Ponte Tresa, TI, Switzerland
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N 45° 58.192 E 008° 51.623
32T E 489183 N 5090708
The western terminal station of the Lugano–Ponte Tresa Railway.
Waymark Code: WM134JK
Location: Ticino, Switzerland
Date Posted: 09/14/2020
Views: 2
EN: The Ponte Tresa train station is in the south of the village, not far from the lake. It consists of an open concrete hall where the trains stop. There are parking spaces on the roof; the current building is probably from the late 1980s.
Ponte Tresa is the western terminus of Ferrovia Lugano – Ponte Tresa (FLP). The narrow-gauge railway is 12.3 kilometers long and connects Ponte Tresa and the villages in between with the regional center of Lugano.
The railway opened in the summer of 1912. Today it is integrated as line S60 in the Ticino S-Bahn network and is mainly used by commuters from the Malcantone and the neighboring Italian communities. On weekdays there is a train every 15 minutes, in the evenings and on weekends every 30 minutes. In the last 10 years the number of passengers has increased by around 70% and is now around 2.5 million passengers per year.
IT: La stazione dei treni di Ponte Tresa si trova a sud del paese, poco distante dal lago. Consiste in una sala aperta in cemento dove si fermano i treni. Ci sono posti auto sul tetto; l'attuale edificio è probabilmente della fine degli anni '80.
Ponte Tresa è il capolinea ovest della Ferrovia Lugano - Ponte Tresa (FLP). La ferrovia a scartamento ridotto è lunga 12,3 chilometri e collega Ponte Tresa e le località intermedie con il centro regionale di Lugano.
La ferrovia è stata inaugurata nell'estate del 1912. Oggi è integrata come linea S60 nella rete S-Bahn ticinese ed è utilizzata principalmente dai pendolari del Malcantone e delle vicine comunità italiane. Nei giorni feriali c'è un treno ogni 15 minuti, la sera e nei fine settimana ogni 30 minuti. Negli ultimi 10 anni il numero di passeggeri è aumentato di circa il 70% e ora è di circa 2,5 milioni di passeggeri all'anno.
DE: Der Bahnhof von Ponte Tresa befindet sich im Süden des Dorfes unweit des Seeufers. Er besteht aus einer offenen Betonhalle, in dem die Züge halten. Auf dem Dach befinden sich Parkplätze.Das heutige Gebäude stammt vermutlich aus den späten 1980er Jahren.
Ponte Tresa ist der westliche Endbahnhof der Ferrovia Lugano–Ponte Tresa (FLP). Die Schmalspurbahn ist 12.3 Kilometer lang und verbindet Ponte Tresa und die dazwischen liegenden Dörfer mit dem regionalen Zentrum Lugano.
Die Bahn wurde im Sommer 1912 eröffnet. Heute ist sie als Linie S60 ins Tessiner S-Bahn-Netz integriert und wird vor allem von Pendlern aus dem Malcantone und den angrenzenden italienischen Gemeinden benutzt. Am Wochentagen fährt alle 15 Minuten ein Zug, abends und an Wochenende alle 30 Miunten. In den letzten 10 Zahren ist die Passagierzahl um rund 70% gestiegen und beträgt heute rund 2.5 Millionen Passagiere pro Jahr.
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?: FLP
Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: Not listed
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