Chivasso–Ivrea–Aosta railway

The Chivasso–Ivrea–Aosta railway is a railway line that links the regions of Piedmont and Aosta Valley in Italy. It was inaugurated from 1858 to 1886.[2] The railway was operated by the Italian Armys Railway Engineer Regiment from 1915 to 1943 and 1949 to 2001.

Chivasso–Ivrea–Aosta railway
The railway bridge over the river Dora Baltea
Overview
Statusin use
OwnerRFI
Line number5
LocaleItaly
TerminiChivasso railway station
Aosta railway station
Stations11 station, 3 stops
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Trenitalia
History
Opened5 July 1886 (1886-07-05)
Technical
Line length100 km (62 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Route map
Legend
km
from Asti
0.000
Chivasso
(opened 1856)
184 m
Milan-Turin Autostrada
5.225
Montanaro
210 m
10.592
Rodallo
250 m
13.922
Caluso
291 m
Caluso tunnel (250 m)
17.423
Candia Canavese
263 m
20.153
Mercenasco
241 m
23.383
Strambino
237 m
32.431
Ivrea
end of electrification
248 m
Ivrea tunnel
35.942
Montalto Dora
38.684
Borgofranco
259 m
Tunnel
92.492
Settimo-Tavagnasco
Quincinetto
(opened 2009)
48.613
Pont-Saint-Martin
305 m
51.204
Donnas
323 m
54.110
Hône-Bard
340 m
A5E25
60.782
Verrès
361 m
66.641
Montjovet
Saint-Vincent
74.051
Châtillon-Saint-Vincent
452 m
79.154
Chambave
478 m
86.171
Nus
512 m
Saint-Marcel
(closed 2003)
361 m
90.748
Quart
551 m
98.619
Aosta
574 m
from Pré-Saint-Didier
km
Source: Italian railway atlas[1]

See also

References

Footnotes

Sources

  • RFI, ed. (December 2003). Fascicolo Linea 5 (in Italian). Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.
  • Tuzza, Alessandro, ed. (1927). "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926" (in Italian). Ufficio Centrale di Statistica delle Ferrovie dello Stato/Trenidicarta.it. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  • Atlante ferroviario d'Italia e Slovenia [Railway atlas of Italy and Slovenia]. Schweers + Wall. 2010. ISBN 978-3-89494-129-1.

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