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Santhià–Arona railway
Santhià–Arona railway
Overview
Status	no traffic
Owner	Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Termini	Santhià railway station; Arona railway station;
Stations	8 station
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	Trenitalia
History
Opened	18 May 1906
Technical
Line length	65 km (40 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	54+587
	Genoa-Gravellona Toce Autostrada
	end Gattico tunnel
	Source: Italian railway atlas
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The Santhià–Arona railway is a railway line in Piedmont, Italy. It was inaugurated from 1905 to 1906.^[2]

Suspension and reopening

The service on the railway was suspended from 17 June 2012, by decision of the Piedmont Region.^[3] At the time of its closure, the line was served by sixteen trains per day on weekdays and six on weekends, with an average use of fifty passengers per train.^[4]

At a meeting in September 2019, a representative of the regional council declared that reopening the line was not financially viable, costing 3.4 million euros more than a bus replacement service.^[4] In response, an association for the Turin-Switzerland line stated that the council's decisions, while correct from an accounting perspective, threatened the socioeconomic development of the region.^[5]

In January 2022, it was reported that the regional government was prioritising the reopening of the line in talks with FS.^[6] In November 2022, it was announced that the line would be reopened by 2024-25, following a campaign by Alberto Gusmeroli, a deputy for the Piedmont 2 constituency.^[7]^[8]

Stations

Santhià

Opened in 1856, Santhià railway station sits at the junction of the Turin–Milan, Santhià–Biella and Santhià–Arona railway lines.

Carisio

Buronzo

Rovasenda Alta

Rovasenda Alta railway station interchanges with the Biella–Novara railway through the nearby Rovasenda railway station.

Gattinara

Romagnano Sesia

Romagnano Sesia railway station interchanges with the Novara–Varallo railway.

Cureggio

Borgomanero

Comignago

Arona

Arona railway station sits at the junction of the Domodossola–Milan, Arona–Novara and Santhià–Arona railway lines.

References

Footnotes

^ Railway Atlas 2017, pp. 19, 20, 126.
^ Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926
^ Silvia Adorno, Chiusure in Piemonte, in "I Treni" n. 351 (settembre 2012), pp. 14-19
^ ^a ^b Pria, Matteo (2019-09-03). "Arona-Santhià, la Regione ora apre uno spiraglio". Notizia Oggi Borgosesia (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
^ Tonco, Carlotta (2019-09-16). "Ferrovia Arona-Santhià su un binario morto: non riaprirà". Notizia Oggi Borgosesia (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
^ Giordani, Marcello (2022-01-17). "Riapertura della ferrovia Santhià-Arona: l'ipotesi torna sul tavolo della Regione". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
^ Pallotta, Veronica (2 December 2022). "Ferrovie: Riapre dopo dieci anni la Santhià - Arona". Ferrovie.Info (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
^ "Via libera per la riapertura della linea Santhià-Arona". Stampa Diocesana Novarese (in Italian). 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2023-01-12.

Sources

RFI, ed. (December 2003). Fascicolo Linea 14 (Santhià–Arona) (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.