Fossano railway station explained

Fossano
Native Name Lang:it
Address:Piazza Kennedy, 2
12045 Fossano CN
Borough:Fossano, Cuneo, Piedmont
Country:Italy
Map Type:Italy Piedmont#Italy North#Italy
Coordinates:44.5503°N 7.7181°W
Line:Turin–Savona
Fossano–Cuneo
Train Operators:Trenitalia
Distance:50.541NaN from Torino Porta Nuova
50.491NaN from Cuneo
Platform:4
Tracks:7
Operator:RFI
Classification:Silver

Fossano railway station (Italian: Stazione di Fossano) is the railway station serving the comune of Fossano, in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. It is the junction of the Turin–Savona and Fossano–Cuneo railways.

The station is managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), while train services are operated by Trenitalia. Both companies are subsidiaries of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

History

The station was opened on 15 December 1853, upon the inauguration of the track from Savigliano to Fossano of the Turin–Savona railway.[1]

Features

Seven tracks of which are equipped with platforms, pass through the station.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926 . trenidicarta.it . 2016-10-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090624234931/http://www.trenidicarta.it/aperture.html . 2009-06-24 .