Chivasso railway station

Chivasso railway station (Italian: Stazione di Chivasso) serves the town and comune of Chivasso, in the Piedmont region, northwestern Italy. Opened in 1856, it forms part of the Turin–Milan railway, and is also a junction for three other lines, to Aosta, Asti and Alessandria, respectively.

Chivasso
LocationPiazza Giuseppe Garibaldi
10034 Chivasso TO
Chivasso, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont
Italy
Coordinates45°11′36″N 07°53′24″E
Operated byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)Turin–Milan
Chivasso–Aosta
Chivasso–Asti
Chivasso–Alessandria
Distance27.251 km (16.933 mi) from Torino Porta Nuova
Train operatorsTrenitalia
Connections
  • Local buses
Other information
ClassificationGold
History
Opened20 October 1856 (1856-10-20)
Location
Chivasso
Location in Piedmont
Chivasso
Location in Northern Italy
Chivasso
Location in Italy

The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). Train services are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

Location

Chivasso railway station is situated at Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, at the northern edge of the town centre.

History

The station was opened on 20 October 1856, together with the rest of the Turin–Novara section of the Turin–Milan railway.[1] Two years later, upon the inauguration of the Chivasso–Aosta railway, the station became a junction station.[1]

In 1887, the line to Casale Monferrato came into operation, and in 1912, the line to Asti was activated.[1]

The station was heavily damaged by Allied bombing during World War II.

Features

The station yard now features six tracks plus a bay platform that serves as the terminus of the line to Asti.

The goods yard, on the south side of the line and west of the station, was taken out of service in the second half of the 1990s and upgraded with the construction of a new bus terminal and the new public library.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

  • Express services (Regionale Veloce) Turin - Chivasso – Vercelli – Novara – Milan
  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Turin - Chivasso - Ivrea
  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Chivasso - Vercelli - Novara
  • Regional services (Treno regionale) Chivasso - Casale Monferrato - Alessandria
  • Turin Metropolitan services (SFM2) Pinerolo - Turin - Chivasso

Regional
Preceding station   Trenitalia   Following station
Treno regionale
Treno regionale
Montanaro
toward Ivrea
TerminusTreno regionale
Torrazza Piemonte
toward Novara
TerminusTreno regionale
Castelrosso
toward Alessandria
Preceding station   Turin SFM   Following station
TerminusSFM2
toward Pinerolo

Trams and buses

The station has a bus terminal.

See also

References
  1. 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 10 February 2011.

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