Santhià–Arona railway
Overview
Statusno traffic
OwnerRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Termini
Stations8 station
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Trenitalia
History
Opened18 May 1906 (1906-05-18)
Technical
Line length65 km (40 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
km
elev
from Turin
0.000
 Santhià
since 1856
181 m
to Milan and Biella
5.128
 Carisio
† 2003
178 m
Elvo stream
Turin–Milan HSL
 Milan-Turin Autostrada
Cervo stream
13.854
 Buronzo
179 m
 from Biella
22.121
 Rovasenda since 1939 / Rovasenda Alta
225 m
to Novara
31.230
 Gattinara
263 m
from Varallo
34.393
 Romagnano Sesia
since 1883
266 m
to Novara
44.897
 Cureggio
296 m
Agogna stream
from Novara
48.395
 Borgomanero
since 1864
311 m
to Domodossola
51+279
start Gattico tunnel (3308 m)
 Genoa-Gravellona Toce Autostrada
54+587
end Gattico tunnel
57.588
 Comignago
261 m
from Novara
 Dormelletto Paese
since 1935
from Milan
26.724
 Arona
since 1905
393 m
to Domodossola
km
Source: Italian railway atlas[1]

The Santhià–Arona railway is a railway line in Piedmont, Italy. It was inaugurated from 1905 to 1906.[2]

Suspension and reopening

The service on the railway was suspended from 17 June 2012, by decision of the Piedmont Region.[3] At the time of its closure, the line was served by sixteen trains per day on weekdays and six on weekends, with an average use of fifty passengers per train.[4]

At a meeting in September 2019, a representative of the regional council declared that reopening the line was not financially viable, costing 3.4 million euros more than a bus replacement service.[4] In response, an association for the Turin-Switzerland line stated that the council's decisions, while correct from an accounting perspective, threatened the socioeconomic development of the region.[5]

In January 2022, it was reported that the regional government was prioritising the reopening of the line in talks with FS.[6] In November 2022, it was announced that the line would be reopened by 2024-25, following a campaign by Alberto Gusmeroli, a deputy for the Piedmont 2 constituency.[7][8]

Stations

Santhià

Opened in 1856, Santhià railway station sits at the junction of the Turin–Milan, Santhià–Biella and Santhià–Arona railway lines.

Carisio

Buronzo

Rovasenda Alta

Rovasenda Alta railway station interchanges with the Biella–Novara railway through the nearby Rovasenda railway station.

Gattinara

Romagnano Sesia

Romagnano Sesia railway station interchanges with the Novara–Varallo railway.

Cureggio

Borgomanero

Comignago

Arona

Arona railway station sits at the junction of the Domodossola–Milan, Arona–Novara and Santhià–Arona railway lines.

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Railway Atlas 2017, pp. 19, 20, 126.
  2. ↑ Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926
  3. ↑ Silvia Adorno, Chiusure in Piemonte, in "I Treni" n. 351 (settembre 2012), pp. 14-19
  4. 1 2 Pria, Matteo (2019-09-03). "Arona-Santhià, la Regione ora apre uno spiraglio". Notizia Oggi Borgosesia (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  5. ↑ Tonco, Carlotta (2019-09-16). "Ferrovia Arona-Santhià su un binario morto: non riaprirà". Notizia Oggi Borgosesia (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  6. ↑ Giordani, Marcello (2022-01-17). "Riapertura della ferrovia Santhià-Arona: l'ipotesi torna sul tavolo della Regione". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  7. ↑ Pallotta, Veronica (2 December 2022). "Ferrovie: Riapre dopo dieci anni la Santhià - Arona". Ferrovie.Info (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  8. ↑ "Via libera per la riapertura della linea Santhià-Arona". Stampa Diocesana Novarese (in Italian). 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2023-01-12.

Sources

  • RFI, ed. (December 2003). Fascicolo Linea 14 (Santhià–Arona) (in Italian). Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.
  • 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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