Romagnano Sesia railway station
Romagnano Sesia | |||||
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 The passenger building. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Piazza Brodolini, 2 28078 Romagnano Sesia NO Romagnano Sesia, Novara, Piedmont Italy | ||||
| Coordinates | 45°37′48″N 08°23′05″E / 45.63000°N 8.38472°E | ||||
| Operated by | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana | ||||
| Line(s) | Novara–Varallo Santhià–Arona | ||||
| Distance | 29.004 km (18.022 mi) from Novara 34.393 km (21.371 mi) from Santhià | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||
| Train operators | Trenitalia | ||||
| Connections |
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| Construction | |||||
| Platform levels | 55 cm | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Classification | Bronze | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 22 February 1883 | ||||
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Romagnano Sesia railway station (Italian: Stazione di Romagnano Sesia) is the train station serving the comune of Romagnano Sesia, in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. It is the junction of the Novara–Varallo and Santhià–Arona (suspended from 17 June 2012).
The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), while the passenger building is managed by the comune. The station is served only by historic trains, in the service of tourism, in planned dates.[1] Regular passenger services were suspended from 15 September 2014, by decision of the Piedmont Region.[2] Train services are operated by Fondazione FS and Trenitalia. Both companies are subsidiaries of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.
History
[edit]The station was opened on 22 February 1883, upon the inauguration the first part of the Novara–Varallo railway, from Vignale to Romagnano Sesia.[3]
Features
[edit]Six tracks, five of which are equipped with platforms, pass through the station.
Train services
[edit]The station is served by the following services:
- Historic train (Treno storico) Novara - Varallo Sesia
See also
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- History of rail transport in Italy
- List of railway stations in Piedmont
- Rail transport in Italy
- Railway stations in Italy
References
[edit]- ^ "La Novara-Varallo riapre ma sulla linea: viaggeranno soltanto i treni dei turisti - La Stampa". lastampa.it. April 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Sindaci e pendolari non salvano la ferrovia: addio alla linea Novara-Varallo - La Stampa". lastampa.it. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926". trenidicarta.it. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
External links
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Media related to Romagnano Sesia railway station at Wikimedia Commons