A CONNECTED CITY
Torino is strategically connected to the main production centres and most important international markets thanks to a wide infrastructural network on its territory.
Torino belongs to the TEN-T network of Trans-European Corridors and European High-Speed Rail Links: the Mediterranean Corridor 5, the main East-West axis crossing 6 countries from Ukraine to Spain, as well as the main North (France, England, Scandinavian countries and Baltic Sea) South (Italy and Mediterranean Sea) routes.
The Torino-Lyon High-Speed/High-Capacity railway line - currently under construction - is amongst the priorities of the TEN-T network.
Works along this railway section are aimed at integrating European standards into the approximately 270 km between Torino and Lyon by a project of paramount importance: replacing the historical tunnel with a modern 57.5 km long base tunnel (12.5 km in Italy and 45 km in France).
The project to upgrade the Torino-Lyon railway axis consists of three parts: the international section including the Mont Cenis base tunnel (under construction), the Italian access section from Torino and the French access section from Lyon.
Italy and France have entrusted the construction of the international section including the new tunnel to TELT (Tunnel Euralpin Lyon Torino) to a public promoter owned in equal shares by the Italian State railways (FS) and the French State. TELT acts in compliance with a joint programme developed by both States and shared with the EU - within a total expenditure ceiling of €8.6 billion.
Based on large investments and urban-infrastructural works carried out by the City of Torino during the 2000s – the underground railway line named "Passante Ferroviario" and the new "Porta Susa" High-Speed railway station - today Torino is perfectly integrated into European and Italian fast railway lines. The estimated High-Speed train travel times to the main Italian destinations are: Torino - Milano 0.45', Torino - Venezia 3h14', Torino - Roma 3h 50'. In addition, the travel time to Paris by railway now is approximately 6 hours. Once works on the Torino-Lyon railway line have been completed, travel time for passengers will be 3h17 between Paris and Torino and 1h47 between Lyon and Torino.
The city counts seven railway stations: "Porta Nuova" - the third largest in Italy with about 192,000 daily transits, 70 million passengers a year and about 350 trains a day - "Porta Susa", "Lingotto", "Rebaudengo Fossata", "Stura", "Dora" and "Madonna di Campagna". Eight suburban railway lines connect Torino with 93 stations within the metropolitan area, for a total of 365 trains a day - 1 train every 8 minutes during rush hour in Torino Railway Link. The Torino metropolitan railway service (SFM) connects different areas of Torino and the neighbouring provinces Cuneo and Asti with regular connecting times between trains of Piemonte regional railway service, long-distance and High-Speed trains, Torino city tramway and buses network, suburban buses and Torino underground.
In terms of flight connections Torino counts a nearby international airport and is quickly accessible from the intercontinental airport of Malpensa. The Sandro Pertini international airport in Caselle Torinese, which connects Torino with major European cities, is just 30 minutes from the city centre and registered almost 4 million passengers in 2019. (The airport is now connected to the city by a shuttle bus service and the Torino-Lanzo-Ceres railway line. An upgrade of the railway link is currently underway – it will connect the existing Torino-Ceres railway line with Torino Railway Link and the Porta Susa central High-Speed station.
About an hour and a half from Torino is Malpensa intercontinental airport, one of the most important air hubs in southern Europe, connecting over 185 destinations in 76 different countries. In 2019 it registered over 28 million passengers, making it the second busiest airport in Italy in terms of passenger traffic as well as the first in terms of cargo traffic. There are plans to upgrade the existing railway line to set up a direct connection corridor between the Torino-Milano High Capacity railway and Malpensa airport.
The highway network connects Torino with main cities in Northern Italy, with France and Switzerland, with main commercial and tourist ports in Liguria, and with industrial and service centres in Northern Italy: from Torino you may get to Aosta (1h00'), Milano (1h30'), Savona (1h40'), Genova (2h00'), Lugano, (2h00'), Grenoble, (2h25'), Geneva, (2h45'), Lyon, (3h19'), Nice (3h30').
In terms of urban mobility, Torino is recognised as a “smart” and “people-friendly” city,
Thanks to an efficient urban transport network and its rational city-plan structure, Torino can be easily travelled through - even at peak times.
The urban transport system covers 1,300 km and includes bus and tramway services as well as one underground line (automatic self-driving) that crosses the city and its first urban belt for 13.2 km with 21 stations.The second underground line is planned
The city mobility framework includes 207 km of cycle lanes as a support for the growing bike-sharing market - mainly free-flowing, i.e. without fixed stations. A total of over 3,000bicycles are available, about 500 of which are electric. You can rent and locate scooters by registering on dedicated smart phone apps.
Car sharing and carpooling services are also available throughout the city with over 1000vehicles.
Torino also has an innovative e-scooter sharing system that can be managed on smart phone apps.
Technological innovation is at home in Torino. As an example the city has decided to redesign the way people move around its territory: in 2019 it experimented level 4 autonomous driving with an urban public transport vehicle concept and for this it was included in the Kpmg Autonomous Vehicles Readiness Index 2020. The city of Torino is also at the forefront in Europe, together with Berlin, Manchester and Göteborg in developing an innovative “Mobility as a Service” (MaaS) platform - a new model of sustainable mobility based on the integration of all transport services.
Torino was also the first city in Italy and among the first ones in Europe to have a new 5G mobile network.