Terpene

Piacenza–Cremona railway
Overview
Statusin use for freight trains
LocaleItaly
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
History
Opened1933 (1933)
Technical
Line length31 km (19 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
Route map

km
0.000
Piacenza
4.595
2° Bivio Piacenza Est
to the HSR
6.980
Borghetto San Lazzaro
(1940[1]–1985[2])
13.471
Caorso
20.878
Monticelli d'Ongina
(since 1936)
24.896
6.087
Castelvetro
0.000
Cremona
km
Source: Italian railway atlas[3]

The Piacenza–Cremona railway is a railway line in Italy.

On 12 December 2013 passenger service on the line was terminated, and was substituted by 2 buses for the connection between Piacenza and Cremona. Since then, the line is only used by freight trains.

See also

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Ordine di Servizio n. 156 - 1940
  2. ^ Notizie flash. In: ″I Treni Oggi″ Nr. 50 (May 1985), p. 9.
  3. ^ Railway Atlas 2017, pp. 34, 35, 141.

Sources

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  • RFI, ed. (December 2003). Fascicolo Linea 30 (Piacenza–Cremona) (in Italian). Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.
  • Atlante ferroviario d'Italia e Slovenia [Railway atlas of Italy and Slovenia]. Schweers + Wall. 2010. ISBN 978-3-89494-129-1.

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