Cadenazzo–Luino railway

Cadenazzo–Luino railway
Overview
Type Heavy rail
Status in use
Locale Switzerland, Italy
Termini Cadenazzo
Luino
Operation
Opened December 4, 1882 (1882-12-04)
Owner Swiss Federal Railways
Operator(s) TiLo
Technical
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification 15 kV  16 2⁄3 Hz AC, overhead line
Route map
 from Bellinzona
 159.48 Cadenazzo
 to Locarno
 163.96 Quartino
 166.96 Magadino-Vira
 170.54 San Nazzaro
 172.83 Gerra (Gambarogno)
 173.69 Ranzo-Sant'Abbondio
175.87
65.57
 Border Switzerland-Italy
 63.69 Pino-Tronzano
 56.71 Maccagno
 54.28 Colmegnasince 1983 [1]
 50.73 Luino
 to Milan and to Oleggio

The Cadenazzo–Luino railway is a railway line that joins Switzerland and Italy.

History

The line was opened on 4 December 1882 by the Gotthardbahn. On 1 May 1909 it became part of the Swiss Federal Railways. It was electrified on 11 June 1960.

Service

The railway is served by the line S30 of Ticino rapid transit network, operated by TiLo.

References

  1. ↑ Notizie flash. In: ″I Treni Oggi″ Nr. 34 (December 1983), p. 8.

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