Luino–Milan railway

Luino–Milan railway is a railway line in Lombardy, Italy. It uses the tracks of the Milan–Arona railway until Gallarate.

Luino–Milan railway
Overview
Native nameFerrovia Milano-Luino
Statusin use
OwnerRFI
LocaleLombardy, Italy
TerminiLuino railway station
Milan Porta Garibaldi railway station
Service
Typeheavy rail
ServicesR21
Operator(s)TiLo, Trenord
History
Opened17 March 1884
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
Route map
from Cadenazzo
50.715
 Luino
204 m
43.876
 Porto Valtravaglia
216 m
42.092
 Caldè
213 m
Laveno (2935 m)
Saronno–Laveno railway (FN)
RFI-FN connection
36.148
31.236
 Laveno-Mombello
206 m
Mombello (1136 m)
to Oleggio
27.970
 Sangiano
223 m
23.596
 Besozzo
231 m
19.126
 Travedona-Biandronno
249 m
15.965
 Ternate-Varano Borghi
258 m
Del Ronco (1585 m)
9.517
 Mornago-Cimbro
274 m
5.161
 Besnate
277 m
from Domodossola / from Porto Ceresio
0.000
 Gallarate
242 m
see Domodossola–Milan railway
 Milano Centrale
130 m
Source: Swiss railway atlas[1]

The railway line was opened on 17 March 1884,[2] to provide, together with the Luino–Oleggio railway, a second access to the Gotthard railway.

Notes
  1. Atlante ferroviario s'Italia e Slovenia [Italian and Slovenian railway atlas)] (1 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2010. pp. 122–23, 127, 130, 132–33. ISBN 978-3-89494-129-1.
  2. Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926

See also

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