Chivasso – Asti railway line

Chivasso-Asti
Route number (RFI) :	5
Route length:	51 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Top speed:	95 km / h
Legend FM 2 from Turin / from Aosta 51,316 Chivasso terminus FM 2 to Milan and to Casale Po 44.749 San Sebastiano Po station until 1988 41.092 Lauriano until 1988 station 39,436 Monteu da Po 37.120 Cavagnolo - Brusasco 33.202 Brozolo station until 1988 Brozolo (2346 m) 28.258 Cocconato until 1988 station 26,386 Sant'Anna- Robella since 1937 24.289 Montiglio - Murisengo 20.797 Cunico -Scandeluzza until 1988 station 15.902 Montechiaro d'Asti 13,554 Chiusano - Cossombrato until 1988 station 11,078 Settime - Cinaglio -Mombarons 8,652 Serravalle d'Asti until 1988 station Sessant until 1988 station, 2003 still gel . A 21 - E 70 FM 6 from Turin / Castagnole 0.000 Asti terminus FM 6 to Acqui / to Genoa / to Mortara

The Chivasso – Asti railway is a single-track, non-electrified branch line in Italy . It is operated by RFI , the infrastructure branch of the national railway company FSI .

history

The line was put into operation on October 20, 1912.

In 1988, the stations Brozolo, Chiusano-Cossombrato, Cocconato, Cunico-Scandeluzza, Lauriano, San Sebastiano Po, Serravalle d'Asti and Sessant were downgraded to stopping points .

From the timetable change on June 17, 2012, passenger traffic in the Piedmont region was shut down. The route will formally remain in operation, even if it is no longer passable.

literature

• Rete Ferroviaria Italiana: Fascicolo Linea 5.

Web links

Commons : Chivasso – Asti railway line  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ordine di Servizio 111 - 1937
2. ^ Impianti FS. In: I Treni No. 257 (March 2004), p. 6.
3. ↑ Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926
4. ↑ Note flash. In: I Treni Oggi No. 82 (May 1988), p. 6.
5. ^ Silvia Adorno: Chiusure in Piemonte. In: I Treni No. 351 (September 2012), pp. 14-19.