Capolago-Riva San Vitale railway station
Capolago-Riva San Vitale | ||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 45°54′10″N 08°58′44″E / 45.90278°N 8.97889°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 274 m (899 ft) AMSL[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO) Monte Generoso railway (MG) | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gotthard railway Monte Generoso railway | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 194.6 km (120.9 mi) from Immensee[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (main line) 1 (Monte Generoso railway) | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Autolinea Mendrisiense bus service AutoPostale bus service | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 6, 1874 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | February 6, 1922 | |||||||||||||||
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Capolago-Riva San Vitale is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The station is in the village of Capolago, part of the municipality of Mendrisio, but, as its name suggests, also serves the adjoining municipality of Riva San Vitale. The station is on the Swiss Federal Railways' Gotthard railway, between Lugano and Chiasso, and on the Monte Generoso railway, a rack railway to the summit of Monte Generoso.[1][2]
The station is served by the following passenger trains:[3][4]
| Operator | Train Type | Route | Typical Frequency | Notes |
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| 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 San Martino - Mendrisio - Balerna - Chiasso | 2 per hour; 1 per hour beyond Castione-Arbedo and Chiasso | A few trains extend to Airolo and Milan |
| Monte Generoso railway | (Capolago Lago) - Capolago-Riva San Vitale - San Nicolao - Bellavista - Generoso Vetta | 9 per day; 1 to/from Capolago Lago | Operates in summer only |
The station features three platforms on the Gotthardbahn, whilst the Monte Generoso trains stop at a streetside location in front of the station. The single track to Monte Generoso leaves the station to the south, immediately climbing to a flyover over the main line, and also continues to the north serving the railway's car shed, workshops, and lakeside terminal stop.[1]
Buses of the Autolinea Mendrisiense and AutoPostale serve stops outside the station, providing links to Arogno, Brusino, Melano, Mendrisio, Porto Ceresio, Riva San Vitale and Rovio.[5]
Until 1948, the street outside the station contained not only the 800 mm (2 ft 7+1⁄2 in) gauge tracks of the Monte Generoso railway, but also the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge tracks of the Mendrisio electric tramway, which linked Chiasso with Riva San Vitale via Mendrisio and Capolago.[1]
Gallery
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S10 train in main line platform -
Monte Generoso trains at their stop in front of the station
References
- ^ a b c d e Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 59. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
- ^ "Capolago–Generoso" (PDF). Ufficio federale dei trasporti. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- ^ "Airolo–Chiasso–Albate-Camerlata" (PDF). Ufficio federale dei trasporti. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- ^ "Schema di rete - Trasporti pubblici" [Network diagram - Public transport] (in Italian). Canton of Ticino. Archived from the original on 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
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External links
Media related to Capolago-Riva San Vitale railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Capolago-Riva S. Vitale station on Swiss Federal Railway's web site
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