Airasca – Saluzzo railway line

Airasca – Saluzzo

Route length:

36 km

		from Turin
	0.000	Airasca
		to Torre Pellice
	4.488	Scalenghe
	7.581	Cercenasco
	10.010	Vigone
	13,339	Pellice
	16.282	Villafranca Piemonte
	17,096	Po
	19.266 0.000	Moretta
		after Cavallermaggiore until 1961
		Milanesio siding
	2,886	Torre San Giorgio
	7.694	Cervignasco
		from Savigliano
	13,828	Saluzzo
		to Cuneo

The Airasca – Saluzzo line was an Italian branch line in the Piedmont region .

history

The construction of a railway line from Airasca via Moretta to Cavallermaggiore was authorized in 1879 by Law No. 5002 ( Legge Baccarini ). Later the construction of a branch line from Moretta to Saluzzo was allowed.

The line between Airasca and Saluzzo was opened in 1884–1885. The Moretta – Cavallermaggiore section became a branch line.

The Airasca – Saluzzo line was used by local trains. As early as 1959, it was proposed to shut down the unprofitable route. However, the line remained in operation until the so-called "Decreto Signorile", valid from January 1, 1986, which is why many Italian branch lines were closed.

The section between Airasca and Moretta was dismantled in the late 1990s; the southern section to Saluzzo has been preserved and is still used today as a siding to the Milanesio works .

Web links

Commons : Airasca – Saluzzo railway line - collection of images, videos and audio files

Private fansite (Italian)

Individual evidence

[1] Table C, Punto 6

[2] Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926