Turin–Fossano–Savona railway

The Turin–Fossano–Savona railway is a major Italian railway that links the cities of Turin and Savona. The railway is double track up to Ceva, standard gauge and fully electrified at 3 kV DC. It connects the cities of Trofarello, Carmagnola, Cavallermaggiore, Savigliano, Fossano, Mondovì, Ceva and San Giuseppe di Cairo.

Turin–Fossano–Savona railway
Overview
Statusin use
OwnerRFI
LocaleItaly
Termini
Stations17 station, 6 stops
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Trenitalia
History
Opened14 November 1823 (1823-11-14)
7 February 1954 (1954-02-07)
Technical
Line length153 km (95 mi)
Number of tracks2 (Turin–Ceva)
1 (Ceva–Savona)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Route map
km
elev.
in m
Frejus railway
to Frejus
Turin–Milan railway
to Milan
0.00
 Torino Porta Nuova
4.318
 Torino Lingotto
Torre Pellice–Pinerolo–Turin railway
to Pinerolo & Torre Pellice
Autostrada A6 Italia.svg
A 6
Torino-Savona
Autostrada
Po River
8.010
 Moncalieri
228
13.030
 Trofarello
233
Turin–Genoa railway to Genoa &
& Trofarello–Chieri railway to Chieri
 Santena-Tetti Giro
(
closed
2003
)
231
7.149
 Villastellone
235
Autostrada A6 Italia.svg A 6
15.499
 Carmagnola
240
Carmagnola–Bra railway
to Bra
24.579
 Racconigi
258
Moretta–Cavallermaggiore railway
to Moretta (closed 1959)
31.628
 Cavallermaggiore
282
to Alessandria
38.384
 Savigliano
311
Savigliano–Saluzzo–Cuneo railway
to Saluzzo
Genola
(
closed
2003
)
336
50.541
0.000
 Fossano
355
Fossano–Cuneo railway
to Cuneo
Stura di Demonte River
5.978
 Trinità-Bene Vagienna
374
Autostrada A33 Italia.svg A 33
12.893
 Magliano-Crava-Morozzo
400
Cuneo–Mondovì railway
to Cuneo
18.985
 Mondovì
414
Bastia Mondovì–Mondovì railway
to Bastia Mondovì (closed 1986))
Mondovì tunnel (667 m)
(1,126 m) Pobbia tunnel
21.594
22.720
22.779
22.582
San Giovanni tunnel (2,804 m)
25.908
 Vicoforte-San Michele
454
30.426
 Lesegno
428
(1,297 m) Lesegno tunnel
32.398
33.695
30.426
 Lesegno Tanaro
408
Tanaro River
Bra–Ceva railway
to Bra
(
closed
1994
)
38.156
45.260
 Ceva
end of
double track
387
Ceva–Ormea railway
to Ormea
39.654
 Sale Langhe
474
(4,366 m) Belbo tunnel
37.272
32.907
31.680
 Saliceto
423
28.659
 Cengio
408
(528 m) Cosseria tunnel
24.334
 Cosseria
(
closed
2003
)
368
to Alessandria
elev.
in m
km
24.375
 San Giuseppe di Cairo
343
Altare branch
Ferrania branch
Carcare
18.450
 Bragno
395
 Altare
18.329
16.283
 Ferrania
361
(1,451 m) Altare tunnel
17.884
16.433
15.805
13.496
Sella tunnel (2,309 m)
188
(
closed
2009
)
Maschio
12.940
 Sella
287
(2,063 m) Santuario tunnel
6.592
1.529
5.664
 Santuario
122
junction
1.493
0.000
Genoa–Ventimiglia railway
to Genoa
(
closed
1977
)
Savona
1.107
Savona Letimbro
Genoa–Ventimiglia railway
to Ventimiglia
elev.
in m
km
km
elev.
in m

History

The railway was opened from 1829 to 1954.

Tract Inauguration
Torino–Trofarello 24 September 1848
Trofarello–Savigliano 16 March 1853
Savigliano–Fossano 15 December 1853
Ceva–Savona (for Ferrania) 28 September 1874
San Giuseppe di Cairo–Altare[1] 14 November 1923
Fossano–Ceva 28 October 1933
Altare–Savona 7 February 1954

See also

References
  1. Dell'Amico, op. cit., p. 22

Bibliography
  • RFI - Fascicolo Linea 8 (Torino–San Giuseppe di Cairo)
  • RFI - Fascicolo Linea 75 (San Giuseppe di Cairo–Savona)
  • Franco Dell'Amico, Due valichi per Savona, in "I Treni Oggi" n. 61 (giugno 1986), pp. 16–22.
  • Rebagliati Franco, Dell'Amico Franco, Siri Mario, I centoventi anni della linea ferroviaria Torino-Savona (1874-1994), Alzani Editore

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