Cadenazzo–Luino railway

Cadenazzo–Luino railway
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
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
Route map
	Legend
	175.87
	65.57
	Switzerland
	Italy
	Colmegna
	(since 1983)
	FS to Oleggio &
	FS to Gallarate
	length
	in m
	Source: Swiss railway atlas
	This diagram: view; talk; edit;

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.

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

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

External links

Media related to Cadenazzo–Luino railway line at Wikimedia Commons

Detaillierte Streckenbeschreibung

[1] "Notizie flash". I Treni Oggi (in Italian) (34): 8. December 1983.

[Eisenbahnatlas-2] Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz [Swiss railway atlas]. Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 59. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.

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