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Speciale
speciale mobilità torino 2015
/ Turin 2015 mobility special
OSTENSION
OF THE HOLY SHROUD
TURIN 2015 MOBILITY
SPECIAL
For Turin 2015 is a year full of events
and has been organised to meet the
transportation needs of visitors, citizens
and tourists.
The city is ready to welcome the many
pilgrims expected between the 2015 spring
and summer in the best possible way:
an extraordinary year for the provincial
capital, full of great events linked to
religion. From 19 April to 24 June the
Holy Shroud is on display in the Duomo
(Cathedral) and celebrations continue until
August for the two hundredth anniversary
of the birth of Don Bosco; events, the
Ostension and the Salesian Jubilee ,
honoured by the visit of Pope Francis to
the city, scheduled for Sunday 21 June.
Turin has taken care of preparing every
aspect to welcome pilgrims, starting
from the organisation of a mobility plan,
designed to address the need to quickly
and easily move around the city, favouring
the choice of solutions with a low
environmental impact.
GETTING AROUND ON
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
It is recommended to use the public transport
network to get around the city (1 automatic
underground line, 8 tram lines and 83 bus
lines) that operate every day and also in the
evening (see annexed maps). Furthermore,
there is a special Nightbuster network that
operates every Friday and Saturday night.
Anyone with a smartphone may also use the
GTT Mobile and Moovit apps to calculate
the routes and know the transfers in real
time. There is also an active sms service to
organise your travel:
▶ by sending an sms to 339 99 49 990 with the
number or name of the stop (indicated on the
pole), you can acquire real time information
on the transfer, number of stops etc.
For all information on public transport visit
To quickly cross the city from north to south
you can use the SFM Servizio Ferroviario
Metropolitano (Metropolitan Railway
Service): there is a train every 8 minutes
during peak hour that links the stations of
Stura, Rebaudengo, Porta Susa and Lingotto
in 15 minutes. With SFM, it is also possible to
reach many tourist spots around Turin.
Information and timetables at
INCREASE
IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT
During the Ostension of the Holy Shroud
lines 4 and 13 will be increased and there
is a shuttle that links the Pellerina car park
to the Giardini Reali (Royal Gardens). The
Duomo can also be easily reached with the
new tramline number 6 that links Piazza
Hermada to Piazza Statuto passing by the
train station of Porta Susa. All the main lines
and the underground will be increased for
the Pope’s visit.
The underground will stay open until 12.30
am on 22 June.
TICKETS
Various types of tickets are available in Turin
to meet different needs:
▶ Ordinary ticket: valid for 90 minutes
on surface lines and one ride on the
underground — €1.50
▶ Shopping ticket: valid for 4 hours between
9 am and 8 pm— €3.00
▶ Electronic carnets from 5 to 15 runs:
€6.50 — €17.50
▶ Daily ticket: €5.00
▶ 2-day ticket: €7.50
▶ 3-day ticket: €10.00
▶ Integrated U ticket: valid for 90 minutes
on surface lines, underground (1 run) and
for one run on train lines within the city
boundary of Turin — €2.00
There are also several types of pass for those
who want to stay for more than 3 days.
To celebrate the Ostension of the Holy
Shroud a special ordinary urban ticket has
been designed, available at all points of sale.
CAR-PUBLIC TRANSPORT
INTERCHANGE
Visitors arriving from outside the city by car
may park in 3 park and ride areas and then
reach the city with public transport. If you arrive
from the north there is the Stura car park and
the car park in front of the Auchan supermarket
(on public holidays), from the south there is the
CaioMario car park and fromwest the Pellerina
and Venchi Unica car parks.
The park and ride car parks are linked at
the meeting point for the visit to the Holy
Shroud at the Giardini Reali, by line 4
(Stura, Caio Mario and Auchan car parks),
by the underground and line 13 (Venchi
Unica car park) and by a special shuttle
service (Pellerina car park).
On showing your booking for the Holy
Shroud, it is possible to park for free in the
park and ride car parks and buy a daily ticket
that is valid on all the transport network (bus,
tram and underground) at the discounted
price of €3.00 (instead of €5.00). Visitors from
Turin and from the bordering towns may use
the underground ring car parks in the city
centre and reach the meeting point with the
Star line. The Star line is free for those who
use the ring car parks.
Furthermore, there are electronic displays ad
variable messages at the entrance of the city,
providing real time information about traffic
conditions in the city; you can also visit the
website
CONNECTION
TO COLLE DON BOSCO
On Saturdays and public holidays, to mark
the bicentenary of the birth of Don Bosco,
you can go to Colle Don Bosco with public
transport until 16 August.
HOWTO REACH COLLE DON BOSCO
▶ From the Turin railway station of Porta Susa
take SFM line 1 and get off at Chieri
▶ From the station of Chieri take the Shuttle bus
to Colle Don Bosco
The shuttle offers the opportunity to reach
the Colle (Hill) dedicated to the Saint,
located in the municipality of Castelnuovo
Don Bosco, to take part in numerous events
linked to the celebrations of the bicentenary
of the birth of Don Bosco.
FARES
To arrive in Chieri from Turin by train +
shuttle, you must buy an integrated B ticket
(€3.00). To travel only on the shuttle you must
have a 3-area GTT one-way suburban ticket
(€2.30). Those in possession of a Formula
3 pass (A-F-G zones) coming from Chieri
and those with a Formula 5 (U-A-F-G) pass
coming from Turin may also use the shuttle.
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