S10 (TILO)

S10
White-and-red train on tracks next to lake with mountains in the background
An S10 running between Capolago and Maroggia-Melano in 2011
Overview
First service2004 (2004)
Current operator(s)Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia
Route
TerminiBiasca
Como San Giovanni
Average journey time
  • 1 hour 15 minutes (Biasca–Chiasso)
  • 1 hour 25 minutes (Biasca–Como San Giovanni)
Service frequency
  • 30 minutes (Biasca–Chiasso)
  • 60 minutes (Biasca–Como San Giovanni)
Line(s) used

The S10 is a railway service that runs every half-hour between Biasca and Chiasso in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Every other train is extended from Chiasso to Como San Giovanni, in Italy. Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO), a joint venture of Swiss Federal Railways and Trenord, operates the service.

Operations

The S10 runs every half hour from Biasca to Chiasso, using the Gotthard line. The S10 uses the Ceneri Base Tunnel between Giubiasco and Lugano, bypassing the traditional Gotthard route. South of Chiasso, every other train continues to Como San Giovanni in Italy, providing hourly service between there and Biasca. The S10 and S50 operate as a single train between Biasca and Mendrisio.[3]

History

The S10 was introduced in 2004 as a regular service between Bellinzona and Chiasso, eventually with a 30-minute frequency.[4] The Between December 2008 and December 2013 the southern terminus was extended to Albate-Camerlata, in Italy.[5][6] It was again extended Albate-Camerlata in December 2015, and then cut back to Como San Giovanni in September 2018.[7][8]

The opening of the Ceneri Base Tunnel transformed regional services in Ticino. On 5 April 2021, the S10 and S50 began using the tunnel and bypassing all local stops between Giubiasco and Lugano. The northern terminus moved from Bellinzona to Biasca.[9]

References

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 59–61. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Piano dei servizi" (PDF) (in Italian). Swiss Federal Railways. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Göschenen - Airolo - Bellinzona - Chiasso - Milano" (PDF) (in Italian). Systemaufgaben Kundeninformation. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Il sistema TILO - Ferrovia regionale Ticino-Lombardia TILO (DT) - Repubblica e Cantone Ticino". www4.ti.ch (in Italian). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  5. ^ "La Bellinzona-Chiasso arriverà a Como e ad Albate" (in Italian). 20 October 2008. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Novità ed eventi: Importanti novità per il cambio orario 2014" (in Italian). 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  7. ^ "FFS, addio ai Cisalpino". RSINews (in Italian). 11 November 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Da settembre novità per i collegamenti TILO". VareseNews [it] (in Italian). 3 September 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Tessin erhält ab Ostermontag vollständig neuen Fahrplan". Swissinfo (in German). 5 April 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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