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Pavia–Alessandria railway

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Pavia–Alessandria railway
Overview
Statusin use
OwnerRFI
Line number13
LocaleLombardy and Piedmont, Italy
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Trenord
History
Opened1862 (1862)
Technical
Line length63 km (39 mi)
Number of tracks1 (Pavia–Torreberetti)
2 (Torreberetti–Alessandria)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC (Torreberetti–Alessandria)
Operating speed135 km/h (84 mph)
Route map

km
43.059
Pavia
76 m
from Cava Manara (until 1916)[1]
35.560
Cava-Carbonara
82 m
33.424
Sairano
31.992
Sairano-Zinasco
84 m
29.291
Zinasco Nuovo
82 m
26.067
Pieve Albignola
85 m
21.614
Sannazzaro
86 m
18.073
Ferrera Lomellina
89 m
12.715
Lomello
91 m
7.583
Mede
94 m
Castellaro
until 2003 [2]
91 m
0.000
18.618
Torreberetti
94 m
12.392
Valenza
112 m
Valenza (2330 m)
6.572
Valmadonna
117 m
0.000
88.522
90.075
Alessandria
96 m
km
Source: Italian railway atlas[3]

The Pavia–Alessandria railway is a railway line in Italy.

History

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The line was opened in 1862. Between Torreberetti and Alessandria it uses the Novara–Alessandria railway, opened in 1854.[4]

See also

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Ferrovie dello Stato, Ordine di Servizio n. 173, 1916
  2. ^ Impianti FS. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 257 (March 2004), p. 6.
  3. ^ Railway Atlas 2017, pp. 32, 33, 121.
  4. ^ Prospetto cronologico 1926.

Sources

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  • RFI, ed. (December 2003). Fascicolo Linea 13 (in Italian). Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.
  • Tuzza, Alessandro, ed. (1927). "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926" (in Italian). Ufficio Centrale di Statistica delle Ferrovie dello Stato/Trenidicarta.it. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  • Atlante ferroviario d'Italia e Slovenia [Railway atlas of Italy and Slovenia]. Schweers + Wall. 2010. ISBN 978-3-89494-129-1.
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