Cossato railway station explained

Cossato
Native Name Lang:it
Address:Via Pajetta, 12
13836 Cossato BI
Borough:Cossato, Biella, Piedmont
Country:Italy
Map Type:Italy Piedmont#Italy North#Italy
Coordinates:45.5642°N 8.1758°W
Line:Biella–Novara
Train Operators:Trenitalia
Distance:40.347NaN from Novara
Platform:2
Tracks:3
Operator:Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Classification:Bronze

Cossato railway station (Italian: Stazione di Cossato) is the train station serving the town and comune of Cossato, in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. It is the junction of the Biella–Novara.

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

History

The station was opened along with the rest of the line from 18 May 1939, becoming however operation only since 20 July 1940[1] because of the need to complete several systems[2] and the absence of the rolling stock.[3]

From 21 January 1961, in advance to the end of the concession to the "Società Ferrovia Biella-Novara (SFBN)" company, the management of the railway line passed to the state and the exercise of the stations was assumed by Ferrovie dello Stato.[4]

In the year 2000, the plant management passed to Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, which is classified in the category "Bronze".[5]

Features

Three tracks of which are equipped with platforms.

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s):

See also

Notes and References

  1. Luigi Ballatore, Storia delle ferrovie in Piemonte, Il Punto, Torino, 2002, pp 165-166. .
  2. FENIT 1946 1996, Roma, Ed. FENIT, 1996.
  3. Nico Molino, 7 automotrici da Biella a Novara, in Italian: I Treni Oggi, n. 48, marzo 1985, pp. 18-24.
  4. Ordine di Servizio n. 1 del 1961
  5. Web site: Stazioni del Piemonte. www.rfi.it. Italian. 16 April 2016.