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Lugano–Ponte Tresa Railway

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Most services are provided by five Be4/12 sets, numbered 21-25 and made up of the 1978-built twin-car sets strengthened with a 2002-built low-floor intermediate car. The line also possesses two 1979-built Be4/8 twin-car sets, number 41-42 and purchased second hand from
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The line opened in 1912, and had a rolling stock comprising three motor cars, three passenger trailers and six freight cars. At Lugano station, a link track connected to the adjacent
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Between 2004 and 2007, significant upgrading work was undertaken in order to allow the introduction of 15 minute interval service. This included the doubling of the track in the
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in 1978, when they were replaced by five new twin-car trains. In the same year a regular interval timetable, with trains every 20 minutes, was introduced. In 1979,
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was constructed. In 2002, five new low floor centre carriages were acquired, and used to expand the 1978 twin-car units into three car units.
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tariff network and passenger services are designated S60. Trains run every 15 minutes on weekdays and every 30 minutes on weekends.
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The FLP opened in 1912 and is the last working line of an interconnected network including two other suburban lines, the
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respectively. In 1968, three new articulated electric trains were introduced, but these were transferred to the
1610: 1557: 1456:[History of the Lugano–Ponte Tresa Railway - 1981-2012] (in Italian). Ferrovie Luganesi. Archived from 1428:[History of the Lugano–Ponte Tresa Railway - 1921-1980] (in Italian). Ferrovie Luganesi. Archived from 1378:[History of the Lugano–Ponte Tresa Railway - 1877-1920] (in Italian). Ferrovie Luganesi. Archived from 1273: 1128: 1375: 1666: 1661: 967: 905: 201: 150: 1625: 1534: 1092: 176: 1514: 1570: 1453: 1425: 1008: 916:. There are proposals to extend the line back into some of the areas formerly covered by this network. 249: 1478: 528: 1615: 1316:[The transport companies] (in Italian). Comunità tariffale Ticino e Moesano. Archived from 1104: 1027: 993: 1620: 1600: 1595: 1575: 1132: 1120: 1108: 1100: 106: 1348: 1084: 1042: 847: 327: 320: 1317: 1605: 1124: 1004: 8: 920: 963:
company was founded to construct a narrow gauge electric railway between the two towns.
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This article incorporates information from the revision as of March 2, 2009 of the
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The FLP platforms at Lugano. To the left is one of the Be4/8 units kept in reserve.
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One of the current Be4/12 sets with low floor centre car. Note the 'smile'.
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One of the three original motor cars, still in service in 1978.
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line was proposed with the expectation it would be extended to
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Share of the Società Ferrovie Luganesi, issued 18. April 1911
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gauge), and is electrified on the overhead system at 1200
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gauge), and is electrified on the overhead system at 1200
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The line is 12.3 kilometres (7.6 mi) long and links
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Ponte Tresa station and sidings, with car park above.
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Narrow gauge railway in canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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Other stations served are 1037: 816:Source: Swiss railway atlas 517: 473: 7: 947:dates back to 1877, when a 919:The FLP is a member of the 836:Ferrovia Lugano–Ponte Tresa 749: 721: 695: 645: 619: 569: 543: 447: 421: 393: 48:Ferrovia Lugano–Ponte Tresa 10: 1693: 1509:Lugano–Ponte Tresa railway 1405:www.eingestellte-bahnen.ch 926: 832:Lugano–Ponte Tresa Railway 683:Vallone d'Agno (58 m) 70:12.3 km (7.6 mi) 22:Lugano–Ponte Tresa Railway 1566: 1314:"Le imprese di trasporto" 1013:Bioggio Molinazzo station 910:Lugano–Cadro–Dino railway 788: 770: 763: 742: 735: 714: 709: 688: 681: 666: 659: 638: 633: 612: 605: 590: 583: 562: 557: 536: 525: 510: 503: 488: 481: 466: 461: 440: 435: 414: 407: 386: 379: 364: 357: 342: 313: 255: 248: 212: 198: 183: 161: 125: 105: 74: 66: 61: 53: 47: 43: 38: 26: 21: 1032:Cappella-Agnuzzo station 968:Lugano–Tesserete railway 914:urban tramways of Lugano 906:Lugano–Tesserete railway 895:. It is operated by the 1559:S60: Lugano–Ponte Tresa 1003:Between 1990 and 1992, 381:Cortivallo (324 m) 1249:Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz 1195:Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz 1079: 1071: 1063: 1055: 1047: 936: 359:Montarina (316 m) 331:Lugano–Chiasso railway 1523:(full-set in Italian) 1148:The line is built to 1087:, also served by the 1077: 1069: 1061: 1053: 1045: 1026:areas, and expanding 934: 483:Ronchetti (82 m) 1517:(sub-set in English) 1511:at Wikimedia Commons 1223:"Materiale rotabile" 505:Crespera (88 m) 1667:Transport in Lugano 1662:Transport in Ticino 1481:. 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Track gauge
Metre
Electrification
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Overhead

Legend
elev
Tesserete
Dino
Lugano FLP
Lugano
FFS
Lugano–Chiasso railway
Sorengo
A2
Bioggio
Agno
Magliaso
Caslano
Ponte Tresa
Italian
canton
Ticino
Switzerland
Lugano
Ponte Tresa
metre gauge

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