The line is fully electrified at 3,000 volts DC and is double track. In some stretches between Arona and Domodossola, the two tracks are not adjacent: the southbound line towards Milan runs directly along the shore of Lake Maggiore; the northbound line towards Domodossola is located a little inland because of the local geography. At Domodossola the electrification system changes to the Swiss system of 15,000 volts AC 16.7 Hz for the Simplon Tunnel.
The regional passenger rail service is operated by Trenord. The section between Gallarate and Milan is also served by suburban line S5. The railway is also served by long-distance Eurocity and EuroNight trains, as well as the high-speed Cisalpino trains, which connect Milan to the Swiss cities of Lausanne, Geneva, Bern and Basel.
The Domodossola–Milan line is also used by freight trains operated by Trenitalia Cargo, SBB Cargo Italia and other private companies.
The line passes through the metropolitan area to the northwest of Milan, across the plain towards Gallarate. It continues through the forests of lower Varese Province towards Lake Maggiore. After Sesto Calende it crosses the Ticino River on an iron bridge, which was opened to traffic in 1882. State road 33 (the Milan–Simplon Pass road) uses the same bridge, above the railway. From Arona, the line largely runs along the western shore of Lake Maggiore, keeping above the shore, passing through the major tourist town of Stresa. After Baveno, it enters the Toce plain and runs for about 30 km (19 mi) up the Ossola valley to Domodossola. It then approaches the Simplon Tunnel through nine tunnels including the 2,966-metre long (9,731 ft) Varzo Tunnel, which is built as a spiral in order to gain height.
^Kalla-Bishop, P. M. (1971). Italian Railways. Newton Abbott, Devon, England: David & Charles. p. 61.
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domodossola, milan, railway, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Domodossola Milan railway news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Domodossola Milan railway line is a major Italian railway route and an important part of the European rail network It is one of Italy s busiest lines for both passenger and freight trains The line connects Milan and Domodossola with Brig an important Swiss railway junction via the Simplon Tunnel Direct passenger trains ran from Brig to Paris via Lausanne and Geneva and Brussels and Luxembourg via Basel The line runs through lower Varese Province the valley of Ossola and along the shore of Lake Maggiore Domodossola Milan railwaySimplon Tunnel at the northern end of the line OverviewNative nameFerrovia Milano DomodossolaOwnerRFILocaleItalyTerminiDomodossola railway stationMilan Central railway stationStations27ServiceTypeheavy railServicesR23 RE4Operator s Trenitalia TrenordHistoryOpened1888TechnicalLine length153 km 95 mi Number of tracks2Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrificationElectrified at 3000 V DCRoute mapLegendfrom Brig55 547 Domodossolato Novara50 246 Beura CardezzaDomo II47 672 Bivio P C Valle46 612 Vogogna Ossola40 016 Premosello36 329 Cuzzago31 766 Candoglia Ornavasso29 291 Mergozzo26 074 Verbania Pallanza21 144 Baveno17 339 Stresato MottaroneStresa 1072 m 11 160 Belgirate8 921 Lesa4 854 MeinaFaraggiana 1183 m 0 00050 428 Aronato Santhia and to Novara46 400 Dormellettofrom OleggioTicino River39 367 Sesto Calendeto LuinoAutostrada A8 A26 European route E6236 333 Vergiate32 410 Somma Lombardo29 676 Casorate Sempionefrom Luino and from Porto Ceresio24 922 Gallarate17 821 Busto ArsizioFNM Saronno Novara line13 253 Legnano10 259 Canegrate7 826 Parabiago2 935 Vanzago Pogliano0 000133 381 from Turin134 57116 348 Rhosee Turin Milan railway0 000 Milano CentraleThis diagram viewtalkedit Contents 1 History 2 Route 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editThe line was completed to Gallarate in the early 1860s and was extended over the Ticino River in 1882 reaching Domodossola in 1888 The Simplon Tunnel was completed and the line extended to it from Domodossola in 1906 it was duplicated in 1922 1 It was part of the Societa per le strade ferrate dell Alta Italia Upper Italian Railways from 1865 the Societa per le Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo Mediterranean Railway Company from 1885 and Ferrovie dello Stato from 1905 Route editThe line is fully electrified at 3 000 volts DC and is double track In some stretches between Arona and Domodossola the two tracks are not adjacent the southbound line towards Milan runs directly along the shore of Lake Maggiore the northbound line towards Domodossola is located a little inland because of the local geography At Domodossola the electrification system changes to the Swiss system of 15 000 volts AC 16 7 Hz for the Simplon Tunnel The regional passenger rail service is operated by Trenord The section between Gallarate and Milan is also served by suburban line S5 The railway is also served by long distance Eurocity and EuroNight trains as well as the high speed Cisalpino trains which connect Milan to the Swiss cities of Lausanne Geneva Bern and Basel The Domodossola Milan line is also used by freight trains operated by Trenitalia Cargo SBB Cargo Italia and other private companies The line passes through the metropolitan area to the northwest of Milan across the plain towards Gallarate It continues through the forests of lower Varese Province towards Lake Maggiore After Sesto Calende it crosses the Ticino River on an iron bridge which was opened to traffic in 1882 State road 33 the Milan Simplon Pass road uses the same bridge above the railway From Arona the line largely runs along the western shore of Lake Maggiore keeping above the shore passing through the major tourist town of Stresa After Baveno it enters the Toce plain and runs for about 30 km 19 mi up the Ossola valley to Domodossola It then approaches the Simplon Tunnel through nine tunnels including the 2 966 metre long 9 731 ft Varzo Tunnel which is built as a spiral in order to gain height See also editList of railway lines in ItalyReferences edit Kalla Bishop P M 1971 Italian Railways Newton Abbott Devon England David amp Charles p 61 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Domodossola Milan railway amp oldid 1096098269, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
