Chivasso–Ivrea–Aosta railway

The Chivasso–Ivrea–Aosta railway is a railway line that links the regions of Piedmont and Aosta Valley in Italy. It was inaugurated from 1858 to 1886.[1] The railway was operated by the Italian Armys Railway Engineer Regiment from 1915 to 1943 and 1949 to 2001.

Chivasso–Ivrea–Aosta railway
The railway bridge over the river Dora Baltea
Overview
TypeHeavy rail
Statusin use
LocaleItaly
TerminiChivasso railway station
Aosta railway station
Stations11 station, 3 stops
Operation
Opened5 July 1886 (1886-07-05)
OwnerRFI
Operator(s)Trenitalia
Technical
Line length100 km (62 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
Legend
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from Asti
from Casale Monferrato and Milan
 0.000 Chivasso
since 1856
 184 m
Milan-Turin Autostrada
 5.225 Montanaro
 210 m
 10.592 Rodallo
 250 m
 13.922 Caluso
 291 m
Caluso tunnel
 (250 m)
 17.423 Candia Canavese
 263 m
 20.153 Mercenasco
 241 m
 23.383 Strambino
 237 m
32.431 Ivrea
end electrification
 248 m
Ivrea tunnel
 35.942 Montalto Dora
 38.684 Borgofranco
 259 m
Tunnel
92.492 Settimo-Tavagnasco
 Quincinetto
† 2009
48.613 Pont-Saint-Martin
 305 m
51.204 Donnas
 323 m
54.110 Hône-Bard
 340 m
60.782 Verrès
 361 m
66.641 Montjovet
Saint-Vincent
74.051 Châtillon-Saint-Vincent
 452 m
79.154 Chambave
 478 m
86.171 Nus
 512 m
Saint-Marcel
† 2003
 361 m
90.748 Quart
 551 m
98.619 Aosta
 574 m
from Pré-Saint-Didier

See also

References
  1. Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926 Archived June 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

Bibliography
  • RFI - Fascicolo Linea 5

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