Colico–Chiavenna railway

Colico–Chiavenna railway
Colico–Chiavenna railway
Overview
Native name	Ferrovia Colico-Chiavenna
Status	In use
Locale	Lombardy, Italy
Termini	Colico railway station; Chiavenna railway station;
Stations	8
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Services	R11
Operator(s)	Trenord
History
Opened	9 September 1886
Technical
Line length	26 km (16 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3 kV DC; overhead line
Route map
Route map
	Source: Italian railway atlas

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

The line was originally part of an unsuccessful project for a Milan–Chur railway that planned to pass through a tunnel at Splugen. However, this project was canceled following the successful completion of the line through the Gotthard tunnel.

References

Footnotes

^ Railway Atlas 2017, p. 6.
^ Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926 Archived 24 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine

Sources

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.

[FOOTNOTERailway_Atlas20176-1] Railway Atlas 2017, p. 6.

[2] Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926 Archived 24 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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