Upgrading the Luino and Chiasso lines - Development for freight traffic on the Italian railways connected to the new Gotthard line
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Upgrading the Luino and Chiasso lines
Development for freight traffic
on the Italian railways connected to the new Gotthard line
Novara, 17 September 2014
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, territorial organization
DTP
Territorial units for infrastructure maintenance Innsbruck
and operation staff. Brennero
All lines connecting Switzerland and Italy are
Fortezza
managed by DTP Milano Merano
S. Candido
Lienz
Bolzano Calalzo P.C.C. Tarvisio Villach
Chiavenna
Ginevra
Bellinzona
Domodossola
Tirano
Osoppo Gemona
Luino Colico
Premosello Ponte N.A.
La
Porto C. Trento
ve
Prè S. Didier
no
Varallo S. Chiasso Udine
Ar Varese
on Lecco
a Albate Casarsa
Aosta Calolziocorte Gorizia
Sesto C. Conegliano Sacile Nova Gorica
Borgomanero Molteno Ponte S.P.
Romagnano Gallarate Carnate Bergamo Schio Bassano
Montebelluna Monfalcone
Seregno Cervignano
Biella Oleggio Monza
Vignale Rovato Castelfranco Portogruaro V.Opicina
MILANO Cittadella Nova Gorica
Brescia Treviso
Ivrea Rho
Novara Treviglio TRIESTE Lubjana
Santhià Camposam.
S.Zeno
Modane Albairate VERONA Vicenza
Vercelli MESTRE
Susa Bussoleno Chivasso
Mortara Padova VENEZIA S.L.
Bardonecchia Pavia
Casale M. Casalpust. Olmeneta Isola d.S.
TORINO Cava Carb.
Codogno Cremona Mantova Legnago Monselice
TO Lingotto Bressana
Trofarello Torreberetti Piadena
Pinerolo Valenza Castelvetro Nogara Chioggia
Broni Piacenza
Alessandria Rovigo
Carmagnola Voghera
Torre Pellice Asti
Cantalupo
Tortona
Cavallermaggiore Fidenza
Nizza M. Parma
Savigliano Castagnole Novi
Bra Arquata S.
Acqui T.
Modena Ferrara
Fossano
Ovada
DAO Bologna
Cuneo Genova
Mondovì
Ceva
San Giuseppe di C.
Genova
Territorial commercial unit:
Limone
Savona
•Traffic management
Ormea
•Timetable planning
Traffic in a typical day: •Works planning and train rerouting
•400 Long-distance passenger trains •Infrastructure development planning
Ventimiglia
•3700 Short-distance passenger trains DAO, based in Milano, manages most of
•700 Freight trains Northern Italy
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Trans-European Rail Freight network in northern Italy
New Road-Rail Terminals mainly fed by cross-Alp traffic through Switzerland:
Milano, Brescia, Piacenza, Novara, Gallarate
3
European Rail Freight Corridor
Stoccolma
Corridor 3 – Stoccolma - Palermo
Brennero
Fortezza
Rotterdam Merano S. Candido
Lienz
Bolzano Calalzo P.C.C. Tarvisio Villach
Chiavenna
Ginevra
Corridor 1 – Rotterdam - GenovaDomodossola Bellinzona
Tirano
Luino Osoppo Gemona
Colico
Premosello Ponte N.A.
La
Porto C. Trento
ve
Prè S. Didier
no
Varallo S. Chiasso Udine
Ar Varese Lecco
on Casarsa
a Albate
Aosta Calolziocorte Gorizia
Sesto C. Conegliano Sacile Nova Gorica
Borgomanero Molteno Ponte S.P.
Romagnano Gallarate Bergamo Schio Bassano Monfalcone
Montebelluna
Biella Oleggio Seregno Carnate
Vignale Monza Rovato Castelfranco Portogruaro Cervignano V.Opicina
Cittadella
Brescia Treviso Nova Gorica
Ivrea Rho
Novara Treviglio TRIESTE Lubjana
Santhià MILANO Camposam.
S.Zeno
Modane Albairate VERONA Vicenza
Vercelli MESTRE
Susa Bussoleno Chivasso VENEZIA
Mortara Padova
Bardonecchia Pavia S.L.
Casale M. Casalpust. Olmeneta Isola d.S.
TORINO Cava Carb.
Bressana Codogno Cremona Mantova Legnago Monselice
Pinerolo
TO Lingotto Trofarello
Valenza
Torreberetti
Broni Castelvetro
Piadena
Nogara Corridor 5 – Baltico - Adriatico
Chioggia
Piacenza
Alessandria Voghera Rovigo
Torre Pellice Carmagnola Asti
Corridor 6 – Mediterraneo Cantalupo Tortona
Fidenza
Cavallermaggiore
Nizza M. Parma
Savigliano Castagnole Novi
Bra Arquata S.
Acqui T.
Modena Ferrara
Fossano
Ovada Bologna Main freight terminals
Cuneo Ceva Genova
Mondovì Genova
San Giuseppe di C.
Limone Savona
Ormea
Palermo Ravenna
Ventimiglia
Genova
The Gotthard line, with its two Italian gateways Luino and Chiasso, as well as
the Simplon line, belongs to the European Rail Freight Corridor 1.
Freight Corridors are main freight routes with simplified procedures for
customers interested in cross-boundary traffic.
Memorandum of Understanding Italy-Switzerland
Bern, 17 December 2012
Inter-governmental agreement
90 trains per day onto the
Luino line to Gallarate and
Novara terminals and beyond
170 trains per day onto the
Chiasso line to the new
Milano terminal and beyond
High performance Corridor trains:
• 700 m long
• PC/80 load gauge
• D4 axle load
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• tunnel widening works
Phasing the Luino line • 750 m - long trains
Luino
Objective:
PC/80 load gauge and 700 m-long trains
Laveno to both Novara and Gallarate terminals, to be
achieved as soon as possible.
Commitments:
To interrupt freight and passenger traffic as less as
Ternate possible.
To work as effectively as possible, working at the
Sesto C. same time on the Italian and Swiss sides.
Phases:
Oleggio •2018 - Novara branch completed
•2018 - Gallarate branch (via Sesto) completed
•2019 - Gallarate branch (via Ternate) completed
Huckepack
Hupac
Novara
Gallarate
terminal
terminalWhat works to upgrade the lines?
Chiasso line financed by
• Technological upgrade (170 freight trains per day)
Works on the
• Load gauge upgrade (PC/80)
Chiasso line
• Train length upgrade (700 m) already started
• Level crossing removal
Luino line financed by
• Technological upgrade (90 freight trains per day)
• Load gauge upgrade (PC/80)
• Train length upgrade (700 m)
• Level crossing removal
Scheduled completion: 2020
7High-complexity works
Load gauge upgrade
Tunnels suitable for trucks and containers have a rectangular shape different
from the traditional rounded-at-the-top railway load gauge. Tunnel upgrade can
be obtained by two different techniques:
•By consolidating the tunnel roof with concrete injections and than reshaping it
•By digging the tunnel floor to lower it
The choice is made by considering the geo-technical characteristics of rock and
tunnel support walls and on the layout grades the railway line has.
Train length upgrade
Admitted train length is determined by the length of passing
loops in station. To lengthen loops all switches and signals on
one side of the station must be repositioned.
Enlarging the area occupied by stations can be a difficult task,
either because they are located in a densely-built territory or
because of terrain shapes that requires important works.
8Objective: more trains, less trucks
For a cleaner environment
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