Lugano–Cadro–Dino railway
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Maximum incline | 4% |
The Lugano–Cadro–Dino railway (
The line was opened in 1911. It was 7.8 kilometres (4.8 mi) long, and was electrified at 1000
In addition to the suburban railway service, the LCD also operated an urban
The line was cut back from Piazza Manzoni to Piazza Indipendenza in 1967, and then finally closed in 1970. The trains were replaced by a regional bus service, which subsequently merged with that of the Lugano–Tesserete railway, and today operates as the Autolinee Regionali Luganesi.[2]
Little remains of the street track between Piazza Manzoni and La Santa, but the depot at the latter location is still in use by the ARL as a bus garage. From here it is possible to trace the line, which was on its own right of way, and included tunnels and bridges, as far as Dino. The station building at Dino has been restored and now houses a grocery store.[2]
An original open-sided trailer car of the LCD has been restored and is preserved on the Blonay–Chamby Museum Railway. One of the cars acquired from the Mendrisio tramway has since been restored to its original state and is now on display at the Hotel Coronado in Mendrisio.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ a b c d e "Lugano–Cadro–Dino". www.eingestellte-bahnen.ch (in German). Retrieved 2012-09-26.
- ^ "Leisure 4 Tramway Station". Motor Rest SA. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
External links
- Media related to Lugano–Cadro–Dino railway at Wikimedia Commons