Melide railway station

Melide is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and the municipality of Melide. The station is on the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, between Lugano and Chiasso. It is situated immediately to the west of the Melide causeway, which carries the railway, along with several roads, across Lake Lugano.[1][2]

Melide
Melide station from the street
LocationVia Cantonale,
Melide,
Canton of Ticino,
Switzerland
Coordinates45.955599°N 8.948262°E / 45.955599; 8.948262
Elevation274 m (899 ft) AMSL[1]
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Operated byTreni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO)
Line(s)Gotthard railway
Distance187.2 km (116.3 mi) from Immensee[1]
History
Opened1882 (1882)
Services
Preceding station   Swiss rail network   Following station
toward Airolo
TILO
S10
toward Chiasso
Location
Melide railway station (Switzerland)

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 Melide causeway, with station mid-upper right
  • Melide station platform and building

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 59. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  3. "Airolo–Chiasso–Albate-Camerlata" (PDF). Ufficio federale dei trasporti. Retrieved 2013-02-15.


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