A closer look
Nizza Monferrato Station: at a glance
The station of Nizza Monferrato is a railway station located at the intersection of the lines Alessandria-Cavallermaggiore and Asti-Genova, at service ofNizza Monferrato. It is the main airport of the province of Asti Southern.
History
The station was opened on 13 October 1864 at the completion of the line from Alessandria, extended a few months later to Bra .Explore this chapter
The station was opened on 13 October 1864 at the end of the line from Alessandria, extended a few months later to Bra.
On 18 June 1893, with the completion of the Asti-Ovada route, it became a branch and interchange station.[1]
Since 2012 only the director has been in operation Asti-Acqui Terme (northern stretch of the Asti-Genoa), following the suppression of railway traffic on the line Alessandria-Cavallermaggiore (replaced with buses that run the Alessandria-Nizza- routeCastagnole delle Lanze). Until 2013 there were also some fast regional trains direct return to Turin, as a continuation of the Acqui-Asti.
On 11 November 2018 the Asti-Castagnole route was reopened.Canelli-Nice for tourist purposes, with the passage of two historic trains of the FS Italiane Foundation (of which the first with a steam locomotive) headed to Turin Porta Nuova[2].
Facilities and facilities
Equipped with a two-storey passenger building, the station has 4 tracks, connected to each other by a satin crossing.Explore this chapter
Equipped with a two-storey passenger building, the station has 4 tracks, connected to each other by a satin crossing.
Movement
The station is served by regional trains (treated Asti-Acqui Terme), with service carried out by Trenitalia in the context of the contract concluded with the Region Piemonte ; moreover, with...Explore this chapter
The station is served by regional trains (treated Asti-Acqui Terme), with service carried out by Trenitalia in the context of the contract concluded with the Region Piemonte; moreover, with periodic cadence is served by tourist and historical trains of Fondazione FS and FS Trains Turistici Italiani (tratte Torino-Alba-Nizza Monferrato and Rome-Alba) as well as from November 2025 by luxury tourist trains from "La Dolce Vita Orient Express", departing from Rome Ostiense.
Services
The station, which RFI ranks in the silver category, has:Explore this chapter
The station, which RFI ranks in category silver[3], has:
Bar
Automatic Swing Machine
Waiting room
Toilets
Notes
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- ^ Genoa-Ovada-Asti line (PDF), in Monitoring of Ferrate Roads and Material Interest, year XXVI, n. 25, 24 June 1893, pp. 385-388.
- ^ Discover the Asti - Castagnole delle Lanze - Nizza Monferrato, up railways.it. Retrieved 13 November 2018 (archived fromoriginal url on 16 November 2018).
- ^ Stations of Piemonte, Nizza Monferrato, up rfi.it.
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