Mendrisio–Stabio railway

Mendrisio–Stabio railway
Overview
Status in use
Locale Ticino, Switzerland
Termini Mendrisio railway station
Italian border by Stabio
Operation
Opened June 28, 1926
Operator(s) SBB-CFF-FFS
Technical
Line length 5.148 km (3.199 mi)
No. of tracks 1
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification no
Route map
Legend
from Immensee
0.000 Mendrisio
to Chiasso
0.940 A2
1.970 Ligornetto-Genestrerio
3.579 Stabio
to Varese (under construction)
5.148 Border Switzerland-Italy
to Malnate (touristic line)

The Mendrisio–Stabio railway is a railway line in Ticino, Switzerland.

It was opened in 1926 as part of the international Valmorea railway, but only two years later the border crossing was closed by the Italian government, which didn't agree with a privately owned international connection (the Italian section of the line was operated by Ferrovie Nord Milano).

The Swiss section remained active, but lost passenger service and was from then used only as a freight railway for the industries around Stabio.

Since 1993 the line is also used by touristic trains on the re-opened line to Malnate.

A new branch, the Arcisate–Stabio railway, is currently under construction. It will connect Varese to Mendrisio, and therefore to Lugano and Como.[1]

The 3,5 km section between Mendrisio and Stabio reopened to passenger trains in December 2014. The following section to Varese might open in 2018.

Notes

  1. LA FMV in breve

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