Line SFM7

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Line 7
Overview
Service typeCommuter rail
StatusOperational
LocaleMetropolitan City of Turin, province of Cuneo
First service9 June 2013
SuccessorTrenitalia
Route
TerminiCirié
Fossano
Stops19
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Track owner(s)Turin Metropolitan Railway Service
Route map
Torino Stura
 1  2  4  6 
Torino Rebaudengo Fossata
 1  2  4  6 
Torino Porta Susa
 1  2  4  6 
Torino Lingotto
 1  2  4  6 
Moncalieri
 1  4  6 
Trofarello
 1  4  6 
Villastellone
 4 
Carmagnola
 4 
Racconigi
Cavallermaggiore
 B 
Savigliano
Fossano

Line SFM7 is a commuter rail line that is part of the Turin Metropolitan Railway Service, and connects Cirié station with Fossano station, using the Turin-Ceres railway, the Turin railway link and the Turin-Fossano-Savona railway. The trains, 34 in total per day, run every hour (two-hourly on holidays). The main interchange hubs are Turin Lingotto and Turin Porta Susa stations. [1]

The line was opened on 9 June 2013.[2][3] Rolling stock used are MDVC carriages, MDVE carriages, and Vivalto bi-level coaches.

Until 20 January 2024, before the activation of the connection with Ciriè along the Turin-Ceres railway, the line terminated at the Turin Stura station[4].

Communes it serves

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Borgaro station, being served by a TAF 47 Line SFM7 train
Savigliano railway station, the penultimate station of Line SFM7 towards Fossano

While Line SFM7 is completely located in Piedmont, it serves both the Metropolitan City of Turin and the province of Cuneo.

The northern part of the line serves the following communes in the Metropolitan City of Turin:

The southern part of the line serves the following communes in the province of Cuneo:

References

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  1. ^ "Linea SFM7 Torino-Fossano". sfmtorino.it. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Le 8 linee SFM Torino - Da Lingotto a Stura in soli 15 minuti".
  3. ^ "laRepubblicaTORINO.it".
  4. ^ "Inaugurato il nuovo servizio Torino-Aeroporto. Il collegamento sarà attivo a partire dal 20 gennaio". www.fsnews.it.