Lugano-Paradiso railway station

Lugano-Paradiso

The north side (Chiasso bound) buildings of Lugano-Paradiso station.
Location Paradiso,
Ticino,
Switzerland
Coordinates 45°59′21″N 08°56′47″E / 45.98917°N 8.94639°E / 45.98917; 8.94639Coordinates: 45°59′21″N 08°56′47″E / 45.98917°N 8.94639°E / 45.98917; 8.94639
Elevation 302 m (991 ft) AMSL
Owned by Swiss Federal Railways
Operated by Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO)
Line(s) Gotthard
Distance 182.8 km (113.6 mi) from Immensee[1]
Connections Monte San Salvatore funicular
Trasporti Pubblici Luganesi bus
AutoPostale bus
History
Opened December 6, 1874 (1874-12-06)
Electrified February 6, 1922 (1922-02-06)
Services
Preceding station   Swiss rail network   Following station
toward Airolo
TILO
S10
toward Chiasso
Location
Lugano-Paradiso railway station (Switzerland)

Lugano-Paradiso is a railway station in the municipality of Paradiso in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The station is on the Gotthard railway of the Swiss Federal Railways, between Lugano and Chiasso.[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

The Monte San Salvatore funicular crosses above Lugano-Paradiso railway station on a bridge. Its lower terminal is some 350 metres (1,150 ft) walk to the north of the station.[4]

Urban bus route 1 of the Trasporti Pubblici Luganesi (TPL) serves a stop on the south side of the station, as do regional buses of the AutoPostale to Agnuzzo, Bissone, Carabietta and Morcote. TPL urban routes 1 and 2 also serve the Paradiso Gerreta stop some 500 metres (1,600 ft) to the north of the station at Paradiso Gerreta.[4]

Gallery

The south side (Lugano bound) buildings. 
A TiLo FLIRT train in the station, and a car of the funicular passing overhead. 

References

  1. 1 2 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 59. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ↑ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
  3. ↑ "Airolo–Chiasso–Albate-Camerlata" (PDF). Ufficio federale dei trasporti. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  4. 1 2 "Schema di rete - Trasporti pubblici" [Network diagram - Public transport] (in Italian). Canton of Ticino. Retrieved 2012-09-19.

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