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Milan Central Rail Road Station

Does anyone know of a website where I can find a floor plan of the station? Wondering where the arrival and departures of different trains might be and the distance between the two

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Sorry I don't have a map. But if you go upstairs to the area where the tracks are - there is signage everywhere and I found it very easy to
find arrivals, depatures, and which track I need to go to.

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32212 posts

Sarah, I've never seen a floor plan plan of Milano Centrale, although it's possible there is one somewhere. Milano Centrale is a "terminating" station rather than a "pass through" station. That means the trains all travel into the station and then stop at the end, where the tracks end. When they leave, travel is in the reverse direction. With a "pass through" station, the train stops at the station and then continues in the same direction. Terminating stations are arranged somewhat like a dinner fork, with the tracks located between the tines (not sure how else to describe it?). Roma Termini is much the same. The tracks are all side-by-side. When you disembark from one train, you'll simply walk to the end of the platform and then across to the platform for your departing train. The distance between platforms is short. The screens and printed schedules that show arrivals and departures are at the end. Should you need to use the washroom, you'll exit the hall with the trains and turn right. It's one floor down via a "moving sidewalk". It's a "pay per use" facility, so keep some coins at hand. The ticket office is two floors down, but there's often a long queue (there are ticket Kiosks at track level). Hope this helps. Happy travels!

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16333 posts

Milano Centrale is large but if you are simply changing trains there it is not at all confusing. There are about 24 tracks, all lined ip parallel. They are numbered from left to right as you stand in the lobby area facing the trains. To change from one Platform to another, simply follow the crowd walking toward the fronts of all the trains. Check the board to confirm you track # even if it is printed on your ticket. Then just locate that track and head over. You don't use a subway to cross under the tracks as you would at a " through" station, you just stay on the same level as the platforms and use the lobby area.

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7737 posts

A floorplan wouldn't do you any good. There's no way to be sure in advance where your train might pull in, so you have to check the readerboards when you get there. They can (and do) change at the very last minute, which is when you see a bunch of people rushing from one track to another. If you're waiting at one track and the people around you all of a sudden rush away, your train has probably just been diverted to another track.