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Cossato railway station

Cossato
The passenger building.
The passenger building.
Location Via Pajetta, 12
13836 Cossato BI
Cossato, Biella, Piedmont
Italy
Coordinates 45°33′51″N 08°10′33″E / 45.56417°N 8.17583°E / 45.56417; 8.17583Coordinates: 45°33′51″N 08°10′33″E / 45.56417°N 8.17583°E / 45.56417; 8.17583
Operated by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Line(s) Biella–Novara
Distance 40.347 km (25.070 mi) from Novara
Platforms 2
Tracks 3
Train operators Trenitalia
Connections
  • Suburban buses
Other information
Classification Bronze
History
Opened 18 May 1939; 78 years ago (1939-05-18)
Location
Cossato is located in Northern Italy
Cossato
Cossato
Location within Northern Italy

Cossato railway station (Italian: Stazione di Cossato) is the train station serving the town and comune of Cossato, in the Piedmont region, northwestern Italy. It is the junction of the Biella–Novara.

The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the passenger building is managed by comune. Train services are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

The station was opened along with the rest of the line from 18 May 1939, becoming however operation only since 20 July 1940 because of the need to complete several systems and the absence of the rolling stock.

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.

In the year 2000, the plant management passed to Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, which is classified in the category "Bronze".

Three tracks of which are equipped with platforms.

The station is served by the following service(s):


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