Bellinzona–Mesocco railway

Bellinzona–Mesocco railway
Train at Cama in 2007
Overview
StatusPartially closed and removed
LocaleCantons of Ticino and Graubünden, Switzerland
Termini
Stations17
History
Opened1907
Closed1972 (BellinzonaCastione)
1978 (CamaMesocco)
2013 (Castione - Cama)
Technical
Line length-1972: 31.3 kilometres (19.4 mi)
-2013: 12.7 kilometres (7.9 mi)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
Minimum radius80 metres (260 ft)
Electrification1500 V, DC, overhead
Maximum incline6‰
Route map

km
elev
in m
0.0
Bellinzona BM
227
2.0
Molinazzo
236
3.5
Arbedo-Castione
241
4.2
Castione Villaggio
5.7
Lumino
258
6.9
8.1
Valmoesa
(
factory
siding
)
262
9.1
San Vittore
275
Moesa (75 m)
10.8
Roveredo
294
Moesa (81 m)
11.2
San Antonio
302
12.2
Grono Bahnübergang
325
12.7
Grono
332
13.3
new depot
15.2
Leggia
340
16.2
Cama
351
17.6
Piani di Verdabbio
367
18.7
Sorte
403
21.4
Lostallo
423
23.3
Cabbiolo
446
25.4
Vigna
486
Piotta tunnel (42 m)
Capella tunnel (31 m)
28.5
Soazza
620
San Giovanni tunnel (13 m)
31.3
Mesocco
766

Source: Swiss railway atlas

The Bellinzona–Mesocco railway (Italian: Ferrovia Bellinzona–Mesocco; BM) was a Swiss metre gauge railway that linked the towns of Bellinzona, in the canton of Ticino, and Mesocco, in the canton of Graubünden. The line was built by the Società Anonima della Ferrovia Elettrica Bellinzona-Mesocco and later became part of the Rhaetian Railway. Before complete closure, the section of the line between Castione-Arbedo, and Cama was operated by the Società Esercizio Ferroviario Turistico (SEFT) as a tourist railway known as the Ferrovia Mesolcinese.