Rivera-Bironico railway station

Rivera-Bironico is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Monteceneri. The station takes its name from the nearby villages of Rivera and Bironico, and is on the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, between Bellinzona and Lugano. Just to the north of the station, the line enters the Monte Ceneri Tunnel.[1][2]

Rivera-Bironico
Rivera-Bironico station building
LocationVia alla Stazione,
Rivera di Monteceneri,
Monteceneri,
Canton of Ticino,
Switzerland
Coordinates46.123593°N 8.925362°E / 46.123593; 8.925362
Elevation472 m (1,549 ft) AMSL[1]
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Operated byTreni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO)
Line(s)Gotthard railway
Distance165.2 km (102.7 mi) from Immensee[1]
Services
Preceding station   Swiss rail network   Following station
toward Airolo
TILO
S10
toward Chiasso
Location
Rivera-Bironico 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.[3]

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 2012-09-23.
  3. "Partenza Stazione di Rivera-Bironico" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways. Retrieved 2012-09-23.


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