The Tirano–Lecco railway is an electrified railway line in
Lombardy
The Lombardy Region (; ) is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Lombardy is ...
,
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
.
The first section of the line, between
Sondrio
Sondrio (; ; ; archaic or ; ) is an Italian city, ''comune'' and administrative centre for the province of Sondrio, located in the heart of the Valtellina. , Sondrio counted approximately 21,876 inhabitants. In 2007, Sondrio was named the Alpine ...
and
Colico
Colico (Comasco, Comasque: or ; ) is a town and comune in the province of Lecco, in Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated on the northern arm of Lake Como, where the river Adda (river), Adda enters the lake. Colico is the largest town i ...
, was opened in 1885. It was completed in 1892–1894 with the section from Colico to
Lecco
Lecco (, , ; ) is a city of approximately 47,000 inhabitants in Lombardy, Northern Italy, north of Milan. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como (the branch is named ''Branch of Lecco'' / ''Ramo di Lecco''). The Bergamasqu ...
, where it was connected with the rest of the Italian network.
It is single track other than at main stations which have passing loops.
The section from
Tirano
Tirano (; ) is a town and (municipality) in Valtellina, located in the province of Sondrio, Lombardy (northern Italy). It has 9,053 inhabitants (2016) and is adjacent to the Italy–Switzerland border. The river Adda (river), Adda flows through ...
to Sondrio had a different origin, being opened in 1902 as a private railway by the
Società Anonima per le Ferrovie dell'Alta Valtellina (FAV). It was integrated in the state network in 1970.
[Sergio Viganò: ''Alta Valtellina ieri e oggi.'' In: ″I Treni″ Nr. 167 (January 1996), p. 32–38.] It was subsequently electrified in 1977.
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 ...
References
Bibliography
* RFI - Fascicolo linea 26
External links
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Railway lines in Lombardy
Railway lines opened in 1902