Ormea railway station explained

Ormea
Native Name Lang:it
Address:Via stazione
12078 Ormea CN
Borough:Ormea, Cuneo, Piedmont
Country:Italy
Map Type:Italy Piedmont#Italy North#Italy
Coordinates:44.15°N 7.9142°W
Line:Ceva–Ormea
Train Operators:Trenitalia
Distance:35.432NaN from Ceva
Platform:1
Operator:Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Classification:Bronze

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

The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), while the passenger building is managed by the comune. The station is served only by historic trains, in the service of tourism, on planned dates.[1] The ordinary service has been suspended since 12 June 2012 following a decision of the Piedmont Region.[2] [3] Train services are operated by and Trenitalia. Both companies are subsidiaries of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

History

The station was opened on 15 February 1893, upon the inauguration the tract from Trappa to Ormea of the Ceva–Ormea railway.[4]

Features

Two tracks, one of which is 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.