Border Crossings: Italy - Switzerland

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(Domodossola -) Iselle di Trasquera FS - Brig SBB

[E*] SBB and BLS work to Domodossola, where electric locomotives are shunted back to their own end of the station. Through freight trains change locomotive in sidings adjacent to Domodossola station. Those requiring remarshalling are worked to and from Domodossola Smistamento by SBB and BLS via an independent line electrified at 15kV 16.7Hz. FS owns the railway to Iselle di Trasquera, but operates no trains. Electrification equipment is to Italian design, with typical tubular masts, but energised at 15 kV 16.7 Hz.

(Domodossola -) Ribellasca SSIF - Camedo FART (- Locarno)

[E] This metre-gauge railway is operated as a single entity by Societa Subalpina di Imprese Ferroviarie (SSIF, Italian company) and Ferrovie autolinee regionali ticinesi (FART, Swiss company), with through electric multiple units from end to end.

(Luino -) Pino-Tronzano FS - Ranzo-S Abbondio FFS (- Cadenazzo)

[E*] FFS/SBB works a two hourly Bellinzona - Malpensa service jointly with Trenord.

(Cantello - Valmorea -) Ponte Lanza - Santa Margherita (- Stabio - Mendrisio)

[D] Club del San Gottardo has operated a summer tourist service over this section of the former Ferrovia Mendrisio-Stabio since 1993.

(Milano -) Como S Giovanni FS - Chiasso FFS (- Lugano)

[E*] FS works to Chiasso. Incoming locomotives are shunted off their trains, and there is no switching.

(Milano -) Cucciago FS - Chiasso FFS (- Lugano)

[E*] (Como avoiding line) FS works to Chiasso. Incoming locomotives are shunted off their trains, and there is no switching.

Tirano RhB - Campocologno RhB (- St.Moritz)

[E] This is the Rhätische Bahn metre gauge line, worked exclusively by that company.

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