Varallo Sesia railway station ( it, Stazione di Varallo Sesia) is the

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serving the ''

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'' of

Varallo Sesia Varallo Sesia (Piedmontese: ''Varal''), pronouciation (Vhuh-rahl-loh) commonly known as Varallo, is a ''comune'' and town in the province of Vercelli in the Piedmont region of Italy. It is situated in Valsesia, at above sea level and some north- ...

, in the

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, northwestern Italy. It is the

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terminus of the Novara–Varallo. The station is currently managed by

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(RFI). However, the passenger building is managed by

. The station is served only by historic trains, in the service of tourism, in planned dates. The service ordinary passengers has been suspended from 15 September 2014, by decision of the

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. Train services are operated by Fondazione FS and

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. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of

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(FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

History

The station was opened on 12 April 1886, upon the inauguration the fourth-last part of the Novara–Varallo railway, from Borgosesia to

.Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926
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Features

Two tracks of which are equipped with platforms.

Train services

The station is served by the following services: *Historic train (''Treno storico'') ''Novara - Varallo Sesia''

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Varallo Sesia Railway stations in Piedmont Railway stations opened in 1886 {{Italy-railstation-stub

History

Features

Train services

See also

References

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