Cossato railway station (Italian: Stazione di Cossato) is the train station serving the town and comune of Cossato, in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. It is the junction of the Biella–Novara.
Cossato | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Via Pajetta, 12 13836 Cossato BI Cossato, Biella, Piedmont Italy | ||||
Coordinates | 45°33′51″N 08°10′33″E / 45.56417°N 8.17583°E | ||||
Operated by | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana | ||||
Line(s) | Biella–Novara | ||||
Distance | 40.347 km (25.070 mi) from Novara | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||
Train operators | Trenitalia | ||||
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Other information | |||||
Classification | Bronze | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 18 May 1939 | ||||
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The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), the passenger building is managed by comune and the 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
editThe station was opened along with the rest of the line from 18 May 1939, becoming however operation only since 20 July 1940[1] because of the need to complete several systems[2] and the absence of the rolling stock.[3]
From 21 January 1961, in advance to the end of the concession to the "Società Ferrovia Biella-Novara (SFBN)" company, the management of the railway line passed to the state and the exercise of the stations was assumed by Ferrovie dello Stato.[4]
In the year 2000, the plant management passed to Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, which is classified in the category "Bronze".[5]
Features
editThree tracks of which are equipped with platforms.
Train services
editThe station is served by the following service(s):
- Regional services (Treno regionale) Biella San Paolo - Novara
Gallery
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The station in an epoch postcard
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Luigi Ballatore, Storia delle ferrovie in Piemonte, Il Punto, Torino, 2002, pp 165-166. ISBN 978-88-88552-00-2.
- ^ FENIT 1946 1996, Roma, Ed. FENIT, 1996.
- ^ Nico Molino, 7 automotrici da Biella a Novara, in Italian: I Treni Oggi, n. 48, marzo 1985, pp. 18-24.
- ^ Ordine di Servizio n. 1 del 1961
- ^ "Stazioni del Piemonte" (in Italian). www.rfi.it. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
External links
editMedia related to Cossato railway station at Wikimedia Commons