Giubiasco, TI, Switzerland
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
N 46° 10.441 E 009° 00.214
32T E 500275 N 5113382
The railway station of Giubiasco opened in 1874.
Waymark Code: WM137C6
Location: Ticino, Switzerland
Date Posted: 10/03/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 1

EN: Giubiasco is a railway station on the Gotthard line between Bellinzona and Lugano. This part opened in 1882, but a branch line that connect with the city of Locarno was finished some years before and opened in 1874. The main building is in the typical style of larager Gotthard route stations with arched doors and horizontal stripes on the ground floor.

Today the station has five platforms and is served by two lines of the Ticino suburban commuter rail network between Bellinzona and either Locarno or Lugano as well as a RegioExpress between Erstfeld and Milan. Several bus lines connet to surrounding villages.

IT (translated by DeepL): Giubiasco è una stazione ferroviaria sulla linea del Gottardo tra Bellinzona e Lugano. Questa parte è stata inaugurata nel 1882, ma una diramazione che collega la città di Locarno è stata terminata alcuni anni prima e inaugurata nel 1874. L'edificio principale è nel tipico stile delle grandi stazioni del Gottardo con porte ad arco e strisce orizzontali al piano terra.

Oggi la stazione dispone di cinque binari ed è servita da due linee della rete ferroviaria suburbana ticinese per pendolari tra Bellinzona e Locarno o Lugano e da un RegioExpress tra Erstfeld e Milano. Diverse linee di autobus collegano i villaggi circostanti.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes

Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes

What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: SBB

If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: Not listed

Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed

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