The Ferrovia Torino-Ceres (also known as Torino-
Valli di Lanzo
The Lanzo Valleys (in Italian ''Valli di Lanzo'', in Piedmontese ''Valade ëd Lans'') is a group of valleys in the north-west of Piedmont in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy.
Etymology
The valleys take their name from the city of Lanzo, whic ...
) is a commuter railroad in the
Metropolitan City of Turin
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(
northern Italy
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) which is currently managed by the
Gruppo Torinese Trasporti
The Gruppo Torinese Trasporti (GTT) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the provinces of Alessandria, Cuneo, Asti and the Metropolitan City of Turin. It was created in 2003 from the merge of ATM (''Azien ...
(GTT).
A first stretch of the railway, reaching
Venaria Reale
Venaria Reale ( pms, La Venerìa) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin.
Venaria Reale borders the municipalities of Robassomero, Caselle Torinese, Druent ...
, was inaugurated in 1868. In 1869 the rails reached
Cirié
Cirié (; pms, italic=yes, Ciriè or ''Siriè'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin.
Cirié borders the following municipalities: Nole, San Carlo Can ...
, for a total of 21.243 km and five stations. In 1916 it arrived to
Ceres
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* Ceres (dwarf planet), the largest asteroid
* Ceres (mythology), the Roman goddess of agriculture
Ceres may also refer to:
Places
Brazil
* Ceres, Goiás, Brazil
* Ceres Microregion, in north-central Goiás ...
, for a total length of some 44 km. In 1920 it was electrified at 4,000 V
direct current
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.
The current service starts from
Torino Dora station in
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...
, although a significant project is in the pipeline for the next years. In order to improve the interchange network among the major railway lines, GTT has established to connect the Turin-Ceres railway to the
Turin-Milan railway in the near future. The two railways will link to each other in
Torino Rebaudengo Fossata station, still in Turin territory, and the Torino Dora station will be discontinued (at least as part of the Ferrovia Torino-Ceres).
A through station linked to
Turin International Airport
Turin Airport ( it, Aeroporto di Torino) , also known as Turin-Caselle Airport (''Aeroporto di Torino-Caselle''), is an international airport located at Caselle Torinese, north-northwest of the city of Turin, in the Metropolitan City of Turin, ...
by escalators opened for the
2006 Winter Olympic Games
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and represents the first rail connection between Turin and its airport.
See also
*
Turin metropolitan railway service
Railway lines in Piedmont
Railway lines opened in 1868
1868 establishments in Italy
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