Rovasenda railway station

Rovasenda
Side station railway.
Location	Via Roma, 10 13040 Rovasenda VC Rovasenda, Vercelli, Piedmont Italy
Coordinates	45°32′13″N 08°19′03″E / 45.53694°N 8.31750°ECoordinates: 45°32′13″N 08°19′03″E / 45.53694°N 8.31750°E
Operated by	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)	Biella–Novara
Distance	27.537 km (17.111 mi) from Novara
Platforms	2
Train operators	Trenitalia
Connections	Rovasenda Alta railway station
Other information
Classification	Bronze
History
Opened	18 May 1939
Location
Rovasenda Location within Northern Italy

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, northwestern Italy. It is the junction of the Biella–Novara. It also plays a role interchange with station Rovasenda Alta of line Santhià–Arona.

The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). Train services are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary 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, becoming however operation only since 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):

• Regional services (Treno regionale) Biella San Paolo - Novara

See also

• History of rail transport in Italy
• List of railway stations in Piedmont
• Rail transport in Italy
• Railway stations in Italy

References

1. Luigi Ballatore, Storia delle ferrovie in Piemonte, Il Punto, Torino, 2002, pp 165-166. ISBN 978-88-88552-00-2.
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. "Stazioni del Piemonte" (in Italian). www.rfi.it. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

External links

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