last update: december 2025
sources: Città di Torino, 2025 – Torino si Progetta, 2019
Scalo Vallino terminal, built at the end of the 19th century as a service centre for the nearby Porta Railway station, has been used throughout the years as freight terminal, repair shop, train spare part warehouse, and more recently, as a deposit for those companies renting the premises from FS. The transformation of the area envisages the introduction of mixed-use functions across two intervention lots.
The first lot, located to the south-east, was partially completed in 2023 and included the establishment of the Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre, commissioned by the University of Turin and the CIRP Foundation, covering approximately 10,000 sqm. The intervention to the south of Via Testa is still pending completion and provides for the development of outdoor sports facilities.
The second lot, located at the corner between Corso Someiller and Via Nizza and covering approximately 32,000 sqm, is subject to a Detailed Implementation Plan (Piano Esecutivo Convenzionato) approved in 2022, which envisages the construction of two buildings (up to 9 storeys) dedicated to student housing, integrated with commercial and service functions. These developments will be connected by approximately 7,500 sqm of public spaces.