Borgosesia railway station explained

Borgosesia
Native Name Lang:it
Address:Viale Duca d’Aosta, 101
13011 Borgosesia VC
Borough:Borgosesia, Vercelli, Piedmont
Country:Italy
Map Type:Italy Piedmont#Italy North#Italy
Coordinates:45.7161°N 8.2831°W
Line:Novara–Varallo
Train Operators:Trenitalia
Distance:41.812NaN from Novara
Platform:2
Tracks:3
Operator:Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Classification:Bronze

Borgosesia railway station (Italian: Stazione di Borgosesia) is the train station serving the comune of Borgosesia, in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. It serves as the junction of the Novara–Varallo.

The station is managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) and the passenger building by the comune. The station is served only by historic trains, in the service of tourism, in planned dates.[1] The service ordinary passengers It has been suspended from 15 September 2014, by decision of the Piedmont Region.[2] Train services are operated by Fondazione FS and Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

History

The station was opened on 6 November 1885, upon the inauguration the third part of the Novara–Varallo railway, from Grignasco to Borgosesia.[3]

Features

Three tracks, two of which are equipped with platforms.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Novara-Varallo riapre ma sulla linea: viaggeranno soltanto i treni dei turisti. La Stampa. April 2015.
  2. Web site: Addio alla linea Novara-Varallo. La Stampa. 3 September 2014.
  3. Web site: Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926.