Capolago-Riva San Vitale railway station

Capolago-Riva San Vitale railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The station is in the village of Capolago, part of the municipality of Mendrisio, but, as its name suggests, also serves the adjoining municipality of Riva San Vitale. The station is on the Swiss Federal Railways' Gotthard railway, between Lugano and Chiasso, and on the Monte Generoso railway, a rack railway to the summit of Monte Generoso.[1][2]

Capolago-Riva San Vitale
The station in 2017
LocationStr. Nuova
Capolago
Switzerland
Coordinates45°54′10.307″N 8°58′44.036″E
Elevation274 m (899 ft) AMSL[1]
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Distance194.6 km (120.9 mi) from Immensee[1]
Platforms4
Train operators
ConnectionsAutopostale
History
Opened6 December 1874 (1874-12-06)
Electrified6 February 1922 (1922-02-06)
Services
Preceding station TILO Following station
Maroggia-Melano
towards Bellinzona
 S10 Mendrisio San Martino
towards Como San Giovanni
S50 Mendrisio San Martino
towards Malpensa Aeroporto Terminal 2
Preceding station Ferrovia Monte Generoso Following station
Capolago Lago
Terminus
 Monte Generoso line San Nicolao
towards Generoso Vetta
Location
Capolago-Riva San Vitale
Location within Switzerland
Capolago-Riva San Vitale
Capolago-Riva San Vitale (Canton of Ticino)

The station features three platforms on the Gotthardbahn, whilst the Monte Generoso trains stop at a streetside location in front of the station. The single track to Monte Generoso leaves the station to the south, immediately climbing to a flyover over the main line, and also continues to the north serving the railway's car shed, workshops, and lakeside terminal stop.[1] Until 1948, the street outside the station contained not only the 800 mm (2 ft 7 1⁄2 in) gauge tracks of the Monte Generoso railway, but also the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge tracks of the Mendrisio electric tramway, which linked Chiasso with Riva San Vitale via Mendrisio and Capolago.[1]

Services

The following services stop at Maroggia-Melano:[3][4]

AutoPostale buses serve stops outside the station, providing links to Arogno, Brusino Arsizio, Melano, Mendrisio, Porto Ceresio, Riva San Vitale and Rovio.[5]

  • S10 train in main line platform
  • Monte Generoso trains at their stop in front of the station

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 59. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  3. "Erstfeld - Airolo - Bellinzona - Chiasso - Milano" (PDF) (in Italian). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. "Capolago - Generoso" (PDF) (in Italian). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  5. "Rete di linee dal Mendrisiotto" (PDF). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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