Romagnano Sesia railway station explained

Romagnano Sesia
Native Name Lang:it
Address:Piazza Brodolini, 2
28078 Romagnano Sesia NO
Borough:Romagnano Sesia, Novara, Piedmont
Country:Italy
Map Type:Italy Piedmont#Italy North#Italy
Coordinates:45.63°N 8.3847°W
Line:Novara–Varallo
Santhià–Arona
Train Operators:Trenitalia
Distance:29.004NaN from Novara
34.393NaN from Santhià
Platform:3
Levels:55 cm
Tracks:6
Operator:Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Classification:Bronze

Romagnano Sesia railway station (Italian: Stazione di Romagnano Sesia) is the train station serving the comune of Romagnano Sesia, in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. It is the junction of the Novara–Varallo and Santhià–Arona (suspended from 17 June 2012).

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, in planned dates.[1] Regular passenger services were suspended from 15 September 2014, by decision of the Piedmont Region.[2] Train services are operated by Fondazione FS and Trenitalia. Both companies are subsidiaries of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

History

The station was opened on 22 February 1883, upon the inauguration the first part of the Novara–Varallo railway, from Vignale to Romagnano Sesia.[3]

Features

Six tracks, five 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: La Novara-Varallo riapre ma sulla linea: viaggeranno soltanto i treni dei turisti - La Stampa . April 2015 . lastampa.it. 2015-09-26.
  2. Web site: Sindaci e pendolari non salvano la ferrovia: addio alla linea Novara-Varallo - La Stampa . 3 September 2014 . lastampa.it. 2015-09-26.
  3. Web site: Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926 . trenidicarta.it. 2015-09-26.