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Colico–Chiavenna railway

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Colico–Chiavenna railway
Overview
Native nameFerrovia Colico-Chiavenna
StatusIn use
LocaleLombardy, Italy
Termini
Stations8
Service
TypeHeavy rail
ServicesR11
Operator(s)Trenord
History
Opened9 September 1886 (1886-09-09)
Technical
Line length26 km (16 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification3 kV DC
overhead line
Route map

km
0.033
Colico
6.367
Dubino
10.418
Verceia
12.628
Novate Mezzola
16.660
Samolaco
20.359
San Cassiano Valchiavenna
Monica (1213 m)
24.860
Prata Camportaccio
26.315
Chiavenna
km
Source: Italian railway atlas[1]

The Colico–Chiavenna railway is a rail line in Lombardy, Italy, opened on 9 September 1886.[2]

The line was part of a miscarried project of a MilanChur railway through a planned Splugen pass tunnel, which was cancelled after the success of the line through the Gotthard tunnel.

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Footnotes

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Sources

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  • RFI, ed. (December 2003). Fascicolo Linea 26 (Colico–Chiavenna) (in Italian). Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.
  • Atlante ferroviario d'Italia e Slovenia [Railway atlas of Italy and Slovenia]. Schweers + Wall. 2010. ISBN 978-3-89494-129-1.