Voghera train station
| Voghera | |
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| Data | |
| Location in the network | Junction station |
| Platform tracks | 7th |
| IBNR | 8300492 |
| opening | 1858 |
| location | |
| City / municipality | Voghera |
| province | Province of Pavia |
| region | Lombardy |
| Country | Italy |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 59 '52 " N , 9 ° 0' 31" E |
| Height ( SO ) | 93 m |
| Railway lines | |
| List of train stations in Italy | |
The Voghera train station ( Italian : Stazione di Voghera ) is the train station of the Lombard city of Voghera and an important railway junction. It is operated by the Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), an organizational unit of the Ferrovie dello Stato . From 2001 to 2018, the Centostazioni company was responsible for marketing and leasing the retail space .
Geographical location
The station is on the Milan – Genoa and Alessandria – Piacenza lines . The routes were operated by RFI .
The station is located north of the city center and has a total of seven platform tracks. From 1931 to 1966, the local railway station Voghera – Varzi existed next to the FS station .
history
The station was opened in 1858 with the Alessandria – Piacenza line. In 1867 the line to Pavia was added. After electrification , the station was for a long time the border between the AC and DC power grids .
On May 31, 1962, the railway accident at Voghera occurred on platform 3 of the station , with 64 deaths, one of the worst accidents in the history of the railway in Italy . A freight train drove almost unbraked on a passenger train standing in the station .
traffic
| line | course |
|---|---|
| RE 13 | Milano Centrale - Milano Lambrate - Milano Rogoredo - Pavia - Voghera - Tortona - Alessandria |
| R 33 | Pavia - San Martino Siccomario-Cava Manara - Bressana Bottarone - Lungavilla - Voghera |
| R 41 | Voghera - Casteggio - Santa Giuletta - Broni - Stradella - Arena Po - Castel San Giovanni - Sarmato - Rottofreno - San Nicolò - Piacenza |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Description on the Centostazioni homepage ( Memento from May 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (Italian)
- ↑ Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926