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The infrastructure manager RFI communicated that from Sunday 9 June and for the summer months are expected upgrading and maintenance works on different points of the railway network.
This will result variations or there suspension of circulation of trains on some lines and the activation of replacement bus services.
The timetable search engine on the site and on the App is updated with the train and bus timetables in force from 9 June.
Below is information on the main changes.
Summer construction sites and changes to the service
Gallarate-Luino and S30 Bellinzona/Cadenazzo-Luino-Gallarate lines
For extraordinary maintenance work, carried out by RFI, in the Besozzo station, from August 4th to September 1st the trains will be replaced with bus between Laveno Mombello and Gallarate. There will be a remodulation of the offer on the Laveno – Cadenazzo section, to guarantee connections to/from Milan.
Milan-Lecco-Sondrio-Tirano and Lecco-Sondrio-Tirano lines
Due to infrastructural upgrading and extraordinary maintenance works carried out by RFI between Colico and Tirano, train circulation between the two stations will be suspended from 10 June to 8 September. The Colico-Tirano connections will be guaranteed by a replacement bus service; some buses will connect Colico and Sondrio directly; others will connect Colico and Tirano, with the sole intermediate stop of Tresenda; others will make all the stops scheduled by the train. Trains will run between Milan and Colico.
From 10 June, the service on the line will be strengthened with the activation of new trips:
2822 Milano Centrale 11.20-Colico 12.46, which will run on Saturdays and holidays
2830 Milano Centrale 3.20pm-Colico 4.46pm, which will run on Saturdays and holidays
2844 Milano Centrale 22.20-Colico 23.01, which will circulate on holidays
2819 Colico 9.15-Milano Centrale 10.40, which will run every day
2823 Colico 11.15-Milano Centrale 12.55, which will run on Saturdays and holidays
2831, which will circulate on Saturdays and holidays with new numbering 2801 and timetable Colico 3.15pm-Milano Centrale 4.40pm
Milan Centrale-Domodossola and Milan Porta Garibaldi-Arona-Domodossola lines
Due to infrastructural upgrading works carried out by RFI on the Domodossola-Arona section from 9 June to 8 September the movement of trains between the two stations will be suspended. A replacement bus service will be activated between Domodossola and Arona.
Rail circulation between Milan and Arona will be regular, while between Sesto Calende and Arona the trains will undergo some timetable changes, as a result of further infrastructure works that will be carried out in Sesto Calende.
S7 Milan-Molteno-Lecco line
For extraordinary maintenance works and infrastructural upgrading, by RFI, between Monza and Lecco, from 9 June to 8 September the lines will be replaced by buses between the two stations.
To travel between Monza and Milan, passengers will be able to use the S8 Milan-Carnate-Lecco and S11 Rho-Milan-Como San Giovanni-Chiasso lines.
Como-Lecco line
To allow for extraordinary maintenance work by RFI between the Albate and Molteno stations, the train service on the entire line will be suspended from 9 June to 8 September.
A replacement bus service will be established between Molteno and Como Camerlata. To move between Molteno and Lecco, travelers will be able to use the replacement buses activated for the S7 Milan-Molteno-Como line. The connection between Como Camerlata and Como San Giovanni will instead be guaranteed by trains on the S11 Rho-Milan-Como San Giovanni-Chiasso line.
Pavia-Mortara-Vercelli line
For extraordinary maintenance works, carried out by RFI, between the Cava Carbonara and Mortara stations, from 9 June to 8 September the entire service on the line will be guaranteed by replacement buses.
Cremona-Treviglio line
For extraordinary maintenance works by RFI between the Treviglio and Olmeneta stations, from 9 June to 30 June the entire service on the line will be guaranteed by a replacement bus service.
S9 Saronno-Seregno-Albairate line
Due to infrastructure upgrading works carried out by RFI in view of the construction of the new Milan Porta Romana stop, from 23 June to 25 August the line will not run between Milan Lambrate and Milan San Cristoforo.
Trains will travel between Saronno and Milan Lambrate maintaining the current timetable. Between Milan San Cristoforo and Albairate, the trains will travel according to a remodulated timetable which will include services running every 30′ / 60′ (depending on the time slot) on weekdays excluding Saturdays and with an hourly frequency on Saturdays and holidays.
From Milan San Cristoforo travelers will be able to reach Milan Porta Genova with trains on the Milan-Mortara-Alessandria line. The Milan Porta Genova and Milan Lambrate stations are connected by the metropolitan service, green line M2, which can be used with STIBM integrated travel tickets.
Milan-Mortara-Alessandria line
Coinciding with the infrastructural upgrading works for the construction of the new Milan Porta Romana stop, from 23 June to 25 August the timetable of some trips will undergo slight changes, to guarantee coincidence with the trips of the S9 line and facilitate the connection between Milan San Cristoforo and Milan Porta Genova.
Pavia-Torreberetti-Alessandria line
Due to extraordinary maintenance works carried out by RFI, train circulation will be suspended between Pavia and Cava Carbonara from 28 July to 8 September; the two stations will be connected by replacement buses. Trains will run between Cava Carbonara and Alessandria, with a rescheduled timetable.
Brescia-Cremona line
For extraordinary maintenance works, carried out by RFI, between the San Zeno and Olmeneta stations, from 4 August to 25 August the entire offer of the line will be guaranteed by a replacement bus service.
