Vercelli railway station

Coordinates: 45°19′47″N 08°24′59″E / 45.32972°N 8.41639°E / 45.32972; 8.41639
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Vercelli
The passenger building.
General information
Coordinates45°19′47″N 08°24′59″E / 45.32972°N 8.41639°E / 45.32972; 8.41639
Operated byTrenitalia
Managed byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Centostazioni
Line(s)Turin–Milan
Vercelli–Valenza
Vercelli–Pavia
Distance77.054 km (47.879 mi)
from Torino Porta Nuova
Other information
ClassificationGold
History
Opened20 October 1856 (1856-10-20)
Services
ticketspedestrian underpasscash machineWCtaxi standpublic transportationbike rentals

Vercelli railway station (Italian: Stazione di Vercelli) is the main station serving the city and comune of Vercelli, in the Piedmont region, northwestern Italy. Opened in 1856, it forms part of the Turin–Milan railway, and is also a junction station for two other lines, to Valenza and Pavia, respectively.

The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Train services are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

Location

Vercelli railway station is situated at Piazza Roma, at the northwestern edge of the city centre.

History

The station was opened on 20 October 1856, upon the opening of the Torino Porta Susa–Novara section of the Turin–Milan railway.[1]

Features

The passenger building is made up of three components: the central part has two levels and a large lobby consisting of five arches. The single storey lateral wings spread symmetrically from the central part, and are smaller. The building is made of brick. It is painted grey at ground floor level, and a rose colour above that level.

Passenger and train movements

The station has around 3.5 million passenger movements each year.[2] There are about 138 trains per day.

The trains stopping at Vercelli are InterCity and regional trains. Their main destinations are Novara, Turin and Casale Monferrato.

See also

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References

  1. ^ Alessandro Tuzza; et al. "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926". Trenidicarta.it. Alessandro Tuzza. Retrieved 16 December 2010. {{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help); External link in |work= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help) Template:It icon
  2. ^ "Flussi Annui nelle 103 Stazioni". Centostazioni website. Centostazioni. Retrieved 13 December 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help) Template:It icon

External links

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This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at December 2010.

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