Iselle di Trasquera railway station
Iselle di Trasquera | |
|---|---|
 View of the station yard, 2008. | |
| Location |
Via Stazione 28868 Trasquera VB Trasquera, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont Italy |
| Coordinates | 46°12′25″N 08°12′19″E / 46.20694°N 8.20528°ECoordinates: 46°12′25″N 08°12′19″E / 46.20694°N 8.20528°E |
| Operated by | SBB-CFF-FFS |
| Line(s) | Brig–Domodossola railway |
| Train operators | SBB-CFF-FFS |
| History | |
| Opened | 14 June 1906 |
| Location | |
  Iselle di Trasquera Location within Northern Italy | |
Iselle di Trasquera railway station (Italian: Stazione di Iselle di Trasquera) serves the village of Iselle and comune of Trasquera, in the region of Piedmont, northwestern Italy. Opened in 1906, the station is at the southern portal of the Simplon tunnel, on the Brig–Domodossola railway, between Brig, Switzerland and Domodossola, Italy. It is also the border station between Italy and Switzerland.
Under an agreement between Italy and Switzerland, the station is managed, and all train services are operated, by SBB-CFF-FFS. There are car transport trains operating between Brig railway station and Iselle di Trasquera.
Location
The station is situated at Via Stazione, immediately to the south of the southern portal of the Simplon Tunnel, which passes underneath the border between Switzerland and Italy.
The village of Iselle, which gave its name to the station, is about 1 km (0.62 mi) upstream on the river Diveria, towards the Simplon Pass.
History
The station was opened on 1 June 1906, upon the inauguration of the Brig–Domodossola railway, including the Simplon tunnel.[1]
A monument in memory of the deceased workers of the Simplon Tunnel was erected on 29 May 1905.
Until 1929, the station was the point where locomotives were exchanged at the head of trains, because the Brig–Iselle section was operated by electric traction while trains on the Iselle–Domodossola section were powered by steam locomotives.
Gallery
Southern portal of the Simplon Tunnel
South portal at Iselle di Trasquera railway station. The picture was taken through a loophole of an old Italian World War II bunker. The bunkers weapons were directed to the tunnels south portal.
The Watercrane used to refill the steam locomotives till 1929 is still (2017) present.
Monument in memory of the deceased workers of the Simplon Tunnel
A car transport train arriving from Brig to Iselle di Trasquera
Features
The passenger building is a two-storey structure made of stone and painted cream.
The station yard includes a loading and unloading point for car shuttle trains to and from Brig.
Train movements
There is considerable transit traffic of both passengers and goods through the station.
All trains operating through the station are powered by electricity, supplied in accordance with the Swiss electrification system (15kV AC 16 2/3 Hz).
See also
References
Notes
- ↑ Alessandro Tuzza; et al. "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926" [Chronological overview of the features of the railways opened between 1839 and 31 December 1926]. Trenidicarta.it (in Italian). Alessandro Tuzza. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2011. External link in
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Bibliography
- Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz / Railatlas Suisse [Railway Atlas Switzerland]. Aachen: Schweers + Wall. 2004. ISBN 3-89494-122-7. (in German) (in French) (in Italian) (in English)
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