Ambrì-Piotta railway station

Ambrì-Piotta railway station (Italian: Stazione di Ambrì-Piotta) is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Quinto. It takes its name from the nearby communities of Ambrì and Piotta. 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 Ambrì-Piotta station.

Ambrì-Piotta
SBB train at the station in 2013
General information
LocationQuinto
Switzerland
Coordinates46°30′38.750″N 8°41′23.741″E
Elevation988 m (3,241 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Gotthard line
Distance93.0 km (57.8 mi) from Immensee
Train operators
  • Südostbahn
  • Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia
ConnectionsAutopostale bus lines
Other information
Fare zone244 (arcobaleno)
Passengers
2018130 per weekday
Services
Preceding station Südostbahn Following station
Airolo
towards Basel SBB
IR 26 Faido
towards Locarno
Airolo
towards Zürich Hauptbahnhof
IR 46
Preceding station TILO Following station
Airolo
Terminus
S10
Limited service
Faido
S50
Limited service
Faido
towards Malpensa Aeroporto Terminal 2
Location
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