Brandizzo railway station
Brandizzo | |
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Turin – Milan | |
| Train operators | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana |
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  Brandizzo Location in Piedmont  Brandizzo Location in Northern Italy  Brandizzo Location in Italy | |
Brandizzo railway station (Italian: Stazione di Brandizzo) serves the town and comune of Brandizzo, in the Piedmont region, of northwestern Italy.[1]
History
The station was activated in 1856, as part of the first section of the Turin-Novara line.[2]
Since 2012 it has been on the
Soon after midnight on 31 August 2023, an empty passenger train being used to transport wagons between stations ran over a team of track maintenance workers. The impact killed five people, while two others were taken to the hospital despite being unharmed.[4][5]
Structures and plants
The station consists of two through platforms.
Services
| Preceding station | Turin SFM | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chivasso Terminus
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SFM2 | Settimo
towards Pinerolo | ||
Exchanges
Near the station there are stops for various lines of the extra-urban bus network.
References
- ^ "RFI website". Archived from the original on 2013-05-16.
- ^ Brandizzo rfi.it
- ^ "Turin SFM website".
- ^ Rocci, Carlotta (31 August 2023). "Treno travolge operai al lavoro sulla ferrovia, 5 morti nel Torinese". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ "Strage sui binari: cinque operai uccisi dal treno, la vittima più giovane è il messinese Kevin Laganà". Messina Today (in Italian). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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