Alessandria–Piacenza railway

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. It links the rail hub of Alessandria with that of Piacenza, passing through the cities of Tortona, Voghera, and Stradella.

Alessandria–Piacenza railway
Map of the railway
Overview
Native nameFerrovia Alessandria–Piacenza
StatusOperational
Line number33
Service
Operator(s)Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
History
Commenced16 January 1856
Opened25 January 1858
Completed1860
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification3 kV direct current
Route map

km
from Turin and from Novara
0.000
Alessandria
to Cavallermaggiore,
San Giuseppe di Cairo and Ovada
to Genoa
7.568
Spinetta
13.776
San Giuliano Piemonte
from Novi Ligure
20.090
ex Tortona junction
A7E62
tramway from Sale (closed 1933)
Scrivia
from Genoa
21.915
Tortona
link to S.A. Tramvie a Vapore
della Provincia di Alessandria
tramway to Monleale (closed 1934) and
line to Castelnuovo Scrivia (closed 1933)
30.663
Pontecurone
Piemonte
Lombardy
border
38.118
Voghera (FAA) / Voghera (RFI)
FS–FAA link
to Milan
Staffora
FAA line to Varzi (closed 1966)
Coppa
47.604
Casteggio
52.366
Santa Giuletta
from Pavia
59.495
Broni
63.290
Stradella
Versa
67.987
Arena Po
Lombardy
Emilia-Romagna
border
74.635
Castel San Giovanni
78.998
Sarmato
Tidone
83.603
Rottofreno
88.121
San Nicolò
Trebbia
from Milan
96.513
Piacenza (SIFT) / Piacenza (RFI)
FS–SIFT link
SIFT line from Bettola (closed 1967)
to Cremona
to Bologna
km
Source: Italian railway atlas
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