Biella San Paolo railway station
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Biella San Paolo
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The passenger building.
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| Location | Piazza San Paolo 13900 Biella BI Biella, Biella, Piedmont Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°33′26″N 08°04′02″E / 45.55722°N 8.06722°ECoordinates: 45°33′26″N 08°04′02″E / 45.55722°N 8.06722°E |
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Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Centostazioni |
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Biella–Novara Santhià–Biella |
| Distance | 26.724 km (16.606 mi) from Santhià 50.766 km (31.545 mi) from Novara |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Tracks | 4 |
| Train operators | Trenitalia |
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| Classification | Silver |
| History | |
| Opened | 18 May 1939 |
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 Biella San Paolo
Location within Northern Italy
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Biella San Paolo railway station (Italian: Stazione di Biella San Paolo) is the main station serving the town and comune of Biella, in the Piedmont region, northwestern Italy. It is the junction of the Biella–Novara and Santhià–Biella railways.
The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Train services are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.
A second station, the Biella Chiavazza railway station, is in the district of , a short distance along the line towards Novara.
The station was opened along with the rest of the line from 18 May 1939, by the which inaugural convoy would descend Benito Mussolini, becoming however operation only since 20 July 1940 because of the need to complete several systems and the absence of the rolling stock.
The 23 February 1958 was inaugurated the variant of track between Candelo and Biella that allowed him to leave the station to Piazza Vittorio Veneto, opened in 1856 and railway terminus Samthià–Biella railway, considered to be exceeded. The day after the station Biella San Paolo was the terminus of the lines to Novara and Santhià.
From 21 January 1961, in advance to the end of the concession to the "Società Ferrovia Biella-Novara (SFBN)" company, the management of the railway line passed to the state and the exercise of the stations was assumed by Ferrovie dello Stato.
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