Editing Padua (section)

===By rail===
Padua has two railway stations open to passengers. The main station ''[[Padova railway station|Stazione di Padova]]'' has 11 platforms and is sometimes incorrectly referred to as "Padova Centrale"; it is one of the biggest stations in Italy. More than 450 trains per day leave Padova. The station is used by over 20&nbsp;million passengers per year. Other railway stations are ''[[Ponte di Brenta railway station|Padova Ponte di Brenta]]'' (soon to be closed), Padova San Lazzaro (planned), Padova Campo di Marte, with no passenger service once used as a freight station which could become one of the stations of the "Servizio Ferroviario Metropolitano Regionale". From Padova, [[High-speed rail|high speed train]]s connect to [[Milan]], Rome, [[Bologna]], [[Florence]] and [[Venice]]; one can reach Milan in 1{{nbsp}}hour and 59&nbsp;minutes, Rome in 3{{nbsp}}hours 13{{nbsp}}minutes and Venice in 30&nbsp;minutes.{{cn|date=December 2023}} There are also international day trains to Zurich and Munich, and overnight sleeper services to Munich and Vienna (ÖBB).

The station was opened in 1842 when the service started on the first part of the [[Milan–Venice railway]] (the "Imperial Regia Ferrovia Ferdinandea") built from Padua to Marghera through Mestre. Porta Marghera is a major port of the Venetian area.

Railways enthusiasts can visit the Signal Box A (Cabina A), preserved by the "Società Veneta Ferrovie" (a society named after the former public works and railway company, based in "Piazza Eremitani" in Padua) association.