Garessio railway station explained

Garessio
Native Name Lang:it
Address:Viale Marro, 18
12075 Garessio CN
Borough:Garessio, Cuneo, Piedmont
Country:Italy
Map Type:Italy Piedmont#Italy North#Italy
Coordinates:44.2006°N 8.0164°W
Line:Ceva–Ormea
Train Operators:Trenitalia
Distance:24.311NaN from Ceva
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Operator:Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Classification:Bronze

Garessio railway station (Italian: Stazione di Garessio) is the train station serving the comune of Garessio, in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. It is the junction of the Ceva–Ormea.

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, on planned dates.[1] The regular service has been suspended from 12 June 2012, by decision of the Piedmont Region.[2] [3] 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 15 July 1890, upon the inauguration of the track from Priola to Garessio of the Ceva–Ormea railway.[4]

Features

Two tracks equipped with platform.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Torna a vivere la storica ferrovia Ceva-Ormea - La Stampa . lastampa.it. 17 August 2016 . 2016-10-13.
  2. Silvia Adorno, Chiusure in Piemonte, in "I Treni" n. 351 (settembre 2012), pp. 14-19
  3. News: Redazionale. Servizio con autobus sulle ferrovie a bassa frequentazione. 16 June 2012. Piemonte Informa. 2012-06-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20131013220907/http://www.regione.piemonte.it/notizie/piemonteinforma/diario/servizio-con-autobus-sulle-ferrovie-a-bassa-frequentazione.html. 13 October 2013. dead.
  4. 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 .