CAB RIDE on the seanic Centovallibahn from Locarno FART to Camedo

The Centovalli Railway runs from Locarno in the Swiss canton of Ticino through the Centovalli valley to the Italian border. It continues through the Valle Vigezzo as the Ferrovia Vigezzina to Domodossola in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. It connects the Gotthard Railway with the Simplon Railway. Like the former Maggia Valley Railway and the Locarno-Madonna del Sasso funicular, the Centovalli Railway also owes its existence to the initiative of the mayor of Locarno, Francesco Balli, towards the end of the 19th century. After the First World War delayed construction, which began in 1912, the line was officially opened on November 25, 1923. The international railway is operated on the Swiss side by the railway company Ferrovie autolinee regionali ticinesi (FART), and on the Italian side, where the railway is called Vigezzina, by the Società subalpina di imprese ferroviarie (SSIF). Its operation is based on a state treaty between the Swiss Federal Council and the King of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele III, dated November 12, 1918. On August 7 and 8, 1978, the line suffered severe flood damage, particularly on the Italian section, where two bridges were destroyed and several hundred meters of track were washed away. International service was not able to resume until the summer of 1980. Until 1990, the Piazza della Stazione, Locarno's station square, was the terminus. Since then, the underground station has been in operation. The current underground section between the terminus and the Solduno San Martino station was constructed between 1983 and 1990. The tunnel, opened on December 17, 1990,is 2,791 meters long and includes two additional stations (San Antonio and Solduno). The first 1,512-meter section (Locarno – San Antonio) was constructed using mining techniques, while the remaining section (San Antonio – Solduno – Solduno San Martino) was built using an open construction method. Instead of the estimated 38 million francs, the new building cost around 130 million francs. Starting from Locarno station, the railway line runs underground to the Solduno San Martino stop, where the tunnel section ends. At Ponte Brolla, the line leaves the Maggia Valley and crosses the Pedemonte region westward to Intragna. Here begins the actual Centovalli valley, which is called that until the Italian border near Camedo; at the same time, the steeper ascent of the line begins here. In the Swiss section, the line has 13 stations and stops. For the first four years, the existing Locarno tram tracks across the Piazza Grande were used between Locarno station and San Antonio. In 1927, a separate line was opened for the Centovalli and Maggia Valley railways, bypassing the city center. In 1990, the tunnel between Locarno station and Solduno San Martino was opened. Traces of the tracks from both earlier routes are still visible in the road surface. Train type: Skoda “SSIF Panoramatriebzug” nr. ABe 4/4 85 + Be 4/4 89 + P 812 + Be 4/4 86 built in 2007 TIMELINE: 00:00 Preview 00:49 Locarno FART (198m) 04:11 Locarno S. Antonio (207m) 05:03 Solduno (215m) 05:45 S. Martino (222m) 09:06 Ponte Brolla (254m) 11:24 Tegna (255m) 13:03 Verscio (274m) 14:24 Cavigliano (296m) 18:42 Intragna (339m) 24:06 Corcapolo (463m) 29:12 Verdasio (531m) 32:42 Palagnedra (533m) 36:24 Camedo (549m) #mountains #tessin #train #italy #viral #viralvideo #blowup #switzerland