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Romagnano Sesia railway station

Coordinates: 45°37′48″N 08°23′05″E / 45.63000°N 8.38472°E / 45.63000; 8.38472
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Romagnano Sesia
The passenger building.
The passenger building.
General information
LocationPiazza Brodolini, 2
28078 Romagnano Sesia NO
Romagnano Sesia, Novara, Piedmont
Italy
Coordinates45°37′48″N 08°23′05″E / 45.63000°N 8.38472°E / 45.63000; 8.38472
Operated byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)Novara–Varallo
Santhià–Arona
Distance29.004 km (18.022 mi) from Novara
34.393 km (21.371 mi) from Santhià
Platforms3
Tracks6
Train operatorsTrenitalia
Connections
  • Suburban buses
Construction
Platform levels55 cm
Other information
ClassificationBronze
History
Opened22 February 1883; 141 years ago (1883-02-22)
Location
Romagnano Sesia is located in Piedmont
Romagnano Sesia
Romagnano Sesia
Location in Piedmont
Romagnano Sesia is located in Northern Italy
Romagnano Sesia
Romagnano Sesia
Location in Northern Italy
Romagnano Sesia is located in Italy
Romagnano Sesia
Romagnano Sesia
Location in Italy

Romagnano Sesia railway station (Italian: Stazione di Romagnano Sesia) is the train station serving the comune of Romagnano Sesia, in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. It is the junction of the Novara–Varallo and Santhià–Arona (suspended from 17 June 2012).

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, in planned dates.[1] Regular passenger services were suspended from 15 September 2014, by decision of the Piedmont Region.[2] Train services are operated by Fondazione FS and Trenitalia. Both companies are subsidiaries of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

History

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The station was opened on 22 February 1883, upon the inauguration the first part of the Novara–Varallo railway, from Vignale to Romagnano Sesia.[3]

Features

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Six tracks, five of which are equipped with platforms, pass through the station.

Train services

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The station is served by the following services:

  • Historic train (Treno storico) Novara - Varallo Sesia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "La Novara-Varallo riapre ma sulla linea: viaggeranno soltanto i treni dei turisti - La Stampa". lastampa.it. April 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  2. ^ "Sindaci e pendolari non salvano la ferrovia: addio alla linea Novara-Varallo - La Stampa". lastampa.it. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  3. ^ "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926". trenidicarta.it. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
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