7-565: The Ferrovia Torino-Ceres (also known as Torino- Valli di Lanzo ) is a commuter railroad in the Metropolitan City of Turin ( northern Italy ) which is currently managed by the Gruppo Torinese Trasporti (GTT). A first stretch of the railway, reaching Venaria Reale , was inaugurated in 1868. In 1869 the rails reached Cirié , for a total of 21.243 km and five stations. In 1916 it arrived to Ceres , for
14-818: A total length of some 44 km. In 1920 it was electrified at 4,000 V direct current . The current service starts from Torino Dora station in Turin , although a significant project is in the pipeline for the next years. In order to improve the interchange network among the major railway lines, GTT has established to connect the Turin-Ceres railway to the Turin-Milan railway in the near future. The two railways will link to each other in Torino Rebaudengo Fossata station , still in Turin territory, and
21-600: Is a group of three valleys in the north-west of Piedmont in the Metropolitan City of Turin , Italy . They are located in the Graian Alps of Piedmont, between the Valle dell'Orco to the north and the Val di Susa to the south. Crossed by various streams which in each valley is called Stura and which flow into the river Stura di Lanzo , the valleys take their name from the town of Lanzo , located on an ancient glacial moraine at
28-550: The Po Plain either by railway, with the Ferrovia Torino-Ceres , or by road, following the strada provinciale n.1 named "Direttisima delle Valli di Lanzo" . The valleys of Lanzo are closed valleys, that is, they do not have Alpine passes connecting them with France and nearby Italian valleys. There are 3 exceptions: The following passes can be reached by footpath: The Lanzo Valleys are surrounded by some of
35-834: The Torino Dora station will be discontinued (at least as part of the Ferrovia Torino-Ceres). A through station linked to Turin International Airport by escalators opened for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games and represents the first rail connection between Turin and its airport. This Italian rail transport related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Valli di Lanzo The Lanzo Valleys (in Italian Valli di Lanzo , in Piedmontese Valade ëd Lans )
42-666: The Val d'Ala in Ceres ; from here the two valleys descend joined through the villages of Mezzenile and Pessinetto ; in the municipality of Traves they join the Valle di Viù and from here the 3 valleys continue together as one. The Stura di Lanzo , a tributary of the Po , collects the waters flowing through the valleys. Other municipalities of the area are Germagnano , Monastero di Lanzo and Coassolo Torinese . The valleys can be reached by
49-510: The end of the valleys. The valleys take their name from the city of Lanzo , which lies in the main valley near its exit on the Po Plain . The Lanzo Valleys (in Italian Valli di Lanzo , in Piedmontese Valade ëd Lans ) are a group of valleys in the north-west of Piedmont in the Graian Alps of Piedmont, between the Valle dell'Orco to the north and the Val di Susa to the south. The most important sub-valleys are, from south to north and from west to east, The Val Grande di Lanzo joins
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