Luino–Milan railway is a railway line in
Lombardy,
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
. It uses the tracks of the
Milan–Arona railway until
Gallarate
Gallarate (; Lombard: ''Galaraa'') is a city and ''comune'' of Alto Milanese of Lombardy and of Milan metropolitan area, northern Italy, in the Province of Varese. It has a population of some 54,000 people.
It is the junction of railways to ...
.
The railway line was opened on 17 March 1884,
Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926
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Luino–Oleggio railway is a railway line in Lombardy, Italy.
The railway line was opened on 4 December 1882, in order to provide a second access to the Gotthard railway.
The Novara–Laveno segment was closed to passenger traffic from 12 Decembe ...
, a second access to the Gotthard railway.
Notes
See also
* List of railway lines in Italy
This is a list of all railway lines in Italy.
Active lines
Managed by Ferrovie dello Stato
High–speed lines
* Turin–Milan
* Milan–Verona (under construction)
* Verona–Venice (under construction)
* Venice–Trieste (planning p ...
External links
RFI - Fascicolo linea 24
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Railway lines in Lombardy
Railway lines opened in 1884