Turin–Fossano–Savona railway

Turin–Fossano–Savona railway
Overview
Statusin use
OwnerRFI
LocaleItaly
Termini
Stations17 station, 6 stops
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Trenitalia
History
Opened24 September 1848 (1848-09-24)
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+12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Route map

elev.
in m
km
elev (M)
or length (m)
in metres
Frejus railway
to Frejus
0.00
Torino Porta Nuova
 
4.318
Torino Lingotto
Torre Pellice–Pinerolo–Turin railway
to Pinerolo & Torre Pellice
A 6
Torino-Savona
8.010
Moncalieri
228 M
13.030
Trofarello
233 M
Turin–Genoa railway to Genoa &
& Trofarello–Chieri railway to Chieri
Santena-Tetti Giro
(
closed
2003
)
231 M
7.149
Villastellone
235 M
15.499
Carmagnola
240 M
Carmagnola–Bra railway
to Bra
24.579
Racconigi
258 M
Moretta–Cavallermaggiore railway
to Moretta (closed 1959)
31.628
Cavallermaggiore
282 M
38.384
Savigliano
311 M
Savigliano–Saluzzo–Cuneo railway
to Saluzzo
Genola
(
closed
2003
)
336 M
50.541
0.000
Fossano
355 M
Fossano–Cuneo railway
to Cuneo
5.978
Trinità-Bene Vagienna
374 M
12.893
Magliano-Crava-Morozzo
400 M
Cuneo–Mondovì railway
to Cuneo
18.985
Mondovì
414 M
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
Bra–Ceva railway
to Bra
(
closed
1994
)
38.156
45.260
Ceva
end of
double track
387
39.654
Sale Langhe
474 M
4,366 m
Belbo tunnel
37.272
32.907
31.680
Saliceto
423 M
28.659
Cengio
408 M
528 m
Cosseria tunnel
24.334
Cosseria
(
closed
2003
)
368 M
24.375
San Giuseppe di Cairo
343 M
Altare branch
Ferrania branch
Carcare
18.450
Bragno
395 M
Altare
18.329
16.283
Ferrania
361 M
1,451 m
Altare tunnel
17.884
16.433
15.805
13.496
Sella tunnel
2,309 m
188 M
(
closed
2009
)
Maschio
12.940
Sella
287 M
2,063 m
Santuario tunnel
6.592
1.529
5.664
Santuario
122 M
junction
1.493
0.000
closed 1977
Savona
1.107
Savona Letimbro
elev.
in m
km
elev (M)
or length (m)
in metres

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.