Santhià–Biella railway

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Santhià–Biella railway
standard gauge
Electrification3 KV DC
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph)
Route map

km
0.000
Santhià
181 m
Milan-Turin Autostrada
Brianco
† 2003
230 m
11.166
Salussola
227 m
16.808
Vergnasco
274 m
20.165
Sandigliano
311 m
23.789
Candelo
348 m
Biella piazza Vittorio Veneto
† 1958
26.724
Biella San Paolo
since 1939
393 m
km
Source: Italian railway atlas[1]

The Santhià–Biella railway is a regional railway line of

Torino
.

History

The railway was inaugurated from 8 September 1856.[2]

Since 10 July 1951, with the end of the concession to the "Società Strade Ferrate di Biella (SFB)" company, the management of the railway line passed to the state and the exercise was assumed by

Ferrovie dello Stato.[3]

In the year 2000, the entire line management passed to Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.[4]

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ Railway Atlas 2017, pp. 19, 121.
  2. ^ Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926
  3. ^ Ordine di Servizio n. 1 del 1961
  4. ^ "La rete oggi in: Piemonte" (in Italian). www.rfi.it. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

Sources

  • RFI, ed. (December 2003). Fascicolo Linea 14 (Santhià–Biella) (in Italian). Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.
  • Atlante ferroviario d'Italia e Slovenia [Railway atlas of Italy and Slovenia]. Schweers + Wall. 2010. .