Only in 1862 the municipal administration requested a railway station from the railway management authority.[2] The station was opened on November 24, 1884.[3]
The current sources do not report the construction date of the station; it is generally referred to as a railway stop until 1894.[4]
The presence of a roadman's house is documented since 1896.[5]
20th century
The station in the first half of the 20th century
The station was temporarily equipped with a telegraph during the works to double the track on the Novara-Mortara section, between 1907 and 2 April 1909.[6]
The first document that explicitly mentions station and passenger building is a 1948 plan, available in the Fondazione FS Italiane archives. According to the plan, the building had entrances on the short sides and was not equipped with a canopy or balcony. This description was valid at least until 1955.[2][7] After the expansion works, the surface area reached 70 m2, together with 55 m2 of the apartment.[8]
21st century
In 2015/2016 it was the only unstaffed station (i.e. fully operational, but without staff[9]) on the Novara-Alessandria line.[8]
In February 2022, the redevelopment works on the structure began. They included the construction of a pedestrian overpass — to eliminate the need to cross the tracks at ground level —, the expansion of sidewalks and parking area and the related lighting, all at the expense of Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.[10][11] The pedestrian overpass was activated on September 1, 2024.[12]
↑ "Servizio italiano - III - Ferrovie Alta Italia" [Italian Service - III - Northern Italy Railways]. Bollettino dei trasporti e dei viaggi in ferrovia[Rail transport and travel bulletin] (in Italian). 1884. p.187. Retrieved August 26, 2021– via Google Books.
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