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Santhià–Arona railway

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Santhià–Arona railway
Overview
Statusno traffic
OwnerRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Termini
Stations8 station
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Trenitalia
History
Opened18 May 1906 (1906-05-18)
Technical
Line length65 km (40 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

km
0.000
Santhià
since 1856
181 m
5.128
Carisio
† 2003
178 m
Milan-Turin Autostrada
13.854
Buronzo
179 m
from Biella
22.121
Rovasenda since 1939 / Rovasenda Alta
225 m
31.230
Gattinara
263 m
34.393
Romagnano Sesia
since 1883
266 m
44.897
Cureggio
296 m
48.395
Borgomanero
since 1864
311 m
51+279
start Gattico tunnel (3308 m)
Genoa-Gravellona Toce Autostrada
54+587
end Gattico tunnel
57.588
Comignago
261 m
Dormelletto Paese
since 1935
26.724
Arona
since 1905
393 m
km
Source: Italian railway atlas[1]

The Santhià–Arona railway is a railway line in Piedmont, Italy. It was inaugurated from 1905 to 1906.[2]

Suspension and reopening

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The service on the railway was suspended from 17 June 2012, by decision of the Piedmont Region.[3] At the time of its closure, the line was served by sixteen trains per day on weekdays and six on weekends, with an average use of fifty passengers per train.[4]

At a meeting in September 2019, a representative of the regional council declared that reopening the line was not financially viable, costing 3.4 million euros more than a bus replacement service.[4] In response, an association for the Turin-Switzerland line stated that the council's decisions, while correct from an accounting perspective, threatened the socioeconomic development of the region.[5]

In January 2022, it was reported that the regional government was prioritising the reopening of the line in talks with FS.[6] In November 2022, it was announced that the line would be reopened by 2024-25, following a campaign by Alberto Gusmeroli, a deputy for the Piedmont 2 constituency.[7][8]

Stations

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Santhià

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Opened in 1856, Santhià railway station sits at the junction of the Turin–Milan, Santhià–Biella and Santhià–Arona railway lines.

Carisio

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Buronzo

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Rovasenda Alta

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Rovasenda Alta railway station interchanges with the Biella–Novara railway through the nearby Rovasenda railway station.

Gattinara

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Romagnano Sesia

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Romagnano Sesia railway station interchanges with the Novara–Varallo railway.

Cureggio

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Borgomanero

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Comignago

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Arona

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Arona railway station sits at the junction of the Domodossola–Milan, Arona–Novara and Santhià–Arona railway lines.

See also

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Railway Atlas 2017, pp. 19, 20, 126.
  2. ^ Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926
  3. ^ Silvia Adorno, Chiusure in Piemonte, in "I Treni" n. 351 (settembre 2012), pp. 14-19
  4. ^ a b Pria, Matteo (2019-09-03). "Arona-Santhià, la Regione ora apre uno spiraglio". Notizia Oggi Borgosesia (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  5. ^ Tonco, Carlotta (2019-09-16). "Ferrovia Arona-Santhià su un binario morto: non riaprirà". Notizia Oggi Borgosesia (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  6. ^ Giordani, Marcello (2022-01-17). "Riapertura della ferrovia Santhià-Arona: l'ipotesi torna sul tavolo della Regione". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  7. ^ Pallotta, Veronica (2 December 2022). "Ferrovie: Riapre dopo dieci anni la Santhià - Arona". Ferrovie.Info (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  8. ^ "Via libera per la riapertura della linea Santhià-Arona". Stampa Diocesana Novarese (in Italian). 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2023-01-12.

Sources

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  • RFI, ed. (December 2003). Fascicolo Linea 14 (Santhià–Arona) (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.