Como San Giovanni railway station

Como
The station building in 2013
General information
Locationpiazzale San Gottardo
Como
Italy
Coordinates45°48′32.0″N 9°4′20.3″E / 45.808889°N 9.072306°E / 45.808889; 9.072306
Operated byRFI
Line(s)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
History
Opened27 July 1875 (1875-07-27)
Rebuilt1949 (1949)
Electrified1939 (1939)
Services
Preceding station Trenitalia Following station
Chiasso EuroCity Monza
Chiasso
towards Zürich HB
Monza
Preceding station Trenord Following station
Chiasso
Terminus
Como Camerlata
towards Rho
Preceding station TiLo Following station
Chiasso
towards Locarno
RE80 Como Camerlata
Chiasso
towards Airolo
S10 Terminus
Chiasso
towards Varese
S40
Location

Como San Giovanni railway station (Italian: Stazione di Como San Giovanni) is the main station serving the city and comune of Como, in the region of Lombardy, northern Italy. Opened in 1875, it forms part of the Milan–Chiasso railway, and is also a terminus of the Como–Lecco railway, which branches off the main line a few kilometres (miles) to the south, at Albate-Camerlata.

Como San Giovanni is the last Italian station on the line to Chiasso, and therefore fulfils the functions of a border station. However, border checks have not been carried out there since 2008, when Switzerland joined the Schengen Agreement.

The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), but the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Train services are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company.

It is one of four stations in Como, the others being Como Borghi, Como Camerlata and Como Nord Lago.