Milan belt railway

The Milan belt railway (Italian: Linea di cintura di Milano) is a semicircular railway linking the railway lines converging on Milan, Italy, with each other and the Milano Centrale station.

Milan belt railway
Overview
Native nameLinea di cintura di Milano
Route map

From Turin
Milano Certosa
Musocco junction
from Milano Porta Garibaldi
Milano Cadorna–Saronno line
Milano–Asso line
Seveso junction
From Milano Porta Garibaldi / from Milano Greco Pirelli
From Milano Centrale / Milano Greco Pirelli
From Milano Centrale
3.779
Milano Lambrate
Southern belt railway
Passante (Rogoredo branch)
Southern belt railway
Milano Rogoredo
Source: Italian railway atlas[1]

The belt railway was built during the reorganisation of the Milan railway junction, completed in 1931. It replaced an older belt line, which formed a complete ring; only part of the southern section of the old line remains in service.

See also

References

  1. Atlante ferroviario s'Italia e Slovenia [Italian and Slovenian railway atlas)] (1 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2010. pp. 132–33. ISBN 978-3-89494-129-1.

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