Bellinzona railway station

Bellinzona
Three-story building with two-story wings
The station building in 2006
General information
LocationViale Stazione 36
Bellinzona
Switzerland
Coordinates46°11′43.584″N 9°1′46.218″E / 46.19544000°N 9.02950500°E / 46.19544000; 9.02950500
Elevation241 m (791 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Gotthard line
Distance150.9 km (93.8 mi) from Immensee[1]
Platforms3
Tracks7
Train operators
ConnectionsAutopostale bus services
Other information
Fare zone20/200 (Arcobaleno)
History
Opened6 December 1874 (1874-12-06)
Electrified29 May 1921 (1921-05-29)
Passengers
201816,900 per working day[2]
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Arth-Goldau EuroCity Lugano
Arth-Goldau Lugano
Arth-Goldau IC 2 Lugano
Terminus
Altdorf
towards Basel SBB
IC 21
Preceding station Südostbahn Following station
Castione-Arbedo
towards Basel SBB
IR 26 Giubiasco
towards Locarno
Castione-Arbedo IR 46
Preceding station TILO Following station
Castione-Arbedo
towards Airolo
S10 Giubiasco
S50 Giubiasco
Castione-Arbedo
Terminus
S20 Giubiasco
towards Locarno
Location
Map

Bellinzona railway station (Italian: Stazione di Bellinzona) serves the town of Bellinzona, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It is on the Swiss Federal Railways' Gotthard line.[1] The station is nicknamed Porta del Ticino ("Gate of Ticino") since the opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel in 2016.[3]

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 59. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2018)". Berne, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-06 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  3. ^ ""Aperta" la Porta del Ticino". rsi.ch. Radiotelevisione svizzera (RSI). 15 October 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.