Rovasenda railway station explained

Rovasenda
Native Name Lang:it
Address:Via Roma, 10
13040 Rovasenda VC
Borough:Rovasenda, Vercelli, Piedmont
Country:Italy
Map Type:Italy Piedmont#Italy North#Italy
Coordinates:45.5369°N 8.3175°W
Line:Biella–Novara
Train Operators:Trenitalia
Distance:27.537NaN from Novara
Platform:2
Operator:Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Classification:Bronze

Rovasenda railway station (Italian: Stazione di Rovasenda) is one of two train stations serving the comune of Rovasenda (situated in the valley part of hill), in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. It is the junction of the Biella–Novara. It also plays the role of interchange with station Rovasenda Alta of line Santhià–Arona.

The station is currently 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 along with the rest of the line from 18 May 1939. However, it became operational only on 20 July 1940[1] because of the need to complete several systems[2] and the absence of the rolling stock.[3]

Because of the altitude, it was not possible to rejoin the new line with the existing station. It was therefore built a new station more valley and an intermediate square for put into communication the two lines.

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

Two 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.