Pavia–Alessandria railway

The Pavia–Alessandria railway is a railway line in Italy.

Pavia–Alessandria railway
Overview
Statusin use
OwnerRFI
Line number13
LocaleLombardy and Piedmont, Italy
TerminiPavia
Alessandria
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Trenord
History
Opened1862 (1862)
Technical
Line length63 km (39 mi)
Number of tracks1 (Pavia–Torreberetti)
2 (Torreberetti–Alessandria)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC (Torreberetti–Alessandria)
Operating speed135 km/h (84 mph)
Route map

km
43.059
Pavia
76 m
from Cava Manara (until 1916)[1]
35.560
Cava-Carbonara
82 m
33.424
Sairano
31.992
Sairano-Zinasco
84 m
29.291
Zinasco Nuovo
82 m
26.067
Pieve Albignola
85 m
21.614
Sannazzaro
86 m
18.073
Ferrera Lomellina
89 m
12.715
Lomello
91 m
7.583
Mede
94 m
Castellaro
until 2003 [2]
91 m
0.000
18.618
Torreberetti
94 m
12.392
Valenza
112 m
Valenza (2330 m)
6.572
Valmadonna
117 m
0.000
88.522
90.075
Alessandria
96 m
to Cavallermaggiore and to Savona / to Ovada
km
Source: Italian railway atlas[3]

History

The line was opened in 1862. Between Torreberetti and Alessandria it uses the Novara–Alessandria railway, opened in 1854.[4]

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. Ferrovie dello Stato, Ordine di Servizio n. 173, 1916
  2. Impianti FS. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 257 (March 2004), p. 6.
  3. Railway Atlas 2017, pp. 32, 33, 121.
  4. Prospetto cronologico 1926.

Sources

  • RFI, ed. (December 2003). Fascicolo Linea 13 (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 23 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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