Picture Pages of ITALY

1. The Rail Trip Journey from Chambery in France through the Alps to Italy - Turin (Torino), Milan (Milano), Bologna, Florence (Firenze) and Passignano on Lake Trasimeno in Italy

The pictures are a compilation from the outward bound and return journeys on different trains and different TGV routes from/to Paris, and also between Turin, Milan and Florence. Other pictures have been inserted based on day trips from Passignano

All the stations mentioned: Chambery - Saint Jean de Maurienne - Milano Porta Garibaldi/Centrale - Torino Porta Susa  - Firenze - Passignano

Most of the scenery shots were taken through the high speed train windows, so don't expect perfection! BUT I hope they give an impression of wonderful this train trip was.

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French SNCF trains and locomotives etc.  *  Railway Trip from London to Paris to Chambery

Chambery station in France to get the MILANO - TORINO - LIONE - PARIGI TGV train

Chambery to pick up the TGV

TGV express train in Chambery - Challes Les Eaux station

Off we go to Italy! Lunch pack provided by SNCF due to delayed train!

All ready at Chambery to go to Italy on the TGV after a 1¹/₂ hour hold up!

Scenery soon after Chambery as we get nearer the hills and mountains

View from TGV carriage window of Alpine scenery between Chambery and Saint Jean de Maurienne stations

View from TGV carriage window of Alpine scenery between Chambery and Saint Jean de Maurienne stations.  Vineyards on the slopes of the mountains

View from TGV carriage window of Alpine scenery between Chambery and Saint Jean de Maurienne stations

View from TGV carriage window of Alpine scenery between Chambery and Saint Jean de Maurienne stations

View from TGV carriage window of Alpine river and mountain scenery between Chambery and Saint Jean de Maurienne stations

View from TGV carriage window of Alpine scenery between Chambery and Saint Jean de Maurienne stations

just south-east of Saint Jean de Maurienne station

just south-east of Saint Jean de Maurienne station

Scenery between Saint Jean de Maurienne and Modane stations, magnificent Alpine peaks. Modane is the border station on the Turin-Lyon main line (Fréjus Tunnel line).

Scenery between Saint Jean de Maurienne and Modane station

Scenery between Saint Jean de Maurienne (Italy) and Modane (France) stations

Scenery between Saint Jean de Maurienne and Modane station

Scenery between Saint Jean de Maurienne and Modane station

Scenery between Saint Jean de Maurienne and Modane station, the road (D1106 road) and rail run close together on the approach to Modane

Coming into Modane station

Modane locomotive depot

Modane, the roundhouse and turntable of the locomotive depot

Modane station

A town after Modane station (part of Modane town?)

Scenery between Modane and Bardonecchia stations

The station at Bardonecchia in Italy

Scenery near Oulx - Cesana Claviere - Sestriere

Mountain scenery just after Oulx

Mountain scenery near Moderna?

Scenery near Busseleno? or Apigano ?

Turin Porta Susa Station

Turin Porta Susa station deep underground

river scene between Turin and Milan

fields of maize, near St Antono de Seligia ??

river seen after Vercelli

Cyprus trees, before Novara

before Novara

before Novara

before Novara

before Novara

Passing a freight train coming into Milan

Milan marshalling yards

Trackside graffiti near Milan

Milan Central station

Milan Centrale station

The recently restored (2013) magnificent architecture of Milan Central station

Milan Centrale station

Milan central station architecture

Milan Central station entrance

Milan Garibaldi station

Milan Milano Garibaldi Station (we came in on this!), on a through platform (I think)

Milan Garibaldi - through platforms

Terminal platforms in Milan Garibaldi station

Milan Garibaldi station, some nice icecream whilst waiting for train south to Florence

 

Passing time at Milan Garibaldi station

Milan Garibaldi station

Leaving Milan passing the train depot.

Passing high rise flats on leaving Milan

Milan trackside apartments

After Milan G and before Bologna/Florence at 298 km/h (~200 mph, not bad!)

 

Scenery between Bologna and Florence as we speed through the Tuscan countryside

Scenery near Bologna before entering/emerging? all those tunnels

 

Typical scenery between Milan and Florence

 

A rare sight of a freight train as we approach Florence

 

Florence (Firenze S.M.N.) station

 

Concourse Florence station

 

leaving Firenze S.M.N. station

 

The locomotive and train depot at Florence

 

Hills and fields scenery south of Florence in Tuscany

 

scenery south of Florence

 

scenery between Florence and Arezzo

 

scenery between Florence and Arezzo

 

river scenery between Florence and Arezzo

 

scenery between Florence and Arezzo

 

Arezzo station

 

heading south before Castiglion F.no

 

heading south before Castiglion F.no

 

heading south before Castiglion F.no

 

heading south before Castiglion F.no

 

The town of Castiglion

 

Near Castiglion station

 

Castiglion F.no station

 

Castiglion scene as leaving south, castle on the hill?

 

Another hill-top town and castle south of Castiglion

 

Fields of sunflowers just before Cortona

 

first clear view of Cortona

 

View Cortona before Camucia-Cortona station

 

View Cortona before Camucia-Cortona station

 

Terontola-Cortona Station

Scenes at Terontola station

 

first view of Lake Trasimeno just before Passignano station

 

Coming into Passignano

 

Passignano sul Trasimeno Station

 

Florence train from the north, arriving in Passignano

 

The railway heads south from Passignano station, under the castle hill en route to Perugia and eventually south to Rome the long way!

 

The very scenic line continues south from Passignano to places like Perugia and eventually a slow 'rural' route to Rome (Roma!)

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See also Italian TRENITALIA trains and locomotives etc.  AND

French SNCF trains and locomotives etc.  *  Railway Trip from London to Paris to Chambery

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