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| Location | Piazza Stazione 1, Brandizzo Brandizzo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont Italy | ||||
| Coordinates | 45°10′44″N7°50′28″E / 45.1788°N 7.8412°E | ||||
| Owned by | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana | ||||
| Operated by | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana | ||||
| Line(s) | Turin – Milan | ||||
| Train operators | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana | ||||
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Brandizzo railway station (Italian: Stazione di Brandizzo) serves the town and comune of Brandizzo, in the Piedmont region, of northwestern Italy. [1]
The station was activated in 1856, as part of the first section of the Turin-Novara line. [2]
Since 2012 it has been on the SFM2 line of the Turin metropolitan railway service. [3] Trains on this line pass through Turin city centre.
Soon after midnight on 31 August 2023, an empty passenger train being used to transport wagons between stations ran over a team of track maintenance workers. The impact killed five people, while two others were taken to the hospital despite being unharmed. [4] [5]
The station consists of two through platforms.
| Preceding station | Turin SFM | Following station | ||
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| Chivasso Terminus | SFM2 | Settimo towards Pinerolo | ||
Near the station there are stops for various lines of the extra-urban bus network.
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