Bellavista railway station

Bellavista
General information
LocationBellavista
Mendrisio,[1] Ticino
Switzerland
Coordinates45°54′41″N 9°00′04″E / 45.911272°N 9.001172°E / 45.911272; 9.001172
Elevation1,222 m (4,009 ft)[2]
Line(s)Monte Generoso railway
Location
Bellavista is located in Switzerland
Bellavista
Bellavista
Location within Switzerland
View of Lugano from the station
Route of the former tramway diverging to the left, with lean-to shelter for tramcar to left of parked car

Bellavista is a railway station on the Monte Generoso railway, a rack railway that connects Capolago with the summit of Monte Generoso in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Bellavista is the principal intermediate station on the line, and at one time the junction point for the Tramway Bellavista.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  2. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 58–59. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.