Chiasso railway station

Chiasso
Location Via Giuseppe Motta,
6830 Chiasso,
Canton of Ticino,
Switzerland
Coordinates 45°49′56″N 09°01′52″E / 45.83222°N 9.03111°E / 45.83222; 9.03111Coordinates: 45°49′56″N 09°01′52″E / 45.83222°N 9.03111°E / 45.83222; 9.03111
Elevation 238 m (781 ft) AMSL[1]
Owned by Swiss Federal Railways
Operated by Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO)
Eurocity (EC)
Trenord
Line(s) Immensee - Chiasso (Gotthard railway)
Milan–Chiasso
Distance 206.2 km (128.1 mi) from Immensee[1]
Connections Postauto buses
Local buses
History
Opened 6 December 1874 (1874-12-06)
Electrified 6 February 1922 (1922-02-06) (Swiss part)
1939 (1939) (Italian part)
Services
Preceding station   Swiss rail network   Following station
toward Zürich Hbf
EC
Terminus
toward Airolo
TILO
S10
Terminus
toward [[Template:S-line/TI left/S40 railway station|Template:S-line/TI left/S40]]
TILO
S40
toward [[Template:S-line/TI right/S40 railway station|Template:S-line/TI right/S40]]
TerminusTrenord
S11
toward Rho
Location
Chiasso
Chiasso
Chiasso (Switzerland)

Chiasso railway station (Italian: Stazione di Chiasso) is a station owned by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS). It serves the city of Chiasso, in the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland, and is also a border station between Switzerland and Italy.[1][2]

The station is both the southern terminus of the Gotthard railway (owned and operated by the Swiss Federal Railways), and the northern terminus of the Milan–Chiasso railway (owned by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana and operated by Trenitalia). It is situated a few metres from the border, and is separated from the Italian city of Como by twin railway tunnels through the Monte Olimpino.[1]

Train movements

Given its location, Chiasso is an important station, not only for the connection between Italy and Switzerland, but also for that between northern and southern Europe. The station is served by the long-distance trains that cross the Gotthard, together with line S10 of the Ticino regional network, and line S11 of the Milan suburban service.[3]

In 2009, there was a reduction in the numbers of train services to the station, which led to the reduction in the numbers of certain jobs.[4] Thanks to numerous complaints raised by various sectors of the political and institutional elements of Ticino, Swiss-Italian EuroCity services have returned to Chiasso since December 2009.[3]

Border procedures

As the international border station, Chiasso acts as a transmission facility between the two networks. The traction voltages, motors and signalling systems of the two networks are different, and therefore trains passing through the station must change locomotives. The yard tracks are also required to be divided into two parts, connected to the station's central platform by a corridor, where there are also customs offices. Thus, trains for the Italian network start at separate tracks compared to the Swiss network.

With the entry of Switzerland into the Schengen Agreement, border controls are no longer systematic. However, the Italian Guardia di Finanza agents and the Swiss Border Guards still have much work to do, both within Chiasso and Como San Giovanni stations, and in transit on the trains between those two stations.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 60. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  3. 1 2 "Partenza Stazione di Chiasso" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  4. "Le FFS tagliano 54 impieghi" [SBB-CFF-FFS cuts 54 jobs]. Corriere del Ticino (in Italian). 24 September 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2010.

Further reading

This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at August 2010. The original authors can be seen here.


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