Melide railway station

Melide
Melide station from the street
Location	Via Cantonale, Melide, Canton of Ticino, Switzerland
Coordinates	45°57′20″N 8°56′54″E / 45.955599°N 8.948262°ECoordinates: 45°57′20″N 8°56′54″E / 45.955599°N 8.948262°E
Elevation	274 m (899 ft) AMSL[1]
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Operated by	Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO)
Line(s)	Gotthard railway
Distance	187.2 km (116.3 mi) from Immensee[1]
History
Opened	1882
Services
Preceding station   Swiss rail network   Following station Lugano-Paradiso toward Airolo TILO S10 Maroggia-Melano toward Chiasso
Location
Melide railway station (Switzerland)

Melide is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and the municipality of Melide. The station is on the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, between Lugano and Chiasso. It is situated immediately to the west of the Melide causeway, which carries the railway, along with several roads, across Lake Lugano.^[1][2]

The station is served by the following passenger trains:^[3]

Operator	Train Type	Route	Typical Frequency	Notes
Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia	S10	Biasca - Castione-Arbedo - Bellinzona - Giubiasco - Rivera-Bironico - Mezzovico - Taverne-Torricella - Lamone-Cadempino - Lugano - Lugano-Paradiso - Melide - Maroggia-Melano - Capolago-Riva San Vitale - Mendrisio - Balerna - Chiasso - Como San Giovanni - Albate-Camerlata	2 per hour; 1 per hour beyond Castione-Arbedo and Chiasso	A few trains extend to Airolo and Milan

Gallery

The Melide causeway, with station mid-upper right  Melide station platform and building

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 2012-09-18.
3. "Airolo–Chiasso–Albate-Camerlata" (PDF). Ufficio federale dei trasporti. Retrieved 2013-02-15.

External links

• Media related to Melide railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Melide station on Swiss Federal Railway's web site