Treviglio–Cremona railway

The Treviglio–Cremona railway is a railway line in Lombardy, Italy.

Treviglio–Cremona railway
Overview
Native nameFerrovia Cremona-Treviglio
Typeheavy rail
Statusin use
LocaleLombardy, Italy
TerminiTreviglio railway station
Cremona railway station
Stations11
ServicesR6
Operation
Opened1863 (1863)
OwnerRFI
Operator(s)Trenord
Technical
Line length65 km (40 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
overhead line
Route map
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64.576 Treviglio
59.542 Caravaggio
 53.773 Capralba
 49.845 Casaletto
 42.891 Crema
39.000 Madignano
since 1996 [1]
 33.505 Castelleone
25.986 Soresina
junction FS-SNFT
Cremona–Iseo old railway
 17.739 Casalbuttano
10.831 Olmeneta
 5.420 P.M. Km 5,420
0.000 Cremona

History

The line was planned in the last years of the Austrian domination of Lombardy, and opened in 1863 after the Second Italian War of Independence.[2]

It was electrified in 1977.[3]

See also

References
  1. Fermata con vapore. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 176 (November 1996), p. 8.
  2. Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926
  3. Notizie flash. In: "Italmodel Ferrovie" Nr. 203 (April 1977), p. 304.

Bibliography
  • RFI - Fascicolo linea 30
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