Saronno–Como railway

Saronno–Como railway
The line at Portichetto-Luisago station
Overview
Native name	Ferrovia Saronno-Como
Owner	Ferrovienord
Termini	Saronno railway station Como Lago railway station
Stations	12
Service
Type	heavy rail
Services	R17, RE7
Operator(s)	Trenord
History
Opened	1898
Technical
Line length	24.931 km (15.491 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (Saronno–Como Camerlata) 1 (Como Camerlata–Como Lago)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	3 kV DC, overhead line
Operating speed	90 km/h (56 mph)
Highest elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Route map Legend from Milan / from Seregno 21.157 Saronno 211 m to Laveno / to Novara & Malpensa 24.738 Rovello Porro 26.339 Rovellasca-Manera 30.117 Lomazzo 31.547 Caslino al Piano 33.748 Cadorago 35.833 Fino Mornasco 37.325 Portichetto-Luisago from Varese (dismantled) 39.998 Grandate-Breccia to Albate-Camerlata railway station (dismantled) 41.964 Como Camerlata 280 m Chiasso–Milan railway and Como–Lecco railway 44.935 Como Borghi 213 m 46.088 Como Lago 201 m

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

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

History

The line was opened by the FNM on 1 June 1898 between Saronno and Grandate; the last part, from Grandate to Como Lago, had already been opened on 24 September 1885 as part of the demolished Como–Varese railway.^[1]

See also

• List of railway lines in Italy

References

• Ferrovienord - Prospetto informativo della rete

External links

This page was last edited on 4 September 2019, at 23:14