Biella–Novara railway

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Biella–Novara railway
Ghislarengo ponte ferroviario.jpg
The railway bridge over the river Sesia. In transit two Aln 663
Overview
Statusin use
OwnerRFI
LocalePiedmont, Italy
TerminiBiella San Paolo railway station
Novara railway station
Stations3 station
6 stops
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Trenitalia
History
Opened18 May 1939 (1939-05-18)
Technical
Line length51 km (32 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed90 km/h (56 mph)
Route map
Legend
from Santhià
50.766 Biella San Paolo
 393 m
Biella tunnel
Cervo stream
49.320 Biella Chiavazza
 377 m
45.713 Vigliano-Candelo
 314 m
40.347 Cossato
 244 m
Strona stream
Ostola stream
Masserano
† 2003
 224 m
Rovasenda stream
from Santhià
27.537 Rovasenda / Rovasenda Alta
 221 m
22.421 Ghislarengo
 203 m
Sesia river
18.977 Carpignano Sesia
 201 m
Genoa-Gravellona Toce Autostrada
16.957 Sillavengo
12.083 Casaleggio
 173 m
6.881
164 m
Milan-Turin Autostrada
Turin–Milan high-speed railway
Agogna stream
from Turin
from Varallo Sesia / /
98.940 Novara
 151 m
to Alessandria / to Milan

The Biella–Novara railway is a regional railway line of Piedmont in Italy, that connects Biella to Novara railway node for Milan and Alessandria, serving some countries of the province of Vercelli and Novara.

History[]

The railway was inaugurated from 18 May 1939 with the presence of Benito Mussolini, becoming however operational only since 20 July 1940[1] because of the need to complete several systems[2] and the absence of the rolling stock.[3]

From 21 January 1961, in advance of the end of the concession to the "Società Ferrovia Biella-Novara (SFBN)" company, the management of the railway line passed to the state and the exercise was assumed by Ferrovie dello Stato.[4]

In the year 2000, the entire line management passed to Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Luigi Ballatore, Storia delle ferrovie in Piemonte, Il Punto, Torino, 2002, pp 165-166. ISBN 978-88-88552-00-2.
  2. ^ FENIT 1946 1996, Roma, Ed. FENIT, 1996.
  3. ^ Nico Molino, 7 automotrici da Biella a Novara, op. cit.
  4. ^ Ordine di Servizio n. 1 del 1961
  5. ^ "La rete oggi in: Piemonte" (in Italian). www.rfi.it. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

External links[]

Media related to Biella–Novara railway at Wikimedia Commons

Bibliography[]

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