Line S2 (Milan suburban railway service)

Summary

The S2 is a commuter rail route forming part of the Milan suburban railway service (Italian: Servizio ferroviario suburbano di Milano), which converges on the city of Milan, Italy.[1]

Seveso–Milano Rogoredo
S2
Split-flap display at Milano Porta Garibaldi showing an S2 train to Mariano Comense as the next departure.
Split-flap display at Milano Porta Garibaldi
showing an S2 train to Mariano Comense
as the next departure.
Overview
Service typeCommuter rail
SystemMilan suburban railway service
StatusOperational
LocaleMilan, Italy
First service2004
Current operator(s)Trenord
WebsiteTrenord (in Italian)
Route
TerminiMariano Comense
Milano Rogoredo
Stops20
Distance travelled34 km (21 mi)
Technical
Rolling stockTreno Alta Frequentazione
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification3,000 V DC
Timetable number(s)S2
Route map

The service operates over the Milan–Asso and Milan Passante lines. Like all other Milan suburban railway service routes, it is operated by Trenord.

Route edit

S2, a cross-city route, heads initially in a southwesterly direction from Mariano Comense to Seveso, and then south to Milano Bovisa-Politecnico. From there, the line runs across the municipality of Milan, via the Milan Passante railway, to Milano Rogoredo.[2] The journey takes 1h08'.[3]

History edit

The S2 was introduced on 12 December 2004, and operated initially between Mariano Comense and Milano Porta Vittoria.[4]

With the change of timetable on 15 June 2008, the service was extended from Milano Porta Vittoria to Milano Rogoredo, where there is interchange with regional trains and long-distance services to and from Genoa, Bologna and Mantua.[5]

The initial plans for the service foresaw a further extension from Milano Rogoredo to Pavia,[6] but that has not materialized: Pavia has since been connected to the suburban railway service by the new S13; service is planned to extend to Pieve Emanuele as soon as the infrastructure will allow it, with the quad tracking of the section in order to separate long distance and regional trains from suburban trains.

Stations edit

The stations on the S2 are as follows (stations with blue background are in the municipality of Milan):[7]

Station Opened Interchange Note
Mariano Comense 1879   limited service
Cabiate 1879   limited service
Meda 1879   limited service
Seveso 1879    
Cesano Maderno 2011      
Bovisio Masciago-Mombello 1879  
Varedo 1879  
Palazzolo Milanese 1879  
Paderno Dugnano 1879  
Cormano-Cusano 2015  
Milano Bruzzano 2014  
Milano Affori 2011      
Milano Bovisa 1991             MXP  
Milano Lancetti 1997            
Milano Porta Garibaldi 1997                       MXP  
Milano Repubblica 1997            
Milano Porta Venezia 1997            
Milano Dateo 2002            
Milano Porta Vittoria 2004          
Milano Rogoredo 1862            

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "S come Suburbano". Direzione Generale Infrastrutture e Mobilità website (in Italian). RegioneLombardia. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Linee" [Lines]. Direzione Generale Infrastrutture e Mobilità website (in Italian). RegioneLombardia. Retrieved 18 November 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Trenord timetable
  4. ^ Canale, Andrea (March 2005). "...finalmente Passante!" [...finally, Passante!]. I Treni (in Italian) (268): 18.
  5. ^ "Passante quasi finito" [Passante nearly finished]. I Treni (in Italian) (306): 5. July 2008.
  6. ^ "Cattaneo: presto alcune corse S2 fino a Pavia" [Cattaneo: Soon line S2 will be terminating at Pavia]. Direzione Generale Infrastrutture e Mobilità website (in Italian). RegioneLombardia. Retrieved 18 November 2012.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Linea S2 Mariano Comense - Seveso - Milano Rogoredo". Direzione Generale Infrastrutture e Mobilità website (in Italian). RegioneLombardia. Retrieved 18 November 2012.[permanent dead link]

External links edit

  • ATM Archived 2016-11-20 at the Wayback Machine – official site
  • Trenord – official site (in Italian)
  • Schematic of Line S2[permanent dead link]schematic depicting all stations on Line S2