Varallo Sesia | |||||
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![]() The passenger building. | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Piazza Marconi, 9 13019 Varallo Sesia VC Varallo Sesia, Vercelli, Piedmont Italy | ||||
Coordinates | 45°48′51″N 08°15′33″E / 45.81417°N 8.25917°E | ||||
Operated by | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana | ||||
Line(s) | Novara–Varallo | ||||
Distance | 54.095 km (33.613 mi) from Novara | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Train operators | Trenitalia | ||||
Connections |
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Other information | |||||
Classification | Bronze | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 12 April 1886 | ||||
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Varallo Sesia railway station (Italian: Stazione di Varallo Sesia) is the train station serving the comune of Varallo Sesia, in the Piedmont region, northwestern Italy. It is the junction terminus of the Novara–Varallo.
The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the passenger building is managed by comune. The station is served only by historic trains, in the service of tourism on planned dates.[1] The ordinary passengers service has been suspended on 15 September 2014 by decision of the Piedmont Region.[2] Train services are operated by Fondazione FS and Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.
History
The station was opened on 12 April 1886, upon the inauguration the fourth-last part of the Novara–Varallo railway, from Borgosesia to Varallo Sesia.[3]
Features
Two tracks of which are equipped with platforms.
Train services
The station is served by the following services:
- Historic train (Treno storico) Novara - Varallo Sesia
See also
- History of rail transport in Italy
- List of railway stations in Piedmont
- Rail transport in Italy
- Railway stations in Italy
References
External links
Media related to Varallo Sesia railway station at Wikimedia Commons