Lugano–Cadro–Dino railway

The Lugano Cadro Dino Train, abbreviated LCD, Italian railway Lugano - Cadro Dino was a meterspuriger narrow gauge railway and tramway operation with starting point in the city of Lugano.

The train was one of four companies in Lugano. In addition to the Lugano Cadro Dino train there was the Lugano - Tesserete train ( LT), the tram Lugano or Tramvie of Fine di Lugano (TCL ) and the Lugano - Ponte Tresa Railway ( FLP). Except for the latter all have ceased operations and have been replaced by buses.

The Lugano Cadro Dino railway was put into operation in two stages. The first section between Lugano and Viganello was opened on January 2, and the second section of Viganello by Dino on June 27, 1911. Thus it was the third of the four companies in the city. She started at the present-day Piazza Indipendenza and had track connections to all four other tracks. Later an extension was made to the lake in Lugano. This was also the terminus closer to the SBB train station, the funicular TPL and to the boats.

The train had a total length of 7.9 km and overcame on this route an altitude difference of 210 meters. On the track, two tunnels of 96 and 65 m in length and four bridges were. These were 7 ½, 9, 10 and 26 meters long and up to 10 meter long stone bridge, all made ​​of steel.

The youngest part of the line was discontinued in November 1967 as the first. The rest of the route has been traveled by 30 May 1970. From then on the buses of the 1967 resulting from the merger of Lugano - Tesserete train and Lugano Cadro Dino train Società Autolinee Regionali Lugano ( ARL) took over the transport of persons.

Meanwhile, the northern tunnel in the route is accessible as part of a foot path; the southern tunnel is covered with concrete at the north portal and filled the subsequent incision in that area is a parking lot ( Via G. Guioni ). The southern tunnel is used by the city as a material storage.