Milan–Chiasso railway

Milan-Chiasso railway
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRFI
LocaleItaly - Switzerland
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Trenitalia
Swiss Federal Railways
History
Opened1840
Technical
Line length51 km (32 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationElectrified at 3000 V DC
Route map

km
50.765
Chiasso
(power system change)
230 m
Monte Olimpino 1 tunnel (1,919 m)
Monte Olimpino 2 tunnel (7,202 m)
lake link (closed)
46.619
Como San Giovanni
201 m
Camerlata
to Mozzate and Como
Como Camerlata to Como
to Saronno, and Varese (closed 1966)
41.679
Albate-Camerlata
to Cantù
40.340
Rosales junction
37.334
Cucciago
(opened 1849)
255 m
Cucciago tunnel (304 m)
tramway from Cantù and Como
(closed 1934)
34.171
Cantù-Cermenate
248 m
Seveso
31.764
Carimate
238 m
Seveso
27.092
Camnago-Lentate
(opened 1849)
217 m
21.598
Seregno
(opened 1849)
207 m
Milan–Carate/Giussano tramway
 
Monza–Meda–Cantù tramway
18.436
Desio
(opened 1849)
200 m
16.348
Lissone-Muggiò
(opened 1882)
195 m
Royal railway station of Monza
(private, 1884–1900)
Galleria di Monza
11.934 (12.575)
Monza
(opened 1840)
160 m
"Lecco" line / "Chiasso" line
(7.695) 7.060
Sesto San Giovanni
(opened 1969)
145 m
Sesto San Giovanni (old)
140 m
(3.984) 3.351
Milano Greco Pirelli
(opened 1914)
130 m
to Domodossola, Turin (HS and slow)
and belt railway
installed in 2010 and 2012
(2.065)
Mirabello junction
123 m
(1.744)
Garibaldi Tunnel (1562 m)
(opened in 1966)
0.000 0.000
Milano Centrale
(opened in 1931)
Milano Centrale (1864–1931);
old line to Venice and Piacenza
Milano Porta Nuova
(1931–1961)
(0.182)
(0.000) 4.770
Milano
Porta Garibaldi
opened 1963 (surface)
opened 1997 (underground)
Milano Porta Nuova
Milano Porta Nuova
(1850–1864)
(1840–1850)

Lake Como branch


FS line from Chiasso
FS line to Milan
bridge over via Borgo Vico
(demolished)
bridge over Cosia torrent
(demolished)
Como Lago FS yard

The Milano–Chiasso railway line is an Italian state-owned railway connecting Milan to Como and Chiasso, Switzerland.

It is electrified at 3000 volts DC. Between Milan and Monza it has four tracks and is used not only by trains operating to and from Como, but also by freight and passenger trains connecting Milan with Bergamo and Lecco, either directly or routed via Molteno. North of Monza, it has two tracks, but between the junction "Bivio Rosales" and Chiasso there is a parallel double track line (used mainly by freight trains to bypass the steep incline to Como) including Monte Olimpino 2 tunnel (7207 m).