Turin–Fossano–Savona railway

The Turin–Fossano–Savona railway is a major Italian railway that links the cities of Turin and Savona. The railway is double track up to Ceva, standard gauge and fully electrified at 3 kV DC. It connects the cities of Trofarello, Carmagnola, Cavallermaggiore, Savigliano, Fossano, Mondovì, Ceva and San Giuseppe di Cairo.

Turin–Fossano–Savona railway
Overview
Status	in use
Owner	RFI
Locale	Italy
Termini	Turin Savona
Stations	17 station, 6 stops
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	Trenitalia
History
Opened	14 November 1823 7 February 1954
Technical
Line length	153 km (95 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (Turin–Ceva) 1 (Ceva–Savona)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	160 km/h (99 mph)
Route map km elev. in m Frejus railway to Frejus Turin–Milan railway to Milan 0.00 Torino Porta Nuova 4.318 Torino Lingotto Torre Pellice–Pinerolo–Turin railway to Pinerolo & Torre Pellice A6 ( Torino-Savona Autostrada ) Po River 8.010 Moncalieri 228 13.030 Trofarello 233 Turin–Genoa railway to Genoa & & Trofarello–Chieri railway to Chieri Santena-Tetti Giro ( closed 2003 ) 231 7.149 Villastellone 235 A6 15.499 Carmagnola 240 Carmagnola–Bra railway to Bra 24.579 Racconigi 258 Moretta–Cavallermaggiore railway to Moretta (closed 1959) 31.628 Cavallermaggiore 282 to Alessandria 38.384 Savigliano 311 Savigliano–Saluzzo–Cuneo railway to Saluzzo Genola ( closed 2003 ) 336 50.541 0.000 Fossano 355 Fossano–Cuneo railway to Cuneo Stura di Demonte River 5.978 Trinità-Bene Vagienna 374 A33 12.893 Magliano-Crava-Morozzo 400 Cuneo–Mondovì railway to Cuneo 18.985 Mondovì 414 Bastia Mondovì–Mondovì railway to Bastia Mondovì (closed 1986)) Mondovì tunnel (667 m) (1,126 m) Pobbia tunnel 21.594 22.720 22.779 22.582 San Giovanni tunnel (2,804 m) 25.908 Vicoforte-San Michele 454 30.426 Lesegno 428 (1,297 m) Lesegno tunnel 32.398 33.695 30.426 Lesegno Tanaro 408 Tanaro River Bra–Ceva railway to Bra ( closed 1994 ) 38.156 45.260 Ceva end of double track 387 Ceva–Ormea railway to Ormea 39.654 Sale Langhe 474 (4,366 m) Belbo tunnel 37.272 32.907 31.680 Saliceto 423 28.659 Cengio 408 (528 m) Cosseria tunnel 24.334 Cosseria ( closed 2003 ) 368 to Alessandria elev. in m km 24.375 San Giuseppe di Cairo 343 Altare branch Ferrania branch Carcare 18.450 Bragno 395 Altare 18.329 16.283 Ferrania 361 (1,451 m) Altare tunnel 17.884 16.433 15.805 13.496 Sella tunnel (2,309 m) 188 ( closed 2009 ) Maschio 12.940 Sella 287 (2,063 m) Santuario tunnel 6.592 1.529 5.664 Santuario 122 junction 1.493 0.000 Genoa–Ventimiglia railway to Genoa ( closed 1977 ) Savona 1.107 Savona Letimbro Genoa–Ventimiglia railway to Ventimiglia elev. in m km km elev. in m

History

The railway was opened from 1829 to 1954.

Tract	Inauguration
Torino–Trofarello	24 September 1848
Trofarello–Savigliano	16 March 1853
Savigliano–Fossano	15 December 1853
Ceva–Savona (for Ferrania)	28 September 1874
San Giuseppe di Cairo–Altare[1]	14 November 1923
Fossano–Ceva	28 October 1933
Altare–Savona	7 February 1954

References

1. Dell'Amico, op. cit., p. 22

See also

• List of railway lines in Italy

Bibliography

• RFI - Fascicolo Linea 8 (Torino–San Giuseppe di Cairo)
• RFI - Fascicolo Linea 75 (San Giuseppe di Cairo–Savona)
• Franco Dell'Amico, Due valichi per Savona, in "I Treni Oggi" n. 61 (giugno 1986), pp. 16–22.
• Rebagliati Franco, Dell'Amico Franco, Siri Mario, I centoventi anni della linea ferroviaria Torino-Savona (1874-1994), Alzani Editore

External links

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