verona Porta Nuova – Brescia

Domegliara-S Ambrogio (Bivio S Massimo) – Verona Porta Nuova

[5, 50] (ERA-E 82C1, not shown; ERA-R 153B1; S+W 137B4) IT24/34

There are two routes from the Trento line into Verona Porta Nuova, which divide at Bivio S Massimo. The connection used by most trains joins the Brescia line from the north.

The alternative route passes beneath the Brescia line and joins the line from Bologna at Verona Porta Nuova Scalo. This is used by trains between the Trento line and platforms 8 to 12 at Porta Nuova. Through trains between the Bologna and Trento lines mostly use this route.

Trains scheduled via Verona Porta Nuova Scalo are:

SuX FR8505 Bolzano/Bozen – 05:57 Rovereto – Roma Termini
SuX FR8513 Bolzano/Bozen – 06:36 Rovereto – Roma Termini
ITA8953 Bolzano/Bozen – 07:28 Rovereto – Roma Termini
FR8507 Bolzano/Bozen – 07:57 Rovereto – Roma Termini
D1 SSuO FR8805 Bolzano/Bozen – 08:41 Rovereto – Pescara Centrale
SSuX R16667 Bolzano/Bozen – 10:34 Domegliara-S Ambrogio – Verona Porta Nuova
SuO R16039 Bolzano/Bozen – 11:56 Domegliara-S Ambrogio – Verona Porta Nuova
SSuX EC81 München Hbf – 12:19 Rovereto – Bologna Centrale
RV3481 Bolzano/Bozen – 13:56 Domegliara-S Ambrogio – Bologna Centrale
FR8519 Bolzano/Bozen – 13:57 Rovereto – Sibari
EC83 München Hbf – 14:19 Rovereto – Bologna Centrale/Rimini
RV3843 Brennero/Brenner – 15:50 Domegliara-S Ambrogio – Bologna Centrale
FR8525 Bolzano/Bozen – 15:57 Rovereto – Napoli Centrale
SSuX RV3845 Brennero/Brenner – 17:56 Domegliara-S Ambrogio – Bologna Centrale
FR8529 Bolzano/Bozen – 17:57 Rovereto – Roma Termini
SSuX EC87 München Hbf – 18:19 Rovereto – Bologna Centrale
RV3847 Brenner/Brennero - 19:56 Domegliara-S Ambrogio - Verona Porta Nuova
SSuX R16705 Bolzano/Bozen – 20:30 Domegliara-S Ambrogio – Verona Porta Nuova
SSuX R16711 Bolzano/Bozen – 22:30 Domegliara-S Ambrogio – Verona Porta Nuova
EC88 Bologna Centrale – 09:01 Verona Porta Nuova – München Hbf
SSuX R16610 12:06 Verona Porta Nuova – Bolzano/Bozen
EC84 Bologna Centrale/Rimini – 13:01 Verona Porta Nuova – München Hbf
FR8510 Sibari – 14:20 Verona Porta Nuova – Bolzano/Bozen
RV3844 Bologna Centrale – 15:50 Verona Porta Nuova – Brennero/Brenner
SSuX EC80 Bologna Centrale – 17:01 Verona Porta Nuova – München Hbf
RV3846 Bologna Centrale – 17:50 Verona Porta Nuova – Brennero/Brenner
SX FR8520 Roma Termini – 18:20 Verona Porta Nuova – Bolzano/Bozen
RV3848 Bologna Centrale – 19:50 Verona Porta Nuova – Brennero/Brenner
SSuX R16690 21:06 Verona Porta Nuova – Bolzano/Bozen

D1: From 9 June to 15 September

Buttapietra or Dossobuono (Bivio S. Lucia) – Verona Porta Nuova

[5, 51, 202, 204] (ERA-E 82C1, not shown; ERA-R 153B1; S+W 137B4) IT24/35

There are two routes from the Bologna and Mantova lines into Verona Porta Nuova, which divide at Bivio S Lucia. One route runs south of the locomotive depot via Verona Porta Nuova Scalo and the other runs on an embankment north of the locomotive depot. All platforms at Verona Porta Nuova are accessible from the embankment line which is by far the preferred route.

Departures from Verona via the southern route can be observed by how the points are set at the platform end. If it can be observed, the number below the signal aspect indicates which route is to be taken. Routes are always numbered from left to right, so the route south of the locomotive depot is numbered 1 while the normal passenger route north of the depot is 2.

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The following trains are scheduled via Verona Porta Nuova Scalo:

RV3844 Bologna Centrale – 15:17 Isola della Scala – Brennero/Brenner
RV3848 Bologna Centrale – 19:17 Isola della Scala – Brennero/Brenner
RV3465 12:26 Verona Porta Nuova – Bologna Centrale
RV3841 Bolzano/Bozen – 14:26 Verona Porta Nuova – Bologna Centrale
D1 SuX R16343 17:17 Verona Porta Nuova – Bologna Centrale
D2 SuO R16289 17:31 Verona Porta Nuova – Mantova
D2 SuX R16479 17:32 Verona Porta Nuova – Mantova

D1: Until 27 July and from 25 August

D2: From 31 March to 26 October

Padova north-south avoiding line: Vigodarzere (G.S. Altichiero) – Padova Campo Marte

[5, 226] (ERA-R 153C1; S+W 138B1) IT23/36

This north-to-south curve allows trains from Bologna to continue north without reversal at Padova. Since 15 December 2015, it is used both ways by an overnight train from Roma to Calazo, operated by Treni Turistici Italiani, whose tickets can be booked from Trenitalia.


D1 E96100 Roma Termini – 23:27 Orvieto – Calazo-Pieve di Cadore-Cortina
D2 E96101 Calazo-Pieve di Cadore-Cortina – 22:41 Treviso Centrale – Roma Termini

D1: FO until 25 February; also MWO from 18 December to 3 January (but not 25 December and 1 January)

D2: SuO from 14 January to 28 January

Venezia avoiding line: Venezia Mestre Ospedale or Venezia Carpenedo (Confluenza UD/TS) – Mira-Mirano (G.S. Mestre AC)

[D] (ERA-E 82C2; ERA-R 154A1; S+W 138B3) IT24/37

This curve allows trains to run between the Treviso or Trieste and Padova lines without reversing at Venezia Mestre.

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It is used by overnight trains between Italy and Austria via Tarvisio. These run with no advertised stops between Bologna or Padova and Villach.

Spinea – Mogliano Veneto (Bivio Marocco)

[ERT 88](ERA-E 82C2; ERA-R 154A1; S+W 138A3-138B2) IT24/38

This is a reinstated section of the Venezia Cintura providing an alternative route between Venezia Mestre and the Treviso line to facilitate access to platforms numbered 8 or higher at Venezia Mestre. Note platform 8 can be accessed from either route but the RJ is booked into 11 and despite being over an hour late on a journey in August 2022 it still took this alternative route, with the driver advising it is scheduled for crew route knowledge. An April 2023 traveller advises RJ131 again ran via Spinea when this time 30 minutes late. An inspection of the departure and arrival boards at Venezia Mestre in January 2024 found no others to/from the Treviso direction booked 9 or above, but there is one reversing in 8: Italo 8971 departing Treviso Centrale at 08:31; its route is unknown but it probably runs the direct route and not the obscure one.

RJ131 Wien Hbf – 13:33 Treviso Centrale – Venezia S Lucia

In future years other RJ trains may use this route. Note RailJet services are not shown in In Treno, but can be found in table 88 of the European Rail Timetable and appear on the Interrail app journey planner. Tickets for RJ trains in Italy cannot be booked via the Trenitalia website or App, but they can be booked via the ÖBB website and App.

Routes used occasionally for diversions

Padova west-south avoiding line: Mestrino (G.S. Montà) – Padova Campo Marte

[5, 51] (ERA-R 153C1; S+W 138B1) IT24/39

This west to south curve allows trains to run between the Verona and Bologna lines without reversal at Padova. It is occasionally used for diversions if the direct line between Verona and Bologna is blocked.

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