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Varallo Sesia railway station

Coordinates: 45°48′51″N 08°15′33″E / 45.81417°N 8.25917°E / 45.81417; 8.25917
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Varallo Sesia
The passenger building.
The passenger building.
General information
LocationPiazza Marconi, 9
13019 Varallo Sesia VC
Varallo Sesia, Vercelli, Piedmont
Italy
Coordinates45°48′51″N 08°15′33″E / 45.81417°N 8.25917°E / 45.81417; 8.25917
Operated byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)Novara–Varallo
Distance54.095 km (33.613 mi) from Novara
Platforms2
Train operatorsTrenitalia
Connections
  • Suburban buses
  • Cableway
Other information
ClassificationBronze
History
Opened12 April 1886; 138 years ago (1886-04-12)
Location
Varallo Sesia is located in Piedmont
Varallo Sesia
Varallo Sesia
Location in Piedmont
Varallo Sesia is located in Northern Italy
Varallo Sesia
Varallo Sesia
Location in Northern Italy
Varallo Sesia is located in Italy
Varallo Sesia
Varallo Sesia
Location in Italy

Varallo Sesia railway station (Italian: Stazione di Varallo Sesia) is the train station serving the comune of Varallo Sesia, in the Piedmont region, northwestern Italy. It is the junction terminus of the Novara–Varallo.

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 ordinary passengers service has been suspended on 15 September 2014 by decision of the Piedmont Region.[2] 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

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The station was opened on 12 April 1886, upon the inauguration the fourth-last part of the Novara–Varallo railway, from Borgosesia to Varallo Sesia.[3]

Features

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Two tracks of which are equipped with platforms.

Train services

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The station is served by the following services:

  • Historic train (Treno storico) Novara - Varallo Sesia

See also

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References

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Media related to Varallo Sesia railway station at Wikimedia Commons