Lugano train station

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Lugano
Lugano train station 2017
Lugano train station 2017
Data
Location in the network Connecting station
Platform tracks 4 (SBB)
2 (FLP)
abbreviation LG
IBNR 8505300
opening 1874
location
City / municipality Lugano
Canton Ticino
Country Switzerland
Coordinates 716 827  /  96005 coordinates: 46 ° 0 '20 "  N , 8 ° 56' 49"  O ; CH1903:  seven hundred and sixteen thousand eight hundred twenty-seven  /  96005
Height ( SO ) 335  m
Railway lines
List of train stations in Switzerland
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Funicular Lugano – Bahnhof SBB , view towards the station
Reception area at Lugano station with Monte Brè (2018)
Lugano train station at night (2018)
Reception building until 2016
Aerial photograph by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)

The Lugano railway station is the station of the Swiss Federal Railways in the city of Lugano and is a station of the Gotthard railway . It is also the starting point for the Lugano-Ponte-Tresa-Bahn (FLP) and the Lugano – Bahnhof SBB funicular railway , which connects it with the city center below. Lugano train station is the only train station in the city of Lugano. The SBB stop with the name Lugano-Paradiso is located in the independent municipality of Paradiso .

history

The age of the railroad began in Lugano in 1874, when the Ticino valley railways had their starting point for the route to Chiasso . In 1882, with the opening of the summit tunnels on the Gotthard and the Ceneri, the Gotthard Railway went into operation . First, on April 10, 1882, the Lugano train station became a transit station when the line via Ceneri to Bellinzona was extended before continuous operation could begin on June 1 of the same year. A funicular has been connecting the elevated station with the Lugano city center since 1886. The two cars need around two minutes for the 220-meter route. In 1909, the station became the connecting station for the Lugano-Tesserete Railway, which was discontinued in 1967 . The meter-gauge railway had its own station building on the edge of the station square. In 1912, the Lugano-Ponte-Tresa Railway, which is still in service today, was followed by a second meter -gauge railway - both had a track connection to one another. The FLP station is located in a cut below the station square. The Lugano tram also served the station. In 1998 the station underwent extensive renovation work under the direction of the architect Aurelio Galfetti . The station and the funicular of the TPL were renewed in 2014-2016.

Plant and reception building

The SBB station has four tracks, the FLP two. Freight traffic is not handled, for this the goods station Lugano-Vedeggio was built in the 1970s, including a branch line from Taverne-Torricella . According to the timetable, the four platform tracks are mostly used according to the following scheme:

  • Track 1: S10 to Chiasso and Albate-Camerlata
  • Platform 2: Long-distance trains to Chiasso and Milano Centrale
  • Platform 3: All long-distance trains in the direction of German-speaking Switzerland (also ending in Lugano)
  • Track 4: S10 towards Castione / Biasca

The station building, which consists of several wings, is built in the style of other Gotthard train stations such as Arth-Goldau , Brunnen or Bellinzona . As part of extensive renovation work on the entire building, the facade has been kept in a red tone since 2014. Various SBB facilities can be found in the station, such as a travel center with a ticket counter and the Centro Medico.

traffic

Lugano is the second most important station for long-distance traffic in the canton of Ticino after Bellinzona. Also in regional traffic it is served by two lines of the S-Bahn Ticino , whose operational operation is carried out by TILO and FLP.

Long-distance transport

Train

line
S 10 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  - Como  - Albate- Camerlata
S 50 Bellinzona  - Giubiasco  - Rivera-Bironico  - Mezzovico  - Taverne-Torricella  - Lamone-Cadempino  - Lugano  - Lugano-Paradiso  - Melide  - Maroggia-Melano  - Capolago-Riva San Vitale  - Mendrisio San Martino  - Mendrisio  - Stabio
P. 60 Lugano  - Sorengo  - Sorengo Laghetto  - Cappella-Agnuzzo  - Bioggio Molinazzo  - Bioggio  - Serocca  - Agno  - Magliaso Paese  - Magliaso  - Caslano  - Ponte Tresa

future

  • As part of the second NEAT stage with the extension of the Ceneri base tunnel and the Bellinzona railway bypass, it was planned to withdraw the long-distance trains from the Bellinzona and Lugano stations and instead connect the two stops in a new Ticino Sud station near Camorino , which will be connected to S -Bahn trains would have been connected to Bellinzona and Lugano. In 2007, however, the SBB refrained from such plans and continue to provide for long-distance trains to stop at Bellinzona and Lugano stations.
  • With the construction of a new tram network in Lugano, the FLP is to be integrated into it and given a different route in the urban area of ​​Lugano. It is unclear whether the previous lines will be retained. Lugano station would be connected to the network with an underground stop.

Web links

Commons : Lugano train station  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Garaventa: New funicular on historic route on Seilbahn.net from December 30, 2016
  2. ^ The rebirth of the Lugano tram from NZZ Online , accessed on March 31, 2012