Camedo railway station

Camedo railway station (Italian: Stazione di Camedo) is a railway station in the lower part of the village of Camedo, Switzerland. It is located on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge Domodossola–Locarno line of the Regional Bus and Rail Company of Ticino (FART).[1]

Camedo
Two-story building with hip roof in snow, next to a side platform
A FART train at the station in 2009
General information
LocationCentovalli, Ticino
Switzerland
Coordinates46°9′17.6″N 8°36′39.6″E
Elevation549 m (1,801 ft)
Owned byRegional Bus and Rail Company of Ticino
Line(s)Domodossola–Locarno line
Distance13.1 km (8.1 mi) from Ponte Brolla[1]
Platforms
Tracks2
Train operatorsRegional Bus and Rail Company of Ticino
Other information
Fare zone310 (arcobaleno)[2]
Services
Preceding station FART Following station
Re
towards Domodossola
 Panorama Express
 Intragna
towards Locarno FART
Terminus Regio
 Borgnone-Cadanza
towards Locarno FART
Location

On the basis of article 6 of the Convention between Switzerland and Italy concerning a narrow gauge electric railway from Locarno to Domodossola of 12 November 1918[3] the station is responsible for carrying out customs operations for what concerns the transport of goods and livestock. In order to allow the carrying out of checks (of persons) during the journey, a room inside the station must also be made available to the Italian authorities, in accordance with Article 2 paragraph 7 of the Agreement between Switzerland and Italy relating to the control of trains during the journey on the Ponte Ribellasca-Camedo section of 15 December 1975.[4]

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 58–59. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. "Comunità tariffale Arcobaleno – Piano delle zone" (PDF) (in Italian). Comunità tariffale Arcobaleno. 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  3. "International treaty of 1918 between Switzerland and Italy on the railway from Locarno to Domodossola". Swiss Federal Law: FedLex publication platform (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  4. "Treaty of 1975 between Switzerland and Italy regulating the border checks of international trains traveling transiting the Ponte Ribellasca – Camedo section". Swiss Federal Law: FedLex publication platform (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
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