Reggio nell´Emilia, the capital of the Emilia Romagna Province is today a progressive and prosperous city situated on Italy´s northern flat plain ´Padana´. In 2002, the City of Reggio Emilia contracted Calatrava to create a new gateway to Reggio Emilia from the north. The program includes a new high-speed train station ´Stazione di Bologna e Reggio Emilia AV Mediopadana´ a comprehensive master plan including bridges, a highway toll station and other infrastructure improvements that will facilitate access to the city. The three new bridges were inaugurated in 2007 . Situated four kilometers north to the city center, the new Mediopadana Station (inaugurated in 2013) is the only stop for the Milano-Bologna high-speed railway line. As the city´s urban hub for various local and regional public transports, the new station is a true transporation hub connecting the city with the rest of the world.
The new station can also be experienced as a landmark along the A1 ´Autostrada del Sole` that runs parallel to the railway line.