Turin – Genoa railway line

Turin – Genoa
Route number (RFI) :	3 (Turin – Alessandria) 73 (Alessandria – Arquata) 72 (Arquata – Genoa)
Course book series (IT) :	30th
Route length:	169 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	3000 V (up to 1961 three-phase current 3.6 kV 16 2/3 Hz)  =
Legend 0.000 Torino Porta Nuova terminus FM 3 239 m FM 3 to Modane / from Milan from Modane / from Milan Torino Smistamento North FM 1 FM 2 FM 4 FM 6 FM 7 from Torino Stura 4,318 Torino Lingotto 234 m Turin – Saluzzo tram (until 1950) 6.866 Bivio Sangone FM 2 to Pinerolo A 6 Po 8.010 Moncalieri 225 m 13,030 Trofarello 233 m FM 4 FM 7 to Savona / FM 1 to Chieri 16,441 Cambiano - Santena 243 m 21.815 Pessione until 2009 station 249 m 30.160 Villanova d'Asti 256 m 32.975 San Paolo Solbrito 231 m A 21 40.771 Villafranca - Cantarana 156 m 44.888 Baldichieri - Tigliole (former train station) 146 m 48.613 San Damiano d'Asti 138 m Asti – Canale tram (until 1935) from Castagnole / from Chivasso 55.794 Asti terminus FM 6 117 m after Acqui / after Mortara 65.177 Castello d'Annone 113 m 68.317 Rocchetta Tanaro - Cerro (former train station) 110 m Cerro until 1927 Masio - Quattordio former station, 2003 still gel. 107 m 75.547 Felizzano 101 m 81.843 Solero 99 m A 26 from Arona Tanaro 90.075 Alessandria 96 m to San Giuseppe di Cairo and to Cavallermaggiore / to Ovada Bormida to Piacenza 99.608 Frugarolo - Boscomarengo until 2010 train station, former transition to the FVO 115 m Donna until 2008 137 m A 26 / A 7 to Tortona 110.082 Novi San Bovo from Tortona 111.683 Novi Ligure 197 m 118.813 Serravalle Scrivia (former train station) 222 m from Milan 123.132 Arquata Scrivia 240 m 124.645 Bivio / PC Scavalcamento left :, Via Diretta; right: Via Isola del Cantone 125.752 Rigorous 258 m Piedmont - Liguria border 128.437 Pietrabissara 274 m 133.205 Isola del Cantone former train station 298 m 137.017 Ronco Scrivia 325 m left: Via Mignanego; right: Via Busalla 140.688 Borgo Fornari per Voltaggio 353 m 142.270 Busalla 260 m Dei Giovi (3,265 m) 148.288 Piano Orizzontale dei Giovi former train station 188 m 152.690 Genova Pontedecimo 90 m 154.136 Genova San Biagio since 2005 156.752 Genova Bolzaneto 47 m 158.979 Bivio Rivarolo to Genova PP (via Granarolo) / to Genova Campasso to Genova PP (via Granarolo) to Genova Campasso 159.531 Genova Rivarolo 25 m from Asti 160.136 Quadrivio Torbella left: Via Bastioni; right: Via Sussidiaria 161.470 Genova Sampierdarena Smistamento to and from Ventimiglia to the port of Genoa (0.000) 162.219 Genova Sampierdarena 9 m (0.980) Genova Via di Francia since 2005 (2,182) Genova Marittima UM Santa Limbania (2.781) 165.288 Genova Piazza Principe to Pisa
Succursale dei Giovi
Legend 10.484 Arquata Scrivia 240 m 8,971 Bivio / PC Scavalcamento left: Via Diretta; right: Via Isola del Cantone Borlasca (4,049 m) 0.000 22.044 Ronco Scrivia 325 m left: Via Mignanego; right: Via Busalla Ronco Scrivia (8,291 m) 13,248 Mignanego 221 m 6.279 Genova San Quirico 1.513 Bivio / PC Fegino to Genova PP (via Granarolo) 1,132 Bivio Succursale after Genova Campasso 0.305 Bivio Polcevera from Asti 0.000 Quadrivio Torbella Genova Piazza Principe

The Turin – Genoa railway is an Italian main line operated by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana . It connects the cities of Turin and Genoa and is around 169 kilometers long.

history

The railway line was built by order of the government of the Kingdom of Sardinia , which also took over the costs of construction. Construction began on February 13, 1845 and was completed on December 18, 1853. At that time, the route was 166 kilometers long. For the crossing of the Appennines was Giovi tunnel created with a length of 3259 meters. For some time it was the longest tunnel in the world.

The Kingdom of Sardinia started building railways in Europe relatively late and, after lengthy debates, decided to finance the construction of the important railway line from state funds. The completion of the rail link was an important event on a national and international level and was followed with great interest by the press.

The entire railway line was double-tracked when it was built. Numerous bridges had to be constructed for this, considerable amounts of earth had to be removed and several tunnels had to be built. All of this resulted in enormous costs. Initially, it was not the entire length of the railway line that was opened, but rather the respective completed sections. At the various openings, some of the stations were not yet completed and only one track could be used.

The line was electrified with three-phase alternating current from 1910 to 1922 and converted to 3 kV direct current from 1961 to 1964 .

In 1963 the Granarolo Tunnel was opened. This created a direct connection with Genova Piazza Principe train station . Over the section of the Succursale dei Giovi , the traffic junction in the Genoese district of Sampierdarena could be relieved and the total travel time on the Turin – Genoa route could be reduced.

In 1994 the railway line near Alessandria was devastated by a flood. The Tanaro River had overflowed its banks at that time.

The railway line today

Today the passenger traffic is operated by the Italian company Trenitalia . In addition to regional and express trains, trains in the InterCity , InterCity Notte and Eurostar categories also run on the railway line .

The collapse of the Polcevera Viaduct on August 14, 2018 , blocked two of the three double-track lines west of Genova Piazza Principe station , on which rubble fell. Only the route through the Granarolo tunnel was still available. The routes were not open until October 4, 2018.

Web links

Commons : Turin – Genoa railway  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Impianti FS. In: I Treni No. 314 (April 2009), p. 6.
2. ^ Ordine di Servizio FS n.120, 1927
3. ^ Impianti FS. In: I Treni No. 257 (March 2004), p. 6.
4. ^ Impianti FS. In: I Treni No. 332 (December 2010), p. 6.
5. ^ Impianti FS. In: I Treni No. 306 (July – August 2008), p. 6.
6. ↑ ^{a b} Impianti FS. In: I Treni No. 277 (January 2006), p. 8.
7. ↑ Giovanni Cornolò: Locomotive elettriche FS , Ermanno Albertelli Editore, 1983, pp 71-72.
8. ↑ hpe: Bridge collapse with consequences . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International 10/2018, p. 533.
9. ^ In: Eisenbahn-Revue International 11/2018, p. 592.