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Luino–Milan railway

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Luino–Milan railway
Overview
Native nameFerrovia Milano-Luino
Statusin use
OwnerRFI
LocaleLombardy, Italy
Termini
Service
Typeheavy rail
ServicesR21
Operator(s)TiLo, Trenord
History
Opened17 March 1884
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
Route map

elev (M)
or length (m)
in metres
elev (M)
or length (m)
in metres
50.715
Luino
204 M
43.876
Porto Valtravaglia
216 M
42.092
Caldè
213 M
Laveno tunnel
2,935 m
36.148
Laveno-Mombello
206 M
Mombello
1,136 m
27.970
Sangiano
223 M
23.596
Besozzo
231 M
19.126
Travedona-Biandronno
249 M
15.965
Ternate-Varano Borghi
258 M
Del Ronco
1,585 m
9.517
Mornago-Cimbro
274 M
5.161
Besnate
277 M
0.000
Gallarate
242 M
Milan Centrale
130 M
Source[1]

Luino–Milan railway is a railway line in Lombardy, Italy. It uses the tracks of the Milan–Arona railway until Gallarate.

The railway line was opened on 17 March 1884,[2] to provide, together with the Luino–Oleggio railway, a second access to the Gotthard railway.

Route

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The Luino-Milan railway line spans 69km, and the journey takes an average of 2 hours and 2 minutes.[3]The train line is operated by Trenord, who operate an average of 37 trains per day. The train stops at Luino, Porto Valtravaglia, Caldè, Laveno-Mombello FS, Sangiano, Besozzo, Bibbiena, Travedona-Biandronno, Ternate-Varano Borghi, Mornago-Cimbro, Besnate, Gallarate, Busto Arsizio, Milano Porta Garibaldi.

Notes

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  1. ^ Atlante ferroviario d'Italia e Slovenia [Railway atlas of Italy and Slovenia] (in Italian). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2010. pp. 122–23, 127, 130, 132–33. ISBN 978-3-89494-129-1.
  2. ^ Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926
  3. ^ "Luino → Milan by Train from £7.60 | SBB Tickets & Times". Trainline. Retrieved 2025-05-16.

See also

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