Cadenazzo–Luino railway

The Cadenazzo–Luino railway is a railway line along the northeastern coast of Lago Maggiore. It conntects the towns of Cadenazzo and Luino, crossing the Italy–Switzerland border.

Cadenazzo–Luino railway
Overview
Status	in use
Owner	Swiss Federal Railways
Locale	Switzerland, Italy
Termini	Cadenazzo Luino
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	TiLo
History
Opened	December 4, 1882 (1882-12-04)
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	15 kV  16.7 Hz AC, overhead line
Route map Legend km SBB to Bellinzona S20 159.48 Cadenazzo S30 Cadenazzo Ovest SBB to Locarno S20 163.96 Quartino 166.96 Magadino-Vira 170.54 San Nazzaro 172.83 Gerra (Gambarogno) 173.69 Ranzo-Sant'Abbondio 175.87 65.57 Switzerland Italy Pino (359 63.70 Pino-Tronzano Ronco Scigolino 411 Ronco Valgrande 23 Maccagno superiore 711 56.70 Maccagno Maccagno inferiore 646 Rio Rizzolo 132 Colmagna 412 Colmegna (since 1983) [1] Sabbioncella 507 Asino 88 Luino 686 50.72 Luino FS to Oleggio & FS to Gallarate S30 km length in m Source: Swiss railway atlas[2] This diagram: view talk edit

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 S30, operated by TiLo.

References

1. "Notizie flash". I Treni Oggi (in Italian) (34): 8. December 1983.
2. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz [Swiss railway atlas]. Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 59. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.

External links

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