Brescia–Iseo–Edolo railway

Brescia–Iseo–Edolo railway
The Brescia–Iseo–Edolo railway line at Vello
Overview
Native nameFerrovia Brescia–Iseo–Edolo
Statusin use
OwnerFerrovienord[1]
LocaleLombardy, Italy
Termini
Stations30
Service
Typeheavy rail
ServicesR3, RE3, R9, S31[2]
Operator(s)Trenord[2]
History
Opened21 June 1885 (1885-06-21)
Technical
Line length104 km (65 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrificationno
Route map

Edolo
Sonico
Dazza bridge
Malonno
Forno d'Allione
Cedegolo
Sellero
Capo di Ponte
Ceto-Cerveno
Niardo
Breno
Cividate Malegno
Cogno-Esine
Pian di Borno
Boario Terme
Darfo-Corna
Piancamuna-Gratacasolo
Pisogne
Toline
Vello
Marone-Zone
Sale Marasino
Sulzano - Monte Isola
Pilzone
Iseo
Provaglio-Timoline
Bornato-Calino
Passirano
Paderno Franciacorta
Cazzago San Martino
Castegnato
Rovato Centro
Rovato Borgo
Rovato
Brescia Violino
towards Cremona
Brescia Borgo San Giovanni
Brescia

The Brescia–Iseo–Edolo railway (Italian: Ferrovia Brescia–Iseo–Edolo) is a 104 km (65 mi) long regional railway line connecting the towns of Brescia, Iseo, and Edolo, in Lombardy, northern Italy.[1] The railway links the Valcamonica valley and the Lake Iseo with the city of Brescia and the rest of the Italian railway network.

Established in sections between 1885 and 1909, the railway line is standard gauge, single track and un-electrified. The line is currently owned by the region of Lombardy and managed by the rail infrastructure manager Ferrovienord.[1] Train services on the line are operated by the regional railway company Trenord.[2]

History

The 24 km (15 mi) long railway line between Brescia and Iseo was opened on 21 June 1885.[3]

A concession for the construction of a railway line through the Valcamonica was granted by the state to the province of Brescia in 1900, which then passed the concession on to the Società Nazionale Ferrovie e Tramvie (SNFT) in 1904. The 22 km (14 mi) long section from Iseo to Pisogne opened on 8 July 1907, the 25 km (16 mi) long section from Pisogne to Breno on 29 December 1907, and the last 31 km (19 mi) long section from Breno to Edolo on 4 July 1909.[3][4]

In October 1907, thanks to an agreement with the Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), the SNFT also obtained the operation of the Brescia–Iseo line which made a direct connection from Brescia to the Valcamonica possible.[5]

A railway line between Iseo and Rovato on the Milan–Venice railway opened on 3 September 1911 as the first section of the now partly defunct Cremona–Iseo railway.[3] Served by the line R9 of Trenord, the service between Iseo and Rovato Borgo was suspended in 2018.

Route

The railway line initially runs northwest from Brescia to Bornato-Calino which is the junction with the short branch line to Rovato. The line then continues north to Iseo, from where it continues north along the eastern shore of the Lake Iseo until Pisogne. From Pisogne it continues north along the River Oglio through the Valcamonica valley of the Central Alps until it reaches Edolo at the foot of the Aprica Pass and the Tonale Pass.

Operations

The Brescia–Iseo–Edolo railway is currently owned by the region of Lombardy and managed by the rail infrastructure manager Ferrovienord, a subsidiary of Ferrovie Nord Milano.[1] Train services on the line are operated by the regional railway company Trenord, which runs frequent regional and local train services on the line.[2]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d "La rete oggi" (in Italian). Ferrovienord. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Our lines". Trenord. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b c "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926". Bibliographia Ferroviaria Italiana (in Italian).
  4. ^ "Notizie flash". I Treni Oggi (in Italian) (38): 4. April 1984.
  5. ^ Pennacchio 2006, p. 133-157.

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