Faido
Three-story building with gabled roof
The station building in 2014
General information
LocationFaido
Switzerland
Coordinates46°28′59.066″N 8°47′26.509″E / 46.48307389°N 8.79069694°E / 46.48307389; 8.79069694
Elevation755 m (2,477 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Gotthard line
Distance106.0 km (65.9 mi) from Immensee[1]
Train operators
ConnectionsAutopostale bus lines[2]
Other information
Fare zone240 (arcobaleno)[3]
Passengers
2018190 per weekday[4]
Services
Preceding station Südostbahn Following station
Ambrì-Piotta
towards Basel SBB
IR 26 Lavorgo
towards Locarno
Ambrì-Piotta IR 46
Preceding station TILO Following station
Ambrì-Piotta
towards Airolo
S10
Limited service
Lavorgo
S50
Limited service
Lavorgo
Location

Faido railway station (Italian: Stazione di Faido) is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Faido. The station is on the original line of the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, on the southern ramp up to the Gotthard Tunnel. Most trains on the Gotthard route now use the Gotthard Base Tunnel and do not pass through Faido station.[1][5]

Services

As of the December 2021 timetable change, the following services stop at Faido:[6]

The station is also served by bus services operated by Autopostale, including an hourly service between Bellinzona and Airolo that parallels the railway line, together with other more local services.[7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 47. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. "Liniennetz Alta Leventina" (PDF). Autopostale. 13 December 2020. p. 8. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. "Comunità tariffale Arcobaleno – Piano delle zone" (PDF) (in Italian). Comunità tariffale Arcobaleno. 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  6. "Göschenen - Airolo - Bellinzona - Chiasso - Milano" (PDF) (in Italian). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  7. "Airolo - Bellinzona" (PDF) (in Italian). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  8. "Rete de linee Tre Valli" (PDF). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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