Line S3 (Milan suburban railway service)
Saronno–Milano Cadorna | |||
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Overview | |||
Status | Operational | ||
Locale | Milan, Italy | ||
Termini | |||
Stations | 13 | ||
Website | Trenord (in Italian) | ||
Service | |||
Type | Commuter rail | ||
System | Milan suburban railway service | ||
Route number | S3 | ||
Operator(s) | Trenord | ||
History | |||
Opened | 2004 | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 21 km (13 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
Electrification | 3,000 V DC | ||
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The S3 is a commuter rail route forming part of the Milan suburban railway service (Template:Lang-it), which converges on the city of Milan, Italy.[1]
The route runs over the infrastructure of the Milan–Saronno railway, the oldest line owned by the Ferrovie Nord Milano. Like all other Milan suburban railway service routes, it is operated by Trenord.
Route
Line S3, a radial route, runs from Saronno in a south easterly direction, via the Milan–Saronno railway, to Milano Cadorna, the railway's urban terminus.[2] The travel takes 35 minutes.[3]
History
The S3 was incorporated into the suburban service on 12 December 2004.[4]
Stations
The stations on the S3 are as follows (stations with blue background are in the municipality of Milan):[5]
Scheduling
As of 2012[update], S3 trains ran every thirty minutes between 06:00 and 01:00 daily.[5]
See also
- History of rail transport in Italy
- List of Milan suburban railway stations
- Rail transport in Italy
- Transport in Milan
References
- ^ "S come Suburbano". Direzione Generale Infrastrutture e Mobilità website (in Italian). RegioneLombardia. Retrieved 14 November 2012.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Linee". Direzione Generale Infrastrutture e Mobilità website (in Italian). RegioneLombardia. Retrieved 15 November 2012.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ Trenord timetable
- ^ Canale, Andrea (March 2005). "...finalmente Passante!" [...finally, Passante!]. I Treni (in Italian) (268): 18.
- ^ a b "Linea S3 Saronno - Milano Cadorna". Direzione Generale Infrastrutture e Mobilità website (in Italian). RegioneLombardia. Retrieved 14 November 2012.[permanent dead link ]
External links
- ATM – official site
- Trenord – official site (in Italian)
- Schematic of Line S3[permanent dead link ] – schematic depicting all stations on Line S3
This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at November 2012.