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.
History The railway was opened from 1848 to 1954.
Tract InaugurationTurin–Trofarello24 September 1848Trofarello–Savigliano16 March 1853Savigliano–Fossano15 December 1853Ceva–Savona (for Ferrania)28 September 1874San Giuseppe di Cairo–AltareDell'Amico, op. cit., p. 2214 November 1923Fossano–Ceva28 October 1933Altare–Savona7 February 1954
See also List of railway lines in Italy
References
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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