Garbagna Novarese railway station

Garbagna
regional rail
General information
LocationVia Guglielmo Marconi, 15 - 28070 - Garbagna Novarese
Province of Novara
Italy
Coordinates45°23′08″N 8°39′59″E / 45.38557°N 8.666303°E / 45.38557; 8.666303
Elevation130 m a.s.l.
Managed byRete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s)
Tracks2
Train operators
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Parkingavailable
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
ClassificationBronze
Websitehttps://www.rfi.it/it/stazioni/garbagna.html
History
Opened1884 (1884)
Location
Railway station is located in Garbagna Novarese
Railway station
Railway station
Location within the municipal territory

Garbagna Novarese railway station is a railway stop on the Novara-Alessandria line, between Novara and Vespolate stations. It serves the village of Garbagna Novarese.[1]

History

19th century

The Novara-Alessandria railway line reached Garbagna Novarese in 1851, when it was crossed by a simple level crossing near the Oratorio di Santa Maria.[2]

Only in 1862 the municipal administration requested a railway station from the railway management authority.[2] The station was opened on November 24, 1884.[3]

The current sources do not report the construction date of the station; it is generally referred to as a railway stop until 1894.[4]

The presence of a roadman's house is documented since 1896.[5]

20th century

The station in the first half of the 20th century

The station was temporarily equipped with a telegraph during the works to double the track on the Novara-Mortara section, between 1907 and 2 April 1909.[6]

The first document that explicitly mentions station and passenger building is a 1948 plan, available in the Fondazione FS Italiane archives. According to the plan, the building had entrances on the short sides and was not equipped with a canopy or balcony. This description was valid at least until 1955.[2][7] After the expansion works, the surface area reached 70 m2, together with 55 m2 of the apartment.[8]

21st century

In 2015/2016 it was the only unstaffed station (i.e. fully operational, but without staff[9]) on the Novara-Alessandria line.[8]

In February 2022, the redevelopment works on the structure began. They included the construction of a pedestrian overpass — to eliminate the need to cross the tracks at ground level —, the expansion of sidewalks and parking area and the related lighting, all at the expense of Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.[10][11] The pedestrian overpass was activated on September 1, 2024.[12]

References

  1. ^ Rete Ferroviaria Italiana 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Lino Cassani; Ernesto Colli (1948). Memorie storiche di Garbagna Novarese [Historical memories of Garbagna Novarese] (in Italian). Novara: Tip. Pietro Riva & C. pp. 140–146. Retrieved July 17, 2021 – via Foto Emilio Alzati.
  3. ^ "Servizio italiano - III - Ferrovie Alta Italia" [Italian Service - III - Northern Italy Railways]. Bollettino dei trasporti e dei viaggi in ferrovia [Rail transport and travel bulletin] (in Italian). 1884. p. 187. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Linea Alessandria-Arona - Tavola 8" [Alessandria-Arona Line - Table 8]. Album dei Piani Generali delle stazioni, fermate, cave, cantieri, officine e diramazioni a Stabilimenti privati alla data 1º gennaio 1894 [Album of the General Plans of stations, stops, quarries, construction sites, workshops and branches of private establishments as of 1 January 1894] (in Italian). Milano: Tip. Lit. Direz. Gen. Ferr. Mediterraneo. 1895. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Bibliografia Ferroviaria Italiana.
  5. ^ Ministero dell'istruzione pubblica (August 13, 1896). "Viaggi a prezzo ridotto degl'impiegati" [Discounted travel for employees]. Bollettino Ufficiale del Ministero dell'istruzione Pubblica (in Italian). 2 (33). Rome: 1345.
  6. ^ Ferrovie dello Stato (March 25, 1909). "Ordine di Servizio N. 87 - Attivazione del doppio binario sul tratto Mortara-Novara della linea Alessandria-Arona" [Service Order No. 87 - Activation of double track on the Mortara-Novara section of the Alessandria-Arona line]. Bollettino Ufficiale delle Ferrovie Dello Stato (in Italian) (12). Rome: L. Cecchini: 226. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Unità archivistica 0884: Stazione di Garbagna" [Archival unit 0884: Garbagna Station]. Archivio Fondazione FS Italiane (in Italian). 1955. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Il quadro delle stazioni impresenziate nelle Regioni Piemonte e Valle d'Aosta" [A snapshot of unstaffed stations in the Piedmont and Aosta Valley regions] (PDF). Ediltecnico (in Italian). January 1, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "Stazioni ad uso sociale" [Stations for social use]. Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Inizio lavori di riqualificazione della Stazione Ferroviaria" [Redevelopment work begins at the railway station]. Comune di Garbagna Novarese (in Italian). January 28, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  11. ^ Elena Mittino (February 7, 2022). "Più sicurezza e struttura più moderna: a Garbagna il sovrappasso pedonale in stazione" [Greater safety and a more modern structure: the pedestrian overpass at Garbagna station]. La voce - Novara e laghi (in Italian). Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  12. ^ Attilio di Iorio (October 1, 2024). "Sulla rete RFI" [On the RFI network]. TuttoTreno (in Italian) (398). Abano Terme: Duegi Srl: 14.

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