Valmorea railway

Valmorea railway

Abandoned rail tracks by Solbiate Olona
Overview
Status partially in use
Locale Lombardy, Italy
Termini Castellanza railway station
Swiss border by Valmorea
Operation
Opened June 28, 1926
Operator(s) Ferrovienord
Character Heritage railway
Technical
Line length 31.194 km (19.383 mi)
Number of tracks 1
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification no
Route map
Legend
 from Novara
 0.000 Castellanza
 Olona
to Seregno
 1.351 A8
 1.872 Marnate-Olgiate Olona
 2.668 Prospiano
 3.731 Gorla Minore
 4.801 Solbiate Olona
 5.758 Gorla Maggiore
 6.556 Fermata Candiani
 7.680 Fagnano Olona
 8.574 Olona
 8.991 Cairate-Bergoro
 10.575 Cairate-Lonate
 14.614 Torba-Gornate Olona
 18.174 Castiglione Olona
 19.842 Lozza-Ponte di Vedano
 22.146 Bizzozzero-Gurone
23.353 Saronno–Laveno railway
 23.726 Malnate Olona
 23.859 Olona
 26.133 Cantello
 28.815 Valmorea
 31.194 Border Italy-Switzerland
 to Mendrisio

Valmorea railway is a railway line in Lombardy, Italy.

Originally built as Olona Valley railway, to serve the industrial complexes of this region, it was later prolonged until the Swiss border by Valmorea, reached in 1926, where it continued as the Mendrisio–Stabio railway. But only two years later the border crossing was closed by the Italian government, which didn't agree with a privately owned international connection (the Italian section of the line was operated by Ferrovie Nord Milano).

The passenger traffic was suspended and the line was used only for internal freight traffic until 1977.

Since 1993 the line has been rebuilt from the Swiss side as a touristic line. The current terminus is Malnate Olona, but there are plans to reach Castiglione Olona.

References

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