Piacenza–Cremona railway

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

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]

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.