Lavorgo railway station

Coordinates: 46°26′27.247″N 8°50′23.089″E / 46.44090194°N 8.83974694°E / 46.44090194; 8.83974694
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Lavorgo
Multiple trains passing a three-story building with gabled roof
An InterRegio passing by the station in 2007
General information
LocationFaido
Switzerland
Coordinates46°26′27.247″N 8°50′23.089″E / 46.44090194°N 8.83974694°E / 46.44090194; 8.83974694
Elevation615 m (2,018 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Gotthard line
Distance112.6 km (70.0 mi) from Immensee[1]
Train operators
ConnectionsAutopostale bus lines[2]
Other information
Fare zone230 and 240 (arcobaleno)[3]
Passengers
2018100 per weekday[4]
Services
Preceding station Südostbahn Following station
Faido
towards Basel SBB
IR 26 Bodio TI
towards Locarno
Faido IR 46
Preceding station TILO Following station
Faido
towards Airolo
S10
Limited service
Bodio TI
S50
Limited service
Bodio TI
Location
Map

Lavorgo railway station (Italian: Stazione di Lavorgo) is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Faido. It takes its name from the nearby community of Lavorgo. The station is on the original line of the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, on the southern ramp up to the Gotthard Tunnel. Most trains on the Gotthard route now use the Gotthard Base Tunnel and do not pass through Lavorgo station.[1][5][6]

Services[edit]

As of the December 2021 timetable change, the following services stop at Lavorgo:[7]

The station is also served by bus services operated by Autopostale, including an hourly service between Bellinzona and Airolo that parallels the railway line, together with other more local services.[8][9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 48. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Liniennetz Media Leventina" (PDF). Autopostale. 13 December 2020. p. 15. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Comunità tariffale Arcobaleno – Piano delle zone" (PDF) (in Italian). Comunità tariffale Arcobaleno. 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  6. ^ "Faido, Switzerland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  7. ^ "Göschenen - Airolo - Bellinzona - Chiasso - Milano" (PDF) (in Italian). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Airolo - Bellinzona" (PDF) (in Italian). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Rete de linee Tre Valli" (PDF). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

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