Chivasso–Alessandria railway

Chivasso–Alessandria railway
Overview
Type Heavy rail
Status in use
Locale Piedmont, Italy
Termini Chivasso
Alessandria
Operation
Opened April 30, 1887 (1887-04-30)
Owner RFI
Operator(s) Trenitalia
Technical
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 3 kV DC
Route map
 from Turin / from Aosta
 0.000 Chivasso 184 m
 to Asti
 3.512 Castelrosso
 3.532 Bivio Castelrossoto Milan
 6.694 Verolengo 176 m
 10.546 Borgo Revel 169 m
 Dora Baltea
 17.642 Crescentino 153 m
 San Silvestrountil 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
 from Vercelli
44.907
20.666
 Casale Popolo 114 m
 from Mortara
 Po
 17.173 Casale Monferrato 112 m
 to Asti
 10.032 Borgo San Martino 108 m
 5.352 Giarole 102 m
 Villabellauntil 2003 [2] 106 m
 Monte Valenzauntil 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
 to Cavallermaggiore and to Savona / to Ovada
 to Genoa and to Piacenza

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.[4]

See also

References

  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. ↑ Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926

Bibliography

External links

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