Voghera train crash

Voghera railway station (Italian: Stazione di Voghera) serves the town and comune of Voghera, in the region of Lombardy, northern Italy. Opened in 1858, it forms part of the Alessandria–Piacenza railway, and is also the terminus of a railway from Milan via Pavia. The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Train services are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company. Due to its strategic position, the station is an important trading node, and one of the major railway stations in Italy's north-west.

The Oltrepò Pavese (Italian: [oltreˈpɔ ppaˈveːze, -eːse]; Western Lombard: Ultrepò Paves; lit. 'Pavia's Beyond-Po') is a historical region making up the southern portion of the province of Pavia, in the northwest Italian region of Lombardy. The area is named after its location south of the River Po as considered from the provincial capital Pavia and in general from the rest of Lombardy.

Voghera (Vogherese dialect of Emilian: Vughera; Latin: Forum Iulii Iriensium) is a town and comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy. The population was 39,374 as of 2017. It is the third most populated town in the province, after Pavia and Vigevano. It is located 30 km south-southwest of that city, on the Staffora (a tributary of the Po). It is the main town of Oltrepò Pavese and is an important rail and road hub as well as a renowned wine producer.

The Visconti Castle of Voghera is a Medieval castle in Voghera, Lombardy, Northern Italy. It was built in the 14th century by the Visconti, lords and dukes of Milan.

Cowboyland is a Western-themed amusement park in a Voghera, Lombardy, in the northern Italy.It's the first and only western-themed park in Italy.After the park's activities started, the city of Voghera got a twin-cityhood with Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Codevilla is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km south of Milan and about 25 km southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 955 and an area of 13.0 km².Codevilla borders the following municipalities: Montebello della Battaglia, Retorbido, Torrazza Coste, Voghera.

Cervesina is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of Milan and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,186 and an area of 12.5 square kilometres (4.8 sq mi).Cervesina borders the following municipalities: Corana, Mezzana Rabattone, Pancarana, Voghera, Zinasco.

Retorbido (Lombard: Al Turbi) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km south of Milan and about 30 km southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,242 and an area of 11.7 km2.Retorbido borders the following municipalities: Codevilla, Rivanazzano Terme, Rocca Susella, Torrazza Coste, Voghera.

Pizzale is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km south of Milan and about 20 km southwest of Pavia. Pizzale borders the following municipalities: Castelletto di Branduzzo, Lungavilla, Pancarana, Voghera.

Torrazza Coste is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km (31 mi) south of Milan and about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,516 and an area of 16.1 km2 (6 sq mi).Torrazza Coste borders the following municipalities: Borgo Priolo, Codevilla, Montebello della Battaglia, Retorbido, Rocca Susella.

Rivanazzano Terme (Lombard: La Riva; known simply as Rivanazzano before 30 July 2009) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy. It is located in the Oltrepò Pavese on the Staffora torrent, about 60 km south of Milan, about 30 km southwest of Pavia and on the boundary with the Province of Alessandria. Rivanazzano Terme borders the following municipalities: Casalnoceto, Godiasco, Pontecurone, Retorbido, Rocca Susella, Voghera.

Silvano Pietra is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 25 km southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 723 and an area of 13.8 km2.Silvano Pietra borders the following municipalities: Bastida de' Dossi, Casei Gerola, Corana, Mezzana Bigli, Sannazzaro de' Burgondi, Voghera. It was the site of a royal property at least from the reign of Lambert (896), who granted it to his mother, Ageltrude. It was bequeathed by Queen Adelaide to the monastery of the Saviour at Pavia in 999, but it was still probably regarded as owing service to the crown as late as the 12th century, when it is probably one of the "great appurtenances" of Corana mentioned in the Tafelgüterverzeichnis.