Mendrisio railway station

Mendrisio railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Mendrisio. The station is on the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, between Lugano and Chiasso, and is also the junction for the Mendrisio–Stabio railway, currently only used for freight traffic, but being rebuilt as an international connection to Varese.[1][2][3]

Mendrisio
LocationMendrisio,
Canton of Ticino,
Switzerland
Coordinates45°52′09″N 08°58′43″E
Elevation328 m (1,076 ft) AMSL[1]
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Operated bySwiss Federal Railways
Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO)
Line(s)Gotthard railway
Mendrisio–Stabio
Distance198.7 km (123.5 mi) from Immensee[1]
History
Opened6 December 1874 (1874-12-06)
Electrified6 February 1922 (1922-02-06)
Services
Preceding station   Swiss rail network   Following station
Mendrisio San Martino
toward Airolo
TILO
S10
toward Chiasso
Location
Mendrisio railway station (Switzerland)

The station is served by trains on line S10 of the Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO), which operate every half-hour between Bellinzona, Lugano and Chiasso, with some trains extending northwards to Airolo and southwards to Milan. It is also served, on an irregular basis, by Swiss Federal Railways long distance trains between northern Switzerland and Chiasso.[4]

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 2012-09-19.
  3. "La FMV in breve" [The FMV in brief] (PDF) (in Italian). Canton of Ticino Dipartimento del Territorio. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  4. "Partenza Stazione di Mendrisio" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways. Retrieved 2012-09-19.


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