Saronno–Laveno railway

Saronno–Laveno railway is a railway line in Lombardy, Italy.

Saronno–Laveno railway
The viaduct in Malnate
Overview
Native nameFerrovia Saronno-Laveno
OwnerFerrovienord
Termini
Stations21
Service
Typeheavy rail
ServicesR22, RE1
Operator(s)Trenord
History
Opened1886
Technical
Line length50.995 km (31.687 mi)
Number of tracks2 (Saronno–Malnate)
1 (Malnate–Laveno)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification3 kV DC, overhead line
Operating speed140 km/h (87 mph)
Highest elevation374 m (1,227 ft)
Route map

21.157
Saronno
211 m
24.364
Gerenzano-Turate
26.894
Cislago
29.457
Mozzate
31.471
Locate Varesino-Carbonate
33.375
Abbiate Guazzone
34.719
Tradate
299 m
37.997
Venegono Inferiore
40.424
Venegono Superiore-Castiglione Olona
42.57
Vedano Olona
from Como (dismantled)
45.079
Malnate
351 m
Valmorea railway (dismantled)
49.867
Varese Nord / Varese FS
374 m
connection FNM-FS (dismantled)
52.376
Varese Casbeno
365 m
55.682
Morosolo-Casciago
324 m
57.973
Barasso-Comerio
61.106
Gavirate
62.000
Gavirate Verbano
63.625
Cocquio-Trevisago
267 m
66.052
Gemonio
67.778
Cittiglio
243 m
72.152
Laveno-Mombello Lago
198 m

It is one of the three continuations of the Milan-Saronno railway.

History

The line was opened in four parts:[1]

  • 17 April 1884: Saronno–Vedano
  • 14 August 1884: Vedano–Malnate
  • 29 June 1885: Malnate–Varese
  • 5 July 1886: Varese–Laveno

See also

References

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