Domodossola–Locarno railway line

The Domodossola–Locarno railway line, informally called the Centovallina in Switzerland and the Vigezzina in Italy, is a metre-gauge railway negotiating the dramatic mountainous terrain between Domodossola, Italy, and Locarno, Switzerland. It passes through the Vigezzo Valley (Italian side) and Centovalli (Swiss side).

Domodossola–Locarno
ABe 4/8 48 on the Isorno bridge near Intragna
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleCentovalli and Valle Vigezzo
Termini
Stations22
Service
Operator(s)
  • FART
  • SSIF
History
Opened1923
Technical
Line length52.1 kilometres (32.37 mi)
Number of tracks1 main track with
dual track at certain stations.
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Electrification1350 V DC
Route map

km
-1.8
Locarno
Locarno FART
Locarno Piazza Castello
0.0
Locarno San Antonio
0.5
Solduno
1.3
Solduno S. Martino
3.4
0.0
Ponte Brolla
Maggia
FART to Bignasco
0.9
Tegna
1.9
Verscio
2.6
Cavigliano
4.7
Intragna
7.2
Corcapolo
9.5
Verdasio
11.2
Palagnedra
12.0
Borgnone-Cadanza
13.1
Camedo
13.7
32.3
Switzerland
Italy
border
32.2
Ribellasca
27.6
Folsogno-Dissimo
25.9
Re
24.5
Villette
22.5
Malesco
21.9
Zornasco
20.9
Prestinone
19.4
Santa Maria Maggiore
18.5
Buttogno
17.0
Druogno
15.7
Gagnone-Orcesco
13.9
Coimo
12.2
Marone
9.7
Verigo
8.1
Trontano
5.8
Creggio
4.0
Masera
Toce
Domodossola SSIF
SBB to Brig
0.0
Domodossola

It touches the villages of Druogno, Santa Maria Maggiore, Malesco and Intragna and carried over 1 million passengers in 2010. It is operated by the Ferrovie Autolinee Regionali Ticinesi (FART) in Switzerland and the Società Subalpina Imprese Ferroviarie (SSIF) in Italy.

Opened on 25 November 1923, the 52-kilometre (32 mi) long railway has 30 stations and takes approximately 2 hours to traverse the whole length. The Italian-Swiss border is crossed between the towns of Ribellasca and Camedo.

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