RE80

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RE80
RE80
	RE80 at Como Camerlata in 2021
Overview
First service	13 December 2020
Current operator(s)	Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia
Route
Termini	Locarno; Milano Centrale
Stops	13
Average journey time	54 minutes (Locarno–Chiasso); 1 hour 52 minutes (Locarno–Milan);
Service frequency	30 minutes (Locarno–Chiasso); 60 minutes (Locarno–Milan);
Line(s) used	Giubiasco–Locarno line; Gotthard line; Milan–Chiasso line;
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The RE80 is a RegioExpress service that runs every half-hour between Locarno and Chiasso in the Swiss canton of Ticino, with every other train continuing to Milano Centrale in Milan, Italy. The service is operated by Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia (TILO), a joint venture between the Swiss Federal Railways and Trenord.

Operations

The RE80 runs every half hour from Locarno to Chiasso, using the Giubiasco–Locarno line from Locarno to Sant'Antonino and the Gotthard line to Chiasso. The RE80 uses the Ceneri Base Tunnel between Sant'Antonino and Lugano, bypassing the traditional Gotthard route. South of Chiasso, every other train continues to Milano Centrale in Italy, providing hourly service between there and Locarno.^[3]

History

The opening of the Ceneri Base Tunnel transformed regional services in Ticino. The RE80 began operation on 13 December 2020, running hourly from Locarno to Lugano with limited service beyond to Mendrisio or Chiasso. Its running mate was the RE10, running hourly between Castione-Arbedo, at the north end of the base tunnel, to Milano Centrale. This timetable was only temporary, and beginning on 5 April 2021 the RE80 began running half-hourly to Chiasso and hourly to Milano Centrale, replacing the RE10.^[4]

References

^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 59–61. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
^ "Piano dei servizi" (PDF) (in Italian). Swiss Federal Railways. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
^ "Göschenen - Airolo - Bellinzona - Chiasso - Milano" (PDF) (in Italian). Systemaufgaben Kundeninformation. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
^ "Tessin erhält ab Ostermontag vollständig neuen Fahrplan". Swissinfo (in German). 5 April 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

External links

Media related to RE80 (Ticino rapid transit) at Wikimedia Commons
Official site

[eas-1] Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 59–61. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.

[tilo-2] "Piano dei servizi" (PDF) (in Italian). Swiss Federal Railways. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

[3] "Göschenen - Airolo - Bellinzona - Chiasso - Milano" (PDF) (in Italian). Systemaufgaben Kundeninformation. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

[4] "Tessin erhält ab Ostermontag vollständig neuen Fahrplan". Swissinfo (in German). 5 April 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

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