Biella–Novara railway

Biella–Novara railway
The railway bridge over the river Sesia. In transit two Aln 663
Overview
Type Heavy rail
Status in use
Locale Piedmont, Italy
Termini Biella San Paolo railway station
Novara railway station
Stations 3 station
6 stops
Operation
Opened 18 May 1939 (1939-05-18)
Owner RFI
Operator(s) Trenitalia
Technical
Line length 51 km (32 mi)
Number of tracks 1
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed 90 km/h (56 mph)
Route map
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
to Arona
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 Nibbia 164 m
Milan-Turin Autostrada
Turin–Milan high-speed railway
Agogna stream
from Turin
from Varallo Sesia / from Domodossola / from Arona
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 Milano 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.

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Bibliography

  • RFI - Fascicolo Linea 14
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