Bellinzona railway station

Bellinzona
The station building in 2006
General information
LocationViale Stazione 36
Bellinzona
Switzerland
Coordinates46°11′43.584″N 9°1′46.218″E / 46.19544000°N 9.02950500°E / 46.19544000; 9.02950500
Elevation241 m (791 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Gotthard line
Distance150.9 km (93.8 mi) from Immensee
Platforms3
Tracks7
Train operators
ConnectionsAutopostale bus services
Other information
IATA codeZDI
Fare zone20/200 (Arcobaleno)
History
Opened6 December 1874 (1874-12-06)
Electrified29 May 1921 (1921-05-29)
Passengers
201816,900 per working day
Services
Preceding station SBB CFF FFS Following station
Arth-Goldau EuroCity Lugano
Arth-Goldau
towards Zürich HB
Lugano
IC 2 Lugano
Terminus
Altdorf
towards Basel SBB
IC 21
Preceding station Südostbahn Following station
Castione-Arbedo
towards Basel SBB
IR 26 Giubiasco
towards Locarno
Castione-Arbedo
towards Zürich HB
IR 46
Preceding station TiLo Following station
Castione-Arbedo
towards Airolo
S10 Giubiasco
S50 Giubiasco
Castione-Arbedo
Terminus
S20 Giubiasco
towards Locarno
Location

Bellinzona railway station (Italian: Stazione di Bellinzona) serves the town of Bellinzona, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It is on the Swiss Federal Railways' Gotthard line. The station is nicknamed Porta del Ticino ("Gate of Ticino") since the opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel in 2016.