Border geo-coordinates: 46.105613, 8.757477 [Open on OpenStreetMap, OpenRailwayMap]

Status: Operational

#CrossBorderRail assessment: Active passenger line - visited by 🚆

Date(s) visited during #CrossBorderRail project: 17/12/2024

Core Data

Track gauge: 1435 mm
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Max speed: 30km/h
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Number of tracks: 1
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Electrification: 15 kV/16.7 Hz~ as far as Luino; [IT]: 3 kV=
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Train control system: SIGNUM, from 12/2017: EuroSIGNUM/EuroZUB ETCS L1 LS
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European Commission Political Assessment

Importance to border region: Medium

Importance to countries concerned: Low

Importance to TEN-T network: Low

TEN-T corridor: Comprehensive Network

European Commission Administrative Data

Infrastructure manager: SBB [CH]; RFI [IT]

Language of operation: Italian

Competent authorities for PSO passenger services: Kanton Tessin [CH]; Regione Lombardia [IT]

Railway undertaking(s): SBB [CH]; SBB [IT]

Ministry of transport: UVEK [CH]; MIT [IT]

European Commission Historical Data

Inauguration: 1882

Closure: -

Passenger services: 70 / 0 / 0 / -

Length of cross border section: 4,1 km

Average speed of cross border section: 62 km/h

Daily passenger flow: Not available

Background

Photos from Ranzo-S. Abbondio 🇨🇭 – Pino-Tronzano 🇮🇹

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