Milan–Saronno railway

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

Milan–Saronno railway
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Overview
Native nameFerrovia Milano-Saronno
Termini
Stations13
Service
Typeheavy rail
ServicesS1, S3, R17, R22, R27, R28, RE1, RE7, MXP
Operator(s)Trenord
History
Opened1879
Technical
Line length21.157 km (13.146 mi)
Number of tracks4
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification3 kV DC, overhead line
Operating speed140 km/h (87 mph)
Highest elevation211 m (692 ft)
Route map

0.000
Milano Cadorna
120 m
Milan–Mortara railway (closed 1931)
1.720
Milano Domodossola
Milano Bullona (closed 2003)
4.165
Milano Bovisa
128 m
6.339
Milano Quarto Oggiaro
8.162
Novate Milanese
146 m
Novate Milanese railway depôt
9.472
Bollate Centro
10.857
Bollate Nord
13.496
Garbagnate Parco Groane
14.788
Garbagnate Milanese
180 m
raccordo Alfa Romeo
16.408
Cesate
17.448
Caronno Pertusella
19.306
Saronno Sud
from Seregno (former alignment)
21.157
Saronno
211 m

History

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The line was opened by the FMSME (later: Ferrovie Nord Milano) on 25 March 1879.[1]

The line was completely revamped during the 90's of the 20th century, building four tracks and new metro-type stations.

The line is fully integrated in the Milan suburban railway network, with two standard services with Central Milan and the Milan passerby railway, while regional services with Novara, Malpensa, Varese and Como run directly between Milan and Saronno.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926". Bibliographia Ferroviaria Italiana (in Italian).
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