Luino–Milan railway

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Luino–Milan railway
Ferrovia Laveno-Gallarate presso Gallarate 200805.jpg
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+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
Route map

Legend
50.715
Luino
204 m
43.876
Porto Valtravaglia
216 m
42.092
Caldè
213 m
Laveno (2935 m)
RFI-FN connection
36.148
31.236
Laveno-Mombello
206 m
Mombello (1136 m)
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
0.000
Gallarate
242 m
Milano Centrale
130 m
Source: Swiss railway atlas[1]

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

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

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