Novara–Varallo railway

The Novara–Varallo railway is a regional railway line of Piedmont in Italy, that connect Varallo to Novara railway node, crossing the countries of Valsesia. From 2015 is used only as a tourist railway[2] and for freight service in the tract Novara-Romagnano Sesia.[3]

Novara–Varallo railway
The trip on the historic train, near Borgosesia
Overview
Statusin use
OwnerRFI
LocalePiedmont, Italy
TerminiNovara
Varallo Sesia
Stations3 station
7 stops
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Trenitalia
History
OpenedApril 12, 1886 (1886-04-12)
Technical
Line length54 km (34 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3000 V CC from Novara to Vignale
Operating speed90–120 km/h (56–75 mph)
Route map
km
elev
from Alessandria
from Milan
65.028
 Novara
since 1854
151 m
0.000
65.368
to Biella and Turin
Turin–Milan high-speed railway
 Milan-Turin Autostrada
3.275
 Vignale
since 1855
160 m
to Domodossola and Arona
Agogna stream
 San Bernardino
† 2003
178 m
16.077
 Briona
197 m
18.204
 Fara
208 m
21.332
 Sizzano
225 m
24.141
 Ghemme
241 m
Genoa-Gravellona Toce Autostrada
from Arona
29.004
 Romagnano Sesia
266 m
to Santhià
Sesia river
31.207
 Prato Sesia
278 m
32.216
 Grignasco
322 m
to Coggiola
Grignasco tunnel
 Bettole Valduggia
† 2003
343 m
41.812
 Borgosesia
359 m
Borgosesia tunnel
 Vanzone-Isolella
386 m
47.736
 Quarona
405 m
 Roccapietra
† 2003
424 m
tunnel
54.095
 Varallo Sesia
452 m
km
Source: Italian railway atlas[1]

The tourist service is performed by historic trains of Fondazione FS, operated by Trenitalia, on specific dates. Regular passenger service was suspended from 15 September 2014, by decision of the Piedmont Region.[4]

History

The railway was opened from 1883 to 1886.[5]

Tract Inauguration [5]
Novara–Vignale 14 June 1855[6]
Vignale–Romagnano Sesia 22 February 1883
Romagnano Sesia–Grignasco 6 November 1884
Grignasco–Borgosesia 6 November 1885
Borgosesia–Varallo 12 April 1886

See also

References

Footnotes
  1. Railway Atlas 2017, pp. 20, 124.
  2. "La Novara-Varallo riapre ma sulla linea: viaggeranno soltanto i treni dei turisti". La Stampa.
  3. "La Novara-Varallo salvata dai treni merci, ma i passeggeri restano a terra". La Stampa.
  4. "Addio alla linea Novara-Varallo". La Stampa.
  5. "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926".
  6. Part of Arona–Novara railway.

Sources
  • RFI, ed. (December 2003). Fascicolo Linea 14 (Novara–Varallo) (in Italian). Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.
  • 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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