Luino–Oleggio railway

The railway line Luino Oleggio is a predominantly single-track branch line of the Italian State Railways FS. It is the southern continuation of the cross-border railway line Cadenazzo - Luino and thus part of one of the two cross-border Südzufahrten the Gotthard tunnel. The infrastructure is in possession of the FS- daughter RFI, while the operational management of the incumbent Trenitalia.

History

The section between Novara Oleggio and was opened to traffic on 14 June 1855 as part of the railway line Alessandria, Novara Arona. The northern section Luino Oleggio was opened as the GB- route from Luino simultaneously, on 4 December 1882. Was the distance between Luino and Novara, as well as the northern continuation to Cadenazzo / Bellinzona, as a buyer for the UK transport towards Genoa provided while the track was provided via Chiasso for traffic to Milan.

Traffic

Passenger

Full passenger is generally not offered today, it Regional trains from Trenord between Luino and Gallarate and Laveno- Oleggio ( - Novara). In addition, the section between Luino and Gallarate is also used by the TILO, which offers a two hour train route Cadenazzo - Malpensa airport to the S 30. Usually a change to Laveno- Mombello is necessary. In long-distance transport, the route does not play a role, the features of the cross-border traffic lead to either of the Gotthard Railway Main Line via Chiasso or the Simplon Südzufahrt via Domodossola.

Freight traffic

The course plays an important role in North-South freight. In addition to trains of SBB Cargo, Hupac and RAIpin also operate such railway companies such as Crossrail, TX Logistics, BLS Cargo and DB Schenker / NordCargo. This was made possible by the opening of the freight market on the Gotthard. The freight trains use the route for connecting the freight terminals in Novara, Busto Arsizio and Gallarate, the Genoese port and to drive around the metropolitan area of Milan.