Garessio
Side station railway
Side station railway
General information
LocationViale Marro, 18
12075 Garessio CN
Garessio, Cuneo, Piedmont
Italy
Coordinates44°12′02″N 08°00′59″E / 44.20056°N 8.01639°E / 44.20056; 8.01639
Operated byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)Ceva–Ormea
Distance24.311 km (15.106 mi) from Ceva
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operatorsTrenitalia
Connections
  • Suburban buses
Other information
ClassificationBronze
History
Opened15 July 1890 (1890-07-15)
Location
Garessio is located in Piedmont
Garessio
Garessio
Location in Piedmont
Garessio is located in Northern Italy
Garessio
Garessio
Location in Northern Italy
Garessio is located in Italy
Garessio
Garessio
Location in Italy

Garessio railway station (Italian: Stazione di Garessio) is the train station serving the comune of Garessio, in the Piedmont region, northwestern Italy. It is the junction of the Ceva–Ormea.

The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the passenger building is managed by comune. The station is served only by historic trains, in the service of tourism, on planned dates.[1] The regular service has been suspended from 12 June 2012, by decision of the Piedmont Region.[2][3] Train services are operated by Fondazione FS and Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

History

The station was opened on 15 July 1890, upon the inauguration of the track from Priola to Garessio of the Ceva–Ormea railway.[4]

Features

Two tracks equipped with platform.

Train services

The station is served by the following services:

  • Historic train (Treno storico) Turin - Ceva - Ormea

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Torna a vivere la storica ferrovia Ceva-Ormea - La Stampa". lastampa.it. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  2. ↑ Silvia Adorno, Chiusure in Piemonte, in "I Treni" n. 351 (settembre 2012), pp. 14-19
  3. ↑ Redazionale (16 June 2012). "Servizio con autobus sulle ferrovie a bassa frequentazione". Piemonte Informa. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  4. ↑ "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926". trenidicarta.it. Archived from the original on 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2016-10-13.

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