Saronno–Novara railway

Saronno–Novara railway
The line between Galliate and Novara
Overview
Native name Ferrovia Saronno-Novara
Type heavy rail
Termini Saronno railway station
Novara Nord railway station
Stations 11
Services R27, R28, MXP
Operation
Opened 1887
Operator(s) Ferrovienord
Technical
Line length 40.019 km (24.867 mi)
Number of tracks 2 (Saronno–Turbigo)
1 (Turbigo–Novara)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification 3 kV DC, overhead line
Operating speed 160 km/h (99 mph)
Highest elevation 228 m (748 ft)
Route map
 from Milan and from Seregno
 21.157 Saronno 211 m
 to Como and to Varese
 27.853 Rescaldina 228 m
 33.675 Castellanza 221 m
 to Busto Arsizio FS
 Domodossola–Milan railway
 from Busto Arsizio FS
35.614 Busto Arsizio Nord 212 m
to Malpensa Airport
 from Malpensa Airport
 41.627 Vanzaghello-Magnago 192 m
 44.281 Castano Primo 184 m
 48.474 Turbigo 145 m
 50.971 Lido di Turbigo
 Ticino river
 51.419 Ponte Ticino
 54.972 Galliate 154 m
 Turin–Milan high-speed railway
from Turin (HSL)
61.176 Novara Nord 148 m
to Novara FS

Saronno–Novara railway is a railway line in Lombardy, Italy.

History

The line was opened by the FNS in two parts in 1887:[1]

  • 27 June 1887: Novara (FNS)–Busto Arsizio (FNS)
  • 5 October 1887: Busto Arsizio (FNS)–Saronno

The stations in Novara and in Busto Arsizio were connected by two railway junctions to the state railway stations:[1]

  • Novara (FNS)–Novara (RM), opened on 27 June 1887
  • Busto Arsizio (FNS)–Busto Arsizio (RM), opened on 21 October 1887

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926". Bibliographia Ferroviaria Italiana (in Italian).

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