Santhià railway station

Santhià
Santhià
	The passenger building.
Location	Piazza Verdi, 5; 13900 Santhià VC; Santhià, Vercelli, Piedmont; Italy
Coordinates	45°21′50″N 08°10′48″E
Operated by	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)	Turin–Milan; Santhià–Biella; Santhià–Arona
Distance	57.933 km (35.998 mi) from Torino Porta Nuova; 0.000 km (0 mi) from Biella San Paolo; 0.000 km (0 mi) from Arona
Platforms	5
Train operators	Trenitalia
Connections	Suburban buses;
Other information
Classification	Silver
History
Opened	1856
Location
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Santhià railway station (Italian: Stazione di Santhià) is the main station serving the comune of Santhià, in the Piedmont region, northwestern Italy. It is the junction of the Turin–Milan, Santhià–Biella and Santhià–Arona railways.

The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). Train services are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

History

The station was opened from 1856, with Turin–Milan railway.[1]

Features

Five tracks of which are equipped with platforms, pass through the station.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

Express services (Regionale Veloce) Turin - Chivasso – Vercelli – Novara – Milan
Regional services (Treno regionale) Chivasso - Vercelli - Novara
Regional services (Treno regionale) Santhià - Biella San Paolo

Preceding station	Trenitalia	Following station
Chivasso toward Torino Porta Nuova	Treno regionale	Vercelli toward Milano Centrale
Tronzano toward Chivasso	Treno regionale	San Germano Vercellese toward Novara
Terminus	Treno regionale	Salussola toward Biella San Paolo

Bus services

Since 17 June 2012 the train service to Arona has been suspended and replaced by a bus service.

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References

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

External links

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