Chivasso–Alessandria railway

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Chivasso–Alessandria railway
Mappa ferrovia Chivasso-Alessandria.png
Overview
Statusin use
OwnerRFI
Line number5
LocalePiedmont, Italy
TerminiChivasso
Alessandria
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Trenitalia
History
OpenedApril 30, 1887 (1887-04-30)
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
Route map

Legend
km
elev
from Turin
from Aosta
0.000
 Chivasso
184 m
3.512
 Castelrosso
3.532
 Castelrosso junction
to Milan
6.694
 Verolengo
176 m
10.546
 Borgo Revel
169 m
Dora Baltea
17.642
 Crescentino
153 m
 San Silvestro
(closed 2004)[1]
149 m
24.061
 Fontanetto Po
143 m
27.544
 Palazzolo Vercellese
140 m
32.432
 Trino Vercellese
131 m
38.502
 Morano sul Po
122 m
41.295
 Balzola
118 m
44.907
20.666
 Casale Popolo
114 m
Po
17.173
 Casale Monferrato
112 m
10.032
 Borgo San Martino
108 m
5.352
 Giarole
102 m
 Villabella
(closed 2003)[2]
106 m
 Monte Valenza
(closed 1962)[3]
0.000
14.000
from Novara and from Pavia
12.392
 Valenza
112 m
Valenza (2330 m)
6.572
 Valmadonna
0.000
88.522
from Turin
Tanaro
90.075
 Alessandria
96 m
and /
to Genoa and to Piacenza
km
Source: Italian railway atlas[4]
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The Chivasso–Alessandria railway is a railway line in Piedmont, Italy.

History[]

The section from Valenza to Alessandria was opened on 5 June 1854 as part of the railway from Alessandria to Novara and Arona. The section from Casale Monferrato to Valenza was opened on 22 March 1857 as part of the railway from Vercelli to Valenza. The section from Chivasso to Casale came into operation on 30 April 1887.[5]

See also[]

References[]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ Impianti FS. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 267 (February 2005). P. 6–7.
  2. ^ Impianti FS. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 257 (March 2004). P. 6.
  3. ^ Ordine di Servizio n. 99 del 1962
  4. ^ Railway Atlas 2017, pp. 31, 32.
  5. ^ Prospetto cronologico 1927.

Sources[]

  • RFI, ed. (December 2003). Fascicolo Linea 5 (Chivasso–Alessandria) (in Italian). Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.
  • Tuzza, Alessandro, ed. (1927). "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926" (in Italian). Ufficio Centrale di Statistica delle Ferrovie dello Stato/Trenidicarta.it. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  • Atlante ferroviario d'Italia e Slovenia [Railway atlas of Italy and Slovenia]. Schweers + Wall. 2010. ISBN 978-3-89494-129-1.
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