Ormea railway station
Ormea | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Via stazione 12078 Ormea CN Ormea, Cuneo, Piedmont Italy | ||||
Coordinates | 44°09′00″N 07°54′51″E / 44.15000°N 7.91417°E | ||||
Operated by | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana | ||||
Line(s) | Ceva–Ormea | ||||
Distance | 35.432 km (22.016 mi) from Ceva | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Train operators | Trenitalia | ||||
Connections |
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Other information | |||||
Classification | Bronze | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 15 February 1893 | ||||
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Ormea railway station (Italian: Stazione di Ormea) is the train station serving the comune of Ormea, in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. It is the junction terminus of the Ceva–Ormea.
The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), while the passenger building is managed by the comune. The station is served only by historic trains, in the service of tourism, on planned dates.[1] The ordinary service has been suspended since 12 June 2012 following a decision of the Piedmont Region.[2][3] Train services are operated by Fondazione FS Italiane and Trenitalia. Both companies are subsidiaries of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.
History
[edit]The station was opened on 15 February 1893, upon the inauguration the tract from Trappa to Ormea of the Ceva–Ormea railway.[4]
Features
[edit]Two tracks, one of which is equipped with platform.
Train services
[edit]The station is served by the following services:
- Historic train (Treno storico) Turin - Ceva - Ormea
See also
[edit]- History of rail transport in Italy
- List of railway stations in Piedmont
- Rail transport in Italy
- Railway stations in Italy
References
[edit]- ^ "Torna a vivere la storica ferrovia Ceva-Ormea - La Stampa". lastampa.it. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ Silvia Adorno, Chiusure in Piemonte, in "I Treni" n. 351 (settembre 2012), pp. 14-19
- ^ Redazionale (16 June 2012). "Servizio con autobus sulle ferrovie a bassa frequentazione". Piemonte Informa. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
- ^ "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926". trenidicarta.it. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
External links
[edit]Media related to Ormea railway station at Wikimedia Commons