Fossano railway station Fossano railway station Fossano railway station () is the railway station serving the "comune" of Fossano, in the Piedmont region, northwestern Italy. It is the junction of the Turin–Savona and Fossano–Cuneo railways. The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). Train services are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company. The station was opened on 15 December 1853, upon the inauguration of the track from Savigliano to Fossano of the Turin–Savona railway. Seven tracks of which are equipped with platforms, pass through the station. The station
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane The workforce was reduced to half: from 216,310 employees in 1988 to 112,018 in 1999. Divisions were created to rationalize the management. The company was privatized in 1992 with the creation of the new Ferrovie dello Stato SpA, a joint-stock company, following a European guideline. However, the privatization was only formal, since shares were still owned by the Italian Government. On 1 June 2000, the company's two main divisions, service and infrastructure, were separated and two different independent companies were created: Trenitalia, responsible for transport service, and Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, responsible for the management of the rail infrastructure. Both companies