Piacenza–Cremona railway

The Piacenza–Cremona railway was a railway line in Italy.

Piacenza–Cremona railway
Overview
Statusclosed
OwnerRFI
LocaleItaly
TerminiPiacenza
Cremona
Service
TypeHeavy rail
History
Opened1933 (1933)
Closed2013 (2013)
Technical
Line length31 km (19 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
Route map
km
elev
from Alessandria
from Milan
0.000
 Piacenza
to Bologna
4.595
 2° Bivio Piacenza Est
to the HSR
A1
HSR Milan–Bologna
6.980
 Borghetto San Lazzaro
(1940[1]–1985[2])
13.471
 Caorso
A21
20.878
 Monticelli d'Ongina
(since 1936)
from Fidenza
24.896
6.087
 Castelvetro
Po
from Pavia
0.000
 Cremona
to Brescia and to Treviglio
to Mantua
km
Source: Italian railway atlas[3]

On 12 December 2013 passenger service on the line was terminated, and was substituted by 2 buses for the connection between Piacenza and Cremona.

See also

References

Footnotes
  1. Ordine di Servizio n. 156 - 1940
  2. Notizie flash. In: ″I Treni Oggi″ Nr. 50 (May 1985), p. 9.
  3. Railway Atlas 2017, pp. 34, 35, 141.

Sources
  • RFI, ed. (December 2003). Fascicolo Linea 30 (Piacenza–Cremona) (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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