TILO line S40 now runs through to Milan Malpensa airport
- Location
- Ticino (Mendrisio, Stabio) – Varese – Milan Malpensa Airport (Lombardy) · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Project
- Lugano–Malpensa rail link (Mendrisio–Varese)
- Investment
- approx. CHF 476 million total (of which CHF 137 million for the Swiss section, funded by the federal government and Canton Ticino)
- Status
- In operation (through service to Malpensa since 10 June 2018)
The cross-border railway Mendrisio–Stabio–Arcisate–Varese (approx. 17.6 km) entered service in December 2017/January 2018; on 10 June 2018 TILO line S40 was extended through to Terminals 1 and 2 of Milan Malpensa Airport. It is the first line on which trains cross the national border without stopping, with automatic switching of the traction power system and train protection. Total investment was around CHF 476 million, including CHF 137 million for the Swiss section (federal government and Canton Ticino).
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