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. The railway was operated by the Italian Armys Ferrovieri Engineer Regiment from 1915 to 1943 and 1949 to 2001.

Chivasso–Ivrea–Aosta railway
The railway bridge over the river Dora Baltea
Overview
Status	in use
Owner	RFI
Line number	5
Locale	Italy
Termini	Chivasso railway station Aosta railway station
Stations	11 station, 3 stops
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	Trenitalia
History
Opened	5 July 1886 (1886-07-05)
Technical
Line length	100 km (62 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map km elev in m Chivasso–Asti railway to Asti Chivasso–Alessandria railway to Alessandria & Turin–Milan railway to Torino Porta Nuova 0.000 Chivasso 184 Turin–Milan railway to Torino Porta Nuova Turin–Milan high-speed railway A 4 Milan-Turin Autostrada 5.225 Montanaro 210 10.592 Rodallo 250 13.922 Caluso 291 Caluso tunnel (250 m) 17.423 Candia Canavese 263 20.153 Mercenasco 241 23.383 Strambino 237 Chiusella A 5 / E25 Ivrea- Santhià link 32.431 Ivrea end of electrification 248 Dora Baltea Ivrea tunnel 35.942 Montalto Dora 38.684 Borgofranco 259 Tunnel Dora Baltea 92.492 Settimo-Tavagnasco Quincinetto ( closed 2009 ) Dora Baltea Dora Baltea Piedmont Aosta Valley border 48.613 Pont-Saint-Martin 305 Lys 51.204 Donnas 323 Dora Baltea 54.110 Hône-Bard 340 Dora Baltea A 5 / E25 De VA 60.782 Verrès 361 Évançon Dora Baltea 66.641 Montjovet Dora Baltea A 5 / E25 A 5 / E25 Saint-Vincent A 5 / E25 74.051 Châtillon-Saint-Vincent 452 A 5 / E25 79.154 Chambave 478 Dora Baltea A 5 / E25 Dora Baltea Dora Baltea Dora Baltea A 5 / E25 86.171 Nus 512 Dora Baltea Saint-Marcel ( closed 2003 ) 361 Dora Baltea 90.748 Quart 551 Buthier 98.619 Aosta 574 Aosta–Pré-Saint-Didier railway to Pré-Saint-Didier Source: Italian railway atlas

See also

• List of railway lines in Italy

References

Sources

• RFI, ed. (December 2003). Fascicolo Linea 5 (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 22 August 2018.
• Atlante ferroviario d'Italia e Slovenia [Railway atlas of Italy and Slovenia]. Schweers + Wall. 2010. ISBN 978-3-89494-129-1.

External links

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