Milan–Genoa railway
| Milan–Genoa railway | |
|---|---|
 The bridge over the Po river at Bressana Bottarone | |
| Overview | |
| Status | in use |
| Owner | RFI |
| Line number | 32, 72, 73 |
| Locale | Italy |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| Operator(s) | Trenitalia |
| History | |
| Opened | 1862 |
| Technical | |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 3 kV DC |
The Genoa–Milan railway is a major Italian rail line, connecting the cities of Genoa and Milan. It is 157 km (98 mi) long and fully electrified at 3,000 V DC. Passenger traffic is managed by Trenitalia.
History
Unlike the Turin-Genoa line, the Milan-Genoa line was not built as a single project. Instead it developed from the joining of different lines by a shortcut. The first part of the line from Milan to Genoa is the section from Milano Rogoredo to Pavia, which was opened on 10 May 1862 as a branch off the line from Milano Centrale to Piacenza, opened on 14 November 1861. Earlier, on 25 January 1858, the Alessandria-Tortona-Voghera-Casteggio line opened to the public along with the connection between Tortona and Novi Ligure, providing good connections to the by now completed Turin-Genoa line. On 14 November 1867 the opening to traffic of the rail link from Pavia to Voghera completed the link between Milan and Genoa.
The section between Genoa and Novi Ligure over the Giovi Pass used by both the Turin-Genoa and the Milan-Genoa lines, however, was extremely difficult and therefore a new link between Arquata Scrivia and Tortona was built which was opened on 1 October 1916, completing the current form of the line, except for improvements made in Genoa and the deviation opened in 2007 between Milan Rogoredo and Locate Triulzi replacing the 1862 route.
| Track | Opened[4] | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Arquata Scrivia-Busalla | 10 February 1853 | Part of the Turin–Genoa line |
| Busalla–Genoa | 18 December 1853 | Part of the Turin–Genoa line |
| Voghera-Tortona | 25 January 1858 | Part of the Alessandria–Piacenza |
| Milan–Pavia | 10 May 1862 | |
| Pavia–Voghera | 15 November 1867 | Part of the Voghera–Pavia–Cremona–Brescia line |
| Tortona–Arquata Scrivia | 1 October 1916 | Replacing the original line via Novi |
High speed line
The Tortona–Genoa high-speed railway (also known as the "third Giovi pass") project has been under development to bypass the mountainous and more congested southern section of the line since 1991. As of August 2023, this line is forecast to open in 2026.[5]
See also
References
Footnotes
- ^ Impianti FS. In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 361 (July–August 2013), p. 8.
- ^ Ferrovie dello Stato, Ordine di Servizio n. 173, 1916
- ^ Railway Atlas 2017, pp. 21, 32–33, 45, 131, 133, 143.
- ^ Prospetto cronologico 1926.
- ^ "Terzo Valico - Nodo di Genova". www.fsitaliane.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
Sources
- RFI, ed. (December 2003). Fascicolo Linea 32 (Milano - Tortona) (in Italian). Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.}
- RFI, ed. (December 2003). Fascicolo Linea 72 (Arquata Scrivia - Genova) (in Italian). Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.
- RFI, ed. (December 2003). Fascicolo Linea 73 (Tortona - Arquata Scrivia) (in Italian). Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.
- Tuzza, Alessandro, ed. (1927). "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926" (in Italian). Ufficio Centrale di Statistica delle Ferrovie dello Stato/Trenidicarta.it. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- 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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