Brandizzo railway station
Railway station in Italy
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Brandizzo railway station (Italian: Stazione di Brandizzo) serves the town and comune of Brandizzo, in the Piedmont region, of northwestern Italy.[1]
Brandizzo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont
Italy
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| Location | Piazza Stazione 1, Brandizzo Brandizzo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont Italy | ||||
| Coordinates | 45.1788°N 7.8412°E | ||||
| Owner | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana | ||||
| Operator | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana | ||||
| Line | Turin – Milan | ||||
Train operators | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana | ||||
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History
The station was activated in 1856, as part of the first section of the Turin-Novara line.[2]
Since 2012 it has been on the SFM2 line of the Turin metropolitan railway service.[3] Trains on this line pass through Turin city centre.
Soon after midnight on 31 August 2023, an empty passenger train being used to transport wagons between stations ran over a team of track maintenance workers. The impact killed five people, while two others were taken to the hospital despite being unharmed.[4][5]
Structures and plants
The station consists of two through platforms.
Services
Exchanges
Near the station there are stops for various lines of the extra-urban bus network.
