Status in use Operator(s) SBB-CFF-FFS Number of tracks 1 | Opened June 28, 1926 Line length 5.148 km (3.199 mi) Locale Canton Ticino | |
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Termini Mendrisio railway station
Italian border by Stabio | ||
The Mendrisio–Stabio railway is a railway line in Ticino, Switzerland.
It was opened in 1926 as part of the international Valmorea railway, but only two years later the border crossing was closed by the Italian government, which didn't agree with a privately owned international connection (the Italian section of the line was operated by Ferrovie Nord Milano).
The Swiss section remained active, but lost passenger service and was from then used only as a freight railway for the industries around Stabio.
Since 1993 the line is also used by touristic trains on the re-opened line to Malnate.
A new branch, the Arcisate–Stabio railway, is currently under construction. It will connect Varese to Mendrisio, and therefore to Lugano and Como.
The 3,5 km section between Mendrisio and Stabio reopened to passenger trains in December 2014. The following section to Varese might open in 2018.