Upgrading, improving and managing Italy’s 14 largest railway stations: this is Grandi Stazioni’s mission. Grandi Stazioni is ... currently the only example of PPP (Private and Public Partnership) managing a large railway station network in Europe. The Company is in fact 60% owned by Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (the Public Group that manages the railway services in Italy) and 40% owned by Eurostazioni, a financial vehicle owned by Benetton Group, Caltagirone Group and Pirelli Group with a minor participation of SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer). The Company manages the 14 major railway stations in Italy: Roma Termini, Milano Centrale, Torino Porta Nuova, Napoli Centrale, Firenze Santa Maria Novella, Bologna Centrale, Venezia Santa Lucia, Venezia Mestre, Verona Porta Nuova, Genova Brignole, Genova Porta Principe, Bari Centrale, Palermo Centrale and the new entry Roma Tiburtina High Speed station. The Company improves and reinvents public spaces by transforming railway stations and surrounding areas into new “urban piazzas”. The stations are set to become shopping malls, services centers, meeting places and venues for arts and cultural events all designed to meet the needs of travelers and city-dwellers and the time spent inside is transformed into a pleasant and fun experience, satisfying needs, anticipating desires, creating a stimulating environment and encouraging consumption. read more