Domodossola–Milan railway

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Domodossola–Milan railway
standard gauge
ElectrificationElectrified at 3000 V DC
Route map

55.547
Domodossola
50.246
Beura-Cardezza
Domo II
47.672
Bivio/P.C. Valle
46.612
Vogogna Ossola
40.016
Premosello
36.329
Cuzzago
31.766
Candoglia-Ornavasso
29.291
Mergozzo
26.074
Verbania-Pallanza
21.144
Baveno
17.339
Stresa
Stresa (1072 m)
11.160
Belgirate
8.921
Lesa
4.854
Meina
Faraggiana (1183 m)
0.000
50.428
Arona
to Novara
46.400
Dormelletto
39.367
Sesto Calende
36.333
Vergiate
32.410
Somma Lombardo
29.676
Casorate Sempione
24.922
Gallarate
17.821
Busto Arsizio
13.253
Legnano
10.259
Canegrate
7.826
Parabiago
2.935
Vanzago-Pogliano
0.000
133.381
134.571
16.348
Rho
0.000
Milano Centrale

The Domodossola–Milan railway line is a major Italian railway route and an important part of the European rail network. It is one of Italy's busiest lines for both passenger and freight trains. The line connects

railway junction, via the Simplon Tunnel. Direct passenger trains ran from Brig to Paris (via Lausanne and Geneva ) and Brussels and Luxembourg via Basel. The line runs through lower Varese Province, the valley of Ossola and along the shore of Lake Maggiore
.

History

The line was completed to Gallarate in the early 1860s and was extended over the

Ferrovie dello Stato
from 1905.

Route

The line is fully electrified at 3,000 volts DC and is double track. In some stretches between

, the two tracks are not adjacent: the southbound line towards Milan runs directly along the shore of Lake Maggiore; the northbound line towards Domodossola is located a little inland because of the local geography. At Domodossola the electrification system changes to the Swiss system of 15,000 volts AC 16.7 Hz for the Simplon Tunnel.

The regional passenger rail service is operated by

Eurocity and EuroNight trains, as well as the high-speed Cisalpino
trains, which connect Milan to the Swiss cities of Lausanne, Geneva, Bern and Basel.

The Domodossola–Milan line is also used by freight trains operated by Trenitalia Cargo, SBB Cargo Italia and other private companies.

The line passes through the metropolitan area to the northwest of Milan, across the plain towards

Varzo Tunnel, which is built as a spiral
in order to gain height.

See also

References

  1. ^ Kalla-Bishop, P. M. (1971). Italian Railways. Newton Abbott, Devon, England: David & Charles. p. 61.