Milan–Chiasso railway
The railway line Milan - Chiasso is a cross-border, continuous double track and electrified at 3000 volts DC main railway line between Chiasso ( Switzerland ) and Milan. The track is owned by the FS infrastructure daughter RFI.
Importance
The track is next to the axis Novara -Bellinzona ( with the railway lines Novara Luino and Luino Bellinzona ) one of the two Südzufahrten Italy for the Gotthard Railway and the Gotthard tunnel. During the route via Luino is of great importance in freight runs over the line Chiasso and Milan along with the rest of the entire international freight long-distance passenger traffic between Switzerland and Italy, which is handled via Gotthard.
History
The portion Milan - Monza was opened on 18 August 1840, the second railway line in Italy behind the railway line Naples- Portici by the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia. Originally, the line should be extended to Bergamo, but as it turned out, that a separate license would be required for a branch line to Chiasso, the project was abandoned in favor of the extension to Chiasso. On October 10, 1849, the sequel was opened to Camnago - Lentate and on 6 December the same year reached the railroad tracks, the station of Albate - Camerlata. The completion to Como was 1875. Coinciding with the Gotthard tunnel and the opening of the Ticino Valley Railway to Chiasso in 1882 was also closing the gap with the tunnel Monte Olimpino (today Tunnel Monte Olimpino 1) completed.
1898 a trial operation between Milan and Monza with the battery railcar RM 5101 and 5102 used. This is the first electric railway operation in Italy. However, it was set in 1904.
On June 18, 1990, the tunnel Monte Olimpino went 2 in operation. This tunnel extends to a length of 7209 meters and is situated between the border and the breakpoint Cucciago. It was built as a freight bypass Como and also serves as such. Every year over 18,000 freight trains pass through the tunnel. In November 2009, he was subjected for ten months of rehabilitation after water could penetrate through various leaks in the tunnel ceiling.
Traffic
Passenger
Long-distance traffic
The Gotthard route is beside the Lötschberg -Simplon axis, the second north-south people connection Switzerland / Italy. Currently run every two hours ETR 470 compositions as Euro City between Zurich and Milan. Keep in Chiasso and Como San Giovanni in Milan and drive to the Milano Centrale train station. From the timetable change in 2010 when the then ETR 610 should be used on the Gotthard axis is in addition there are a daily pair of trains from Basel SBB via Lucerne. Earlier, when the cross-border traffic Basel / Zurich -Gotthard - Italy was still out in the category of an intercity trains, included the Stations of Seregno and Monza to regular hold.
Regional Transport
The track is an integral part of the Legal ferroviario suburbano di Milano. The of the Trenord (formerly Trenitalia, even earlier TILO ) powered S11 operates between Chiasso and Milano Porta Garibaldi. In addition, the station Camnago - Lentate is the starting point of the line S4 (formerly of LeNord ) to Milano Cadorna; this line leaves the route Milan - Chiasso, however, immediately after the train station on a link for FNM - line Milan - Asso. From Seregno the S9 runs until Milano Greco Pirelli, to then travel the city bypass in Milan via Milano Lambrate railway station to Milano San Cristoforo.
Freight traffic
Since the transport market opening of the Gotthard operate together with the SBB freight subsidiary of SBB and Trenitalia Cargo also trains the companies DB Schenker / North Cargo, BLS Cargo, TX Logistics and Hupac.