Iselle di Trasquera railway station () serves the village of Iselle and municipality of Trasquera, in the region of Piedmont, northwestern Italy. Opened in 1906, the station is at the southern portal of the Simplon tunnel, on the Simplon line, between , Switzerland and , Italy. It is also the border station between Italy and Switzerland. All rail services to and from the station are operated by BLS AG, a Swiss company.
Location
The station is situated at Via Stazione, immediately to the south of the southern portal of the Simplon Tunnel, which passes underneath the border between Switzerland and Italy.
The village of Iselle, which gave its name to the station, is about upstream on the river Diveria, towards the Simplon Pass.
History The station was opened on 1 June 1906, upon the inauguration of the Brig–Domodossola railway, including the Simplon tunnel.
A monument in memory of the deceased workers of the Simplon Tunnel was erected on 29 May 1905.
Until 1929, the station was the point where locomotives were exchanged at the head of trains, because the Brig–Iselle section was operated by electric traction while trains on the Iselle–Domodossola section were powered by steam locomotives.
Services The following services stop at Iselle di Trasquera:
RegioExpress: service every two hours between and , increasing to hourly during rush-hour. Seasonal car shuttle train to .
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See also
History of rail transport in Italy Rail transport in Italy Railway stations in Italy
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References
External links
BLS car transport service