The works for the construction of the railway began on 16 January 1856: the initial project included the section between Alessandria and Stradella, as well as a branch from Tortona to Novi Ligure.[3] In June 1858 a decree was approved by the Chamber for the Facilitazione per l'unione della Società della ferrovia da Alessandria e Novi a Stradella con quella di Piacenza (Facilitation of the union of the railway company from Alessandria and Novi to Stradella with that of Piacenza)[4] In 1859, the territory of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza were incorporated into the United Provinces of Central Italy and subsequently annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia as a result of the plebiscite of 12 March 1860. Following the annexation, the railway was extended to Piacenza.
The first section, between Alessandria and Casteggio was opened on 25 January 1858. The section was opened to Stradella in the following July, while the Piacenza sections of the line were opened between 1859 and 1860, the last of which, between the bridge over the Trebbia river and Piacenza, was opened to traffic on 19 January 1860.[5]
Starting from 1 July 1905, under law no.137 of 22 April 1905, the operation of the railway line was taken over by the Italian state, through the newly established Azienda autonoma per l'esercizio delle Ferrovie Italiane (Ferrovie dello Stato), under the control of the Ministry of Public Works.
A crash occurred at Voghera on the night of 31 May 1962, when a freight train from Milan hit the end of a passenger train that was stationary on platform 3 and about to leave for Genoa. 64 people lost their lives, and 40 were seriously injured, 4 of whom later died in hospital bringing the death toll to 64.[6]
Characteristics
The railway has a gauge of 1435 mm. It is electrified at 3000V, and it can bear a weight of 22.5 tons per axis.[2]
^ abLinea ferroviaria Voghera - Piacenza (tratta lombarda) 2015-11-21 at the Wayback Machine trail.unioncamerelombardia.it
^"Museo ferroviario di Bussoleno" (PDF) (in Italian). Province of Turin.it. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
^"Facilitazione per l'unione della Società della ferrovia da Alessandria e Novi a Stradella con quella di Piacenza" (in Italian). Parliament of Italy. 8 June 1858. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
^. Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). 7 January 2004. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
Sources
RFI, ed. (December 2003). Fascicolo Linea 33 (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 21 August 2018.
Atlante ferroviario d'Italia e Slovenia [Railway atlas of Italy and Slovenia]. Schweers + Wall. 2010. ISBN978-3-89494-129-1.
April 11, 2023
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The Alessandria Piacenza railway is a railway located in northern Italy connecting the regions of Emilia Romagna Lombardy and Piedmont The railway is 96 kilometres 60 mi long and it is managed by RFI 2 It links the rail hub of Alessandria with that of Piacenza passing through the cities of Tortona Voghera and Stradella Alessandria Piacenza railwayMap of the railwayOverviewNative nameFerrovia Alessandria PiacenzaStatusOperationalLine number33ServiceOperator s Rete Ferroviaria ItalianaHistoryCommenced16 January 1856Opened25 January 1858Completed1860TechnicalTrack gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in Electrification3 kV direct currentRoute mapLegendkm elevfrom Turin and from Novara0 000 Alessandriato Cavallermaggiore San Giuseppe di Cairo and OvadaBormidato Genoa7 568 Spinetta13 776 San Giuliano Piemontefrom Novi Ligure20 090 ex Tortona junctionA7 E62tramway from Sale closed 1933 Scriviafrom Genoa21 915 Tortonalink to S A Tramvie a Vaporedella Provincia di Alessandriatramway to Monleale closed 1934 andline to Castelnuovo Scrivia closed 1933 30 663 PontecuroneCuronePiemonteLombardy border38 118 Voghera FAA Voghera RFI FS FAA linkto MilanStafforaFAA line to Varzi closed 1966 Coppa47 604 Casteggio52 366 Santa Giulettafrom Pavia59 495 Broni63 290 StradellaVersa67 987 Arena PoLombardyEmilia Romagna border74 635 Castel San Giovanni78 998 SarmatoTidone83 603 Rottofreno88 121 San NicoloTrebbiafrom Milan96 513 Piacenza SIFT Piacenza RFI FS SIFT linkSIFT line from Bettola closed 1967 to Cremonato BolognakmSource Italian railway atlas 1 This diagram viewtalkeditBridge over the Trebbia Contents 1 History 2 Characteristics 3 References 3 1 Footnotes 3 2 SourcesHistory EditThe works for the construction of the railway began on 16 January 1856 the initial project included the section between Alessandria and Stradella as well as a branch from Tortona to Novi Ligure 3 In June 1858 a decree was approved by the Chamber for the Facilitazione per l unione della Societa della ferrovia da Alessandria e Novi a Stradella con quella di Piacenza Facilitation of the union of the railway company from Alessandria and Novi to Stradella with that of Piacenza 4 In 1859 the territory of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza were incorporated into the United Provinces of Central Italy and subsequently annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia as a result of the plebiscite of 12 March 1860 Following the annexation the railway was extended to Piacenza Section Opened 5 Alessandria Casteggio 25 January 1858Casteggio Stradella 22 July 1858Stradella Castel San Giovanni 5 September 1859Castel San Giovanni San Nicolo 20 October 1859San Nicolo ponte Trebbia 20 November 1859ponte Trebbia Piacenza 19 January 1860The first section between Alessandria and Casteggio was opened on 25 January 1858 The section was opened to Stradella in the following July while the Piacenza sections of the line were opened between 1859 and 1860 the last of which between the bridge over the Trebbia river and Piacenza was opened to traffic on 19 January 1860 5 Starting from 1 July 1905 under law no 137 of 22 April 1905 the operation of the railway line was taken over by the Italian state through the newly established Azienda autonoma per l esercizio delle Ferrovie Italiane Ferrovie dello Stato under the control of the Ministry of Public Works A crash occurred at Voghera on the night of 31 May 1962 when a freight train from Milan hit the end of a passenger train that was stationary on platform 3 and about to leave for Genoa 64 people lost their lives and 40 were seriously injured 4 of whom later died in hospital bringing the death toll to 64 6 Characteristics EditThe railway has a gauge of 1435 mm It is electrified at 3000V and it can bear a weight of 22 5 tons per axis 2 References EditFootnotes Edit Railway Atlas 2017 pp 32 34 121 141 a b Linea ferroviaria Voghera Piacenza tratta lombarda Archived 2015 11 21 at the Wayback Machine trail unioncamerelombardia it Museo ferroviario di Bussoleno PDF in Italian Province of Turin it Retrieved 26 August 2020 Facilitazione per l unione della Societa della ferrovia da Alessandria e Novi a Stradella con quella di Piacenza in Italian Parliament of Italy 8 June 1858 Retrieved 26 August 2020 a b Prospetto cronologico 1926 Tragedia sui binari Il Sole 24 Ore in Italian 7 January 2004 Archived from the original on 4 July 2009 Retrieved 26 August 2020 Sources Edit RFI ed December 2003 Fascicolo Linea 33 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 21 August 2018 Atlante ferroviario d Italia e Slovenia Railway atlas of Italy and Slovenia Schweers Wall 2010 ISBN 978 3 89494 129 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alessandria Piacenza railway amp oldid 1094155639, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
