Ponte Crenna
The history of Ponte Crenna station
Ponte Crenna station was a railway stop serving the municipality of Bagnaria. This building was opened on December 25, 1931, together with the Voghera-Varzi Railway. The Anonymous Company for the Voghera-Varzi Railway (FVV) actively managed the station until the merger of the company with the Adriatic Appennine Railways Company (FAA) in 1940, which then took over the management responsibility of the Ponte Crenna station.
During World War II, the railway suffered great damage, which led the FAA to suspend operations in 1944. However, after the war, railway operation resumed. In 1965, the Italian government decided to shut down the railway, which was considered one of the "dead branches" of the national railway network. Ponte Crenna station was closed on August 1, 1966.
Bibliography
Lorenzo Nosvelli wrote "The railway in Voghera in the 150 years of Italian railways" in 1989. The National Federation of Transport Industry (FENIT) published "FENIT 1946 1996" in 1996. Giovanni Cornolò wrote "In memory of the Voghera-Varzi Railway" in the Italmodel Ferrovie magazine (no. 149) in January and February 1970. Francesco Ogliari and Francesco Abate wrote "The steam tram between the Apennines and the Po. Piacenza, Voghera, and Tortona" which was published in 2011. Alessandro Disperati and Sergio Lucchelli published "The Voghera-Varzi little train. The story and unpublished photos" in 2014. Finally, Alberto Cazzoli wrote "Voghera Varzi a train for the Oltrepò" in 1980.
See also
Bagnaria and the Voghera-Varzi Railway are other related topics to this text.
In summary, Ponte Crenna station was a railway stop serving the municipality of Bagnaria. Opened on December 25, 1931, the station was closed in 1966. The station was part of the Voghera-Varzi Railway and suffered several damages during World War II. There are several publications on the history of the station and the railway in general, including "The railway in Voghera in the 150 years of Italian railways" by Lorenzo Nosvelli and "The Voghera-Varzi little train. The story and unpublished photos" by Alessandro Disperati and Sergio Lucchelli.
