Ceva – Ormea railway line

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Ceva-Ormea
Ormea train station
Ormea train station
Route number (RFI) : 8th
Route length: 35 km
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Top speed: 80 km / h
Legend
Route - straight ahead
 from Turin
   
 from Bra
Station, station
 0.000 Ceva 387 m
   
 to Savona
Road bridge
 A 6 - E 717
Stop, stop
 7.318 Nucetto station until 1988 458 m
Stop, stop
 11.603 Bagnasco former train station 485 m
Stop, stop
 16.720 Pievetta former train station 527 m
Stop, stop
 18,418 Priola station until 1988 534 m
Station, station
 24,311 Garessio 585 m
Stop, stop
 26.915 Trappa station until 1988 610 m
Stop, stop
 30.781 Eca-Nasagò 655 m
Stop ... - end of the route
 35,432 Ormea former train station 710 m

The Ceva – Ormea railway is an Italian branch line in the province of Cuneo , Piedmont region . It connects the municipality of Ormea with the city of Ceva along the Tanar valley .

The line is operated by the state railway company RFI . It is single-track and not electrified. The route leads in many curves through the valley of the Tanaro. It contains numerous viaducts , the longest with 40 arches is just before Ormea train station.

Railcar ALn 663 on the bridge near Nucetto

history

The line was intended as a strategic connection between the Turin – Savona line near Ceva and the Ligurian coast near Oneglia . It was approved in 1879 by Law No. 5002 ( Legge Baccarini ).

The first section to Ormea in the Ligurian Alps was built and commissioned between 1889 and 1893, after which the route was not extended. The Tendabahn over the Colle di Tenda , built around the same time, was seen as a better option for meeting the strategic objectives.

In 1938 the line was electrified with a 3600 V three-phase alternating current system. When all electrical lines were converted to direct current in Piedmont in 1973, the decision was made to dismantle the overhead line and switch to diesel multiple units due to the low utilization of the line.

Today's situation

With the timetable change on June 17, 2012, the regional government of Piedmont decided to stop passenger traffic. However, the route remains in an operational condition, even if it is no longer used. As of 2018, there are plans to use the route for tourist train traffic again.

literature

  • Rete Ferroviaria Italiana: Fascicolo Linea 8.

Web links

Commons : Ceva – Ormea railway line  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Note flash. In: I Treni Oggi No. 82 (May 1988), p. 6.
  2. ↑ Note flash. In: I Treni Oggi No. 82 (May 1988), p. 6.
  3. ↑ Note flash. In: I Treni Oggi No. 82 (May 1988), p. 6.
  4. ↑ Rete RFI in esercizio ( Memento of the original from May 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (pdf; 6.1 MB)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.rfi.it
  5. ↑ Table C, Punto 32
  6. ↑ Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926
  7. ↑ Giovanni Cornolò: Locomotive elettriche FS , Ermanno Albertelli Editore, 1983, pp 72nd
  8. ^ Silvia Adorno: Chiusure in Piemonte. In: I Treni No. 351 (September 2012), pp. 14-19.