Cossato railway station
Cossato | |
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 The passenger building. | |
| 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 |
| Connections |
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| Other information | |
| Classification | Bronze |
| History | |
| Opened | 18 May 1939 |
| Location | |
  Cossato Location in Piedmont  Cossato Location in Northern Italy  Cossato Location in Italy | |
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.
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[edit]
The 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[edit]
Three tracks of which are equipped with platforms.
Train services[edit]
The station is served by the following service(s):
- Regional services (Treno regionale) Biella San Paolo - Novara
Gallery[edit]
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The station in an epoch postcard
See also[edit]
- History of rail transport in Italy
- List of railway stations in Piedmont
- Rail transport in Italy
- Railway stations in Italy
References[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[edit]
Media related to Cossato railway station at Wikimedia Commons
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