Biella–Novara railway

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeOperating speed90 km/h (56 mph)

Route map

Legend

km		elev
	from Santhià
50.766	Biella San Paolo	393 m
	Biella tunnel
	Cervo stream
49.320	Biella Chiavazza	377 m
45.713	Vigliano-Candelo	314 m
	Quargnasca stream
40.347	Cossato	244 m
	Strona stream
	Ostola stream
	Masserano † 2003	224 m
	Rovasenda stream
	from Santhià
27.537	Rovasenda / Rovasenda Alta	221 m
	from Santhià
22.421	Ghislarengo	203 m
	Sesia river
18.977	Carpignano Sesia	201 m
	Genoa-Gravellona Toce Autostrada
16.957	Sillavengo
12.083	Casaleggio	173 m
6.881	Nibbia	201 m
	Milan-Turin Autostrada
	Turin–Milan high-speed railway
4.488	Agognate * 2023	157 m
3.700	Agognate crossing loop * 2023
	Agogna stream
	from Turin
	from Varallo Sesia / from Domodossola / from Arona
98.940	Novara	151 m
	from Alessandria / to Milan
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Source: Italian railway atlas

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The Biella–Novara railway is a regional railway line of Piedmont in Italy, that connects Biella to Novara railway node for Milan and Alessandria, serving some countries of the province of Vercelli and Novara.

History

The railway was inaugurated from 18 May 1939 with the presence of Benito Mussolini, becoming however operational 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 of 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 was assumed by Ferrovie dello Stato.^[4]

In the year 2000, the entire line management passed to Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.^[5]

References

^ 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, op. cit.
^ Ordine di Servizio n. 1 del 1961
^ "La rete oggi in: Piemonte" (in Italian). www.rfi.it. Retrieved 16 April 2016.