The project for the rail link from Mestre station to Venice airport is expected by late 2026 or early 2027.
An 8-kilometer line of which 3.5 above ground
The underground terminal station will be ready by June 2026, and the first trains by December with trains running in 2027 as was confirmed on 16 October, on during Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini's inspection in Tessera. The link will have an 8-kilometre line, of which 3.5 kilometres above ground and the rest below, and connecting the Venice-Trieste to the Venice’s Marco Polo AIrport. A €644 million project, with a major viaduct of 540 metres and 18 spans, over the Dese river.
Two tracks for up to 60 trains a day
The railway station at Venice’s Marco Polo airport will be 30 metres deep, and will have two tracks able to accommodate up to 60 trains a day. For Enrico Marchi, president of Save, the company that manages the Venetian airport and is contributing €50 million to the project, the new service will change the quality of the airport experience.
“The first train will depart between end 2026 and early 2027”
“There has been some delay, due to the appeals that were filed and some archaeological findings, but we can now point to the period between the end of 2026 and the beginning of 2027 as an achievable date for the departure of the first train,” said Marchi.
