Melide railway station

Melide

Melide station from the street
Location Via Cantonale,
Melide,
Canton of Ticino,
Switzerland
Coordinates 45°57′20″N 8°56′54″E / 45.955599°N 8.948262°ECoordinates: 45°57′20″N 8°56′54″E / 45.955599°N 8.948262°E
Elevation 274 m (899 ft) AMSL[1]
Owned by Swiss Federal Railways
Operated by Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO)
Line(s) Gotthard railway
Distance 187.2 km (116.3 mi) from Immensee[1]
History
Opened 1882
Services
Preceding station   Swiss rail network   Following station
toward Airolo
TILO
S10
toward Chiasso
Location
Melide railway station (Switzerland)

Melide is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and the municipality of Melide. The station is on the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, between Lugano and Chiasso. It is situated immediately to the west of the Melide causeway, which carries the railway, along with several roads, across Lake Lugano.[1][2]

The station is served by the following passenger trains:[3]

Operator Train Type Route Typical Frequency Notes
Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia S10 Biasca - Castione-Arbedo - Bellinzona - Giubiasco - Rivera-Bironico - Mezzovico - Taverne-Torricella - Lamone-Cadempino - Lugano - Lugano-Paradiso - Melide - Maroggia-Melano - Capolago-Riva San Vitale - Mendrisio - Balerna - Chiasso - Como San Giovanni - Albate-Camerlata 2 per hour; 1 per hour beyond Castione-Arbedo and Chiasso A few trains extend to Airolo and Milan

Gallery

The Melide causeway, with station mid-upper right 
Melide station platform and building 

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 59. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ↑ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  3. ↑ "Airolo–Chiasso–Albate-Camerlata" (PDF). Ufficio federale dei trasporti. Retrieved 2013-02-15.

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